Bantu Football Club is a Lesotho football club based in

Mafeteng Mafeteng is a city in Lesotho, and the Camptown (capital city) of the district of Mafeteng. It is located about 76 kilometres south of the country's capital, Maseru and has a population of approximately 61,000. The South African border town to M ...

.The team currently plays in the

Lesotho Premier League The Lesotho Premier League, also known as Vodacom Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the top football division in Lesotho and was created in 1970. Econet Telecom Lesotho was the league sponsor, from 2017/2018 to 2019/2020 season. Vodacom ...

. It last won the Premier League in the 2022/2023 season with 68 points.

History

Bantu F.C. was formed in 1927 as Flying Sweeps of Mafeteng and later renamed Bantu F.C. The founders were the then district Commissioner Button in Consultation with the four Principal Chiefs of Mafeteng. The team was given the name Bantu after it was alleged that the first tribes to arrive in the district were Matebele hence the chiefs had to rule different tribes and clans which were all the Bantu speaking people. Thus, the rationale behind the name was meant to unite all the tribes in Mafeteng. The team has always been regarded as a district number one priority in Mafeteng district. Over the years it has strived to be one of the top football brands in Lesotho and some other parts of Southern Africa as evident from both local and international accolades conferred. The traditional colours of Bantu are black and gold which are the celebrated colours of Mafeteng district. The team is nicknamed A Mats’o Matebele and its supporters Makaota. Home stadium is Leshoboro Seeiso Sports Complex in Mafeteng, alternative stadiums are Setsoto and Maputsoe DiFA in Maseru and Leribe respectively.

Performance in CAF competitions

Bantu represented Lesotho for the first time in CAF Competitions by appearing at the CAF Cup Winners Cup (Confederations Cup) in 1993. Bantu was drawn against Black Africa of Namibia and for the first leg of the preliminary round; it had to travel for a long distance by bus from Mafeteng to Windhoek, Namibia only to find that their opponents won’t play because of Political instability in the country. Then, Bantu progressed to the second round where they played against Witbank Black Aces of South Africa. *

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: 4 appearances :: 2015– preliminary round :: 2017 – preliminary round :: 2018 – first round :: 2020 – preliminary round *

CAF Cup Winners' Cup The African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the CAF Confederation Cup. It was a competition between the winning clubs of domestic cups in CAF-affiliated nations and was ...

: 2 appearances :: 1994 – first round :: 1998 – preliminary round *

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: 1 appearance :: 2018 – play-off round

Honours

League

**Winners (5): 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20,

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Cup competitions

* Independence Cup **Winners (8): 1963, 1993, 1997, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 * Top 8 Cup **Winners (1): 2016 * People's Cup **Winners (2): 2023, 2025

Former coaches

* Bob Atang Mafoso * Moeketsi Abram Mongoya * Thabo Tsutsulupa * Bob Atang Mafoso * James Madidilane * Katiso Mojakhomo * Motlatsi Shale * Caswell Moru * Ntebele 'Tata Mcholene' Taole * Mokhele Mokhele * Lehlohonolo Thotanyane

Bantu FC supporters

As of March 2025, the club has over 63,000 followers on Facebook.https://www.facebook.com/bantufcofficialpage/ Bantu FC Fans

References

External links

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Team profile
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