Mochudi Centre Chiefs Sporting Club are a professional football club based in

Mochudi Mochudi is one of the larger villages in Botswana with a population of 50,321 people in 2022. It is situated in the Bakgatla tribal region, in Kgatleng District, about northeast of Gaborone. The village lies several kilometres from the main ...

Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ...

, who play in the Botswana Premier League after acquiring the license from Masitaoka. Thus, the Centre Chiefs are back on the highest level following their relegation from the Premier League in 2019. Centre Chiefs have won the Botswana Premier League, the highest level of Botswana football, four times. The team originates from

, a large village on the outskirts of Gaborone.

History

Mochudi Centre Chiefs were founded in 1972 by local elders. Centre Chiefs had their first major success in 2008 when they won the Botswana Premier League, doing so going the whole season undefeated in all competitions. The Chiefs then won back-to-back titles in 2011-12 and 2012-13. They subsequently won various cup competitions between 2008 and 2015. The club have enjoyed their greatest period of success in the past decade, winning 15 trophies since. Domestically, Mochudi Centre Chiefs have won four league titles, four Kabelano Charity Cups, One Coca-Cola Cup and One Super Cup, while in continental competitions they regularly compete in CAF Champions League. Mochudi Centre Chiefs’ home kit colours are jet black and pearl white, while away colours are ruby red and pearl white. Mochudi Centre Chiefs has been owned by the Jamali and Letshwiti families. The Chiefs players went on strike in 2018 after a payment dispute. After a difficult season, Chiefs were relegated to the second division with one game to play. Following their relegation, the Centre Chiefs continued to play in the Botswana First Division South until 2024. Even though finishing outside of the promotion spots, and being deducted 4 points, the team acquired the Premier League license of Masitaoka.

Achievements

Botswana Premier League The Botswana Premier League is the highest level Association football, football league in Botswana. Organised by the Botswana Football Association, the league was formed in 1978 to replace the pre-independence Bechuanaland Union African Soccer L ...

: 4 ::Winners: 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15 *

FA Challenge Cup (Botswana) The FA Challenge Cup, currently known as the Orange FA Cup or Orange Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the premier club football tournament in Botswana. Started in 1968 and first played as the Lions Cup, the tournament is based on the idea of giving ...

: 1 ::2008

Performance in CAF competitions

CAF Cup The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runners-up of member associations who have not qualified to one of the two pre-existing CAF international club competitions the African Cup of Champions Clubs or t ...

: 2 appearances ::1997 - Second Round ::2000 - First 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 ...

: 1 appearance ::1992 - First Round

Squad

Players

Staff

;Assistant coach: * Pontsho Moloi

Notable players

;Botswana * Seabo Gabanakgosi * Noah Kareng * William Kehitilwe * Sekhana Koko * Barolong Lemmenyane * Mpho Mabogo * Kgosietsile Mampori * Noah Maposa * Oteng Moalosi * Lovemore Mokgweetsi * Dirang Moloi * Galabgwe Moyana * Kekaetswe Moloi * Raphael Nthwane * Keitumetse Paul * Molathegi Podile * Jerome Ramatlhakwane * Innocent Ranku * Gobonyeone Selefa *

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* James Tshekedi ;South Africa * Tshweu Makhoere It is all systems go as Premier League gets underway
/ref> ;Zambia * Linos Chalwe * James Kachinga * Musonda Mweuke ;Zimbabwe * Itayi Gwandu * Otsile Moje

Notable coaches

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* Mike Sithole (2007) *

Rahman Gumbo Rahman Allen Thuthani Gumbo (18 November 1963 – 10 November 2023) was a Zimbabwean football player and manager. Career Gumbo was initially appointed to the managerial position of Zimbabwe in 2005, but was sacked following a 3–0 loss again ...

(2010) *

Dragojlo Stanojlović Dragojlo Stanojlović (; born 28 February 1956) is a Serbian Association football, football manager and former player. Managerial career During the 2000s and 2010s, Stanojlović was manager of numerous lower league clubs in his homeland, includ ...

(2013–14) * Mike Sithole (2014–present)

References

Association football clubs established in 1972 Football clubs in Mochudi 1972 establishments in Botswana {{Botswana-footyclub-stub