First Touch (football club)

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First Touch F.C.
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Nickname(s)Dikgoshigadi tsa Limpopo
Founded2018
Stadium Baroka Village
Capacity1000
Coordinates24.2868° S, 29.5482° E
OwnerRulani Mathebula
League SAFA Women's League
2023 11th
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

First TouchF.C., also First Touch Academy, is a women's soccer club based in Polokwane, Limpopo. The team competes in the SAFA Women's League, the top tier women's football league in South Africa.

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History

Founded in 2018 by Rulani Mathebula, they won the 2018 Limpopo Sasol League in their maiden season. [1] [2] They participated in the 2018 Sasol League National Championship were they finished fourth. [3]

Honours

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References

  1. "First Touch Academy looking clinical in Limpopo Sasol League - SAFA.net". 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  2. "First Touch Academy clinch first league title on final day of season (News: 07 Nov 2018)". MyComLink. 2018-11-07. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  3. Ndumela, Mntungwa (2022-02-08). "Sasol League National Championship Off to a Great Start". Sasol In Sport. Retrieved 2023-12-27.