Gaborone United Ladies

This article is about the women's football team. For the men's team, see Gaborone United S.C.

Gaborone United Ladies

Full name	Gaborone United Ladies Sporting Club
Nickname(s)	"The Red Roses"
Director	Nicolas Zakhem
Head Coach	Khalid Niyonzima
League	Botswana Women's Championship
2024-2025	1st

Gaborone United Ladies S.C. is a women's professional soccer club based in Gaborone, Botswana. The team competes in the Botswana Women's Championship, the top tier women's football league in Botswana.

The team together with the men's team are owned by Nicolas Zakhem.

They won the 2025 COSAFA Women's Champions League becoming the first team from Botswana to win the title. ^[1]

History

In 2022 they won the Gaborone Central Regional Football division 2 and were promoted to the Botswana Women's Championship. ^[2]

They were runners up to Double Action Ladies in the 2023 Botswana Women's Championship season losing the final 1-0. ^[3]

In 2024 they won their maiden Botswana Women's Championship title with a 8-1 win over Tawana Top Girls in the final. ^[4] The win qualified them for the 2024 COSAFA Women's Champions League. ^[5]

COSAFA Women's Champions League

The Gaborone United XI at the 2025 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers against Young Buffaloes

The team made their COSAFA Women's Champions League debut with a goalless draw against UD Lichinga from Mozambique. ^[6] Their next match was a 1–1 draw with Young Buffaloes from Eswatini. ^[7] They topped group B after a 3–2 win over host Ascent Soccer Academy from Malawi to qualify for the knockouts stages of the tournament. ^[8] In the semi-finals they won 1–0 against Herentals Queens from Zimbabwe. ^[9] They lost the final 9–8 via penalties against the University of the Western Cape from South Africa after the match ended in a 1–1 draw. ^[10]

They started the 2025 COSAFA Women's Champions League with a 1–0 win against Young Buffaloes from Eswatini and set the COSAFA Women's Champions League record when they won 10–1 against Kick4Life from Lesotho to advance to the semifinals. ^[11] In the semi-final they won 3–1 against CD Costa do Sol from Mozambique to set up their second successive final. They won their maiden title 4–3 via penalties after a 1–1 draw with ZESCO Ndola Girls from Zambia. ^[1]

Honours

• COSAFA Women's Champions League: 2025 Runners-Up: 2024
• Botswana Women's Championship: 2024 Runners-Up: 2023
• Gaborone Central Regional Football division 2: 2022

References

1. "EN, FR, PR: Gaborone United Ladies FC crowned COSAFA champions". COSAFA | The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. 2025-08-31. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
2. Keagakwa, City (2022-07-16). "LADIES IN RED ...Gaborone United are planning to revamp their women's team". Guardian Sun. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
3. Boranabi, Kabelo (2023-07-11). "Double delight!". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
4. Boranabi, Kabelo (2024-07-09). "GU make history with DTCB Women's Championship win". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
5. "Familiar face returns to COSAFA qualifiers for Gaborone United". 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
6. "Gaborone United Ladies v UD de Lichinga | Match Highlights | COSAFA Women's Champions League - CAF Qualifier". SuperSport. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
7. "Gaborone United Ladies v Young Buffaloes | Match Highlights | COSAFA Women's Champions League - CAF Qualifier". SuperSport. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
8. "COSAFA Women's Champions League: Gaborone United and Young Buffaloes advance to semi-finals". COSAFA Women’s Champions League: Gaborone United and Young Buffaloes advance to semi-finals. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
9. "COSAFA Women's Champions League: Gaborone United and University of Western Cape set for final showdown". COSAFA Women's Champions League: Gaborone United and University of Western Cape set for final showdown. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
10. "EN, FR, PR: UWC win CAF Women's Champions League | COSAFA Qualifiers". 2024-08-24. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
11. Boranabi, Kabelo (2025-08-22). "Red Roses bank on second-time charm". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 2025-08-31.