 Logo of Gaborone United Ladies | |
| Full name | Gaborone United Ladies Sporting Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Red Roses |
| Director | Nicolas Zakhem |
| Head Coach |  William Monene |
| League | Botswana Women's Championship |
| 2023-2024 | 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.
In 2022 they won the Gaborone Central Regional Football division 2 and were promoted to the Botswana Women's Championship. [1]
They were runners up to Double Action Ladies in the 2023 Botswana Women's Championship season losing the final 1-0. [2]
In 2024 they won their maiden Botswana Women's Championship title with a 8-1 win over Tawana Top Girls in the final. [3] The win qualified them for the 2024 COSAFA Women's Champions League. [4]
The team made their COSAFA Women's Champions League debut with a goalless draw against UD Lichinga from Mozambique. [5] Their next match was a 1-1 draw with Young Buffaloes from Eswatini. [6] 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. [7] In the semi-finals they won 1-0 against Herentals Queens from Zimbabwe. [8] 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. [9]
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