Kaizer Chiefs Football Club are a South African professional football club based in Naturena, Johannesburg South, that plays in the DStv Premiership. The team is nicknamed AmaKhosi, translating to "Kings" or "Chiefs" in Zulu, and the Phefeni Glamour Boys. Chiefs have won 13 league titles and over 42 cup trophies. The club's most recent trophy was the Shell Helix Ultra Cup trophy it won on 12 October 2019. As a result, they hold the most trophies amongst all clubs in South Africa and are the most successful team in South African football history since the start of the top flight in 1970. They are the most supported club in the country, drawing an average home attendance of 16,144 in the 2019–20 season, the highest in the league. It led to them being dubbed "The Biggest Club" in Southern Africa. The team plays its home matches at the 94,797-capacity FNB Stadium.
Orlando Pirates Football Club is a South African professional football club based in Orlando, Soweto that plays in the top-tier system of Football in South Africa known as DStv Premiership. The team plays its home matches at Orlando Stadium in Soweto.
Siphiwe Ignatius Mkhonza was a South African soccer player who played as a centre-back. He played club football for Bloemfontein Celtic, Ria Stars, Lamontville Golden Arrows, Kaizer Chiefs, SuperSport United, Maritzburg United, AmaZulu and Black Leopards and won seven caps for the South Africa national team.
Lawrence Siphiwe Dambuza Tshabalala is a South African professional football player who most recently played as a midfielder for AmaZulu.
The SAFA Second Division (known as the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons, and previously the Vodacom League between 1998 and 2012, was founded in 1998 as the overall third tier of South African football. The competition is regulated by SAFA, and until 2012 had been sponsored by mobile telecommunications company Vodacom.
Bernard Parker is a South African professional association footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Premier Soccer League club TS Galaxy. Between 2007 and 2015 he made 73 appearances for the South Africa national team scoring 23 goals.
Senzo Robert Meyiwa was a South African professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and captain for both Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League, and the South Africa national team. He was shot and killed in a home invasion on 26 October 2014.
Vladimir Vermezović is a Serbian football manager and former player.
The 1996–97 Premier Soccer League, known as the 1996–97 Castle Premiership for sponsorship purposes, was the first season of the newly established top-flight professional football league in South Africa. The league was an 18-team competition established in 1996 by Irvin Khoza, Kaizer Motaung, Raymond Hack and Jomo Sono in conjunction with the South African Football Association and it would run parallel to the European football calendar.
Willard Katsande is a retired Zimbabwean professional footballer, a former player of Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs and the Zimbabwe national team. He also played with DStv Premiership sides Ajax Cape Town and Sekhukhune United.
Baroka F.C. is a South African football club from Ga-Mphahlele near Polokwane, Limpopo that plays in the National First Division also known as the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons, following their relegation from the top tier division commonly referred to as DStv Premiership.
Cavin Dennis Johnson is a South African soccer coach who currently works as an interim coach at Kaizer Chiefs in the DStv Premiership.
Yebo Yes United is a South African fourth division football club. The club currently plays in the SAB Regional League and is the Development and Feeder Club to Orlando Pirates Football Club. The relationship works in two ways Yebo Yes United develops players for Orlando Pirates and in exchange Orlando Pirates sponsors transport and on field equipment. The club is a fully competitive entity and can be classed as semi professional in nature. The club's home venue is Arthur Block Park in Mayfair, Johannesburg.
Jeff Butler was an English football manager who coached in Africa during the 1980s and 1990s, winning four Zambian and four South African league titles.
Jessica Motaung is a South African television personality, sports executive and beauty pageant titleholder. As of February 2021 she serves as Marketing Director of the Kaizer Chiefs Football Club in the Naturena suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. She has held that position since 2003.
The 2021–22 Nedbank Cup was the 2021–22 edition of South Africa's premier knockout club football (soccer) competition, the Nedbank Cup.
The 2022–23 South African Premier Division from 5 August 2022 to 20 May 2023 was the 27th season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996. Mamelodi Sundowns successfully defended the title for the 6th time, having won the title from the 2017–18 season. Sekhukhune United relocated from Ellis Park Stadium to Peter Mokaba Stadium.
The 2022–23 Nedbank Cup was the 2022–23 edition of South Africa's premier knockout club football (soccer) competition, the Nedbank Cup. It was the 51st consecutive season of the competition, and 16th under its current sponsor.
Milford FC are a South African soccer club that plays in the National First Division.
Celimpilo Ngema is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for AmaZulu in the South African Premier Division.
