Edmundo Alves de Souza Oliveira, better known simply as Edmundo, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a forward. Nicknamed "O Animal", he was a talented yet controversial footballer and drew attention both for his skill, as well as for his volatile behaviour, both on and off the pitch.
Felipe Jorge Loureiro, known as Felipe, is a Brazilian football coach and former player. He is the current technical director of Vasco da Gama.
Vasco da Gama was a South African football club based in the Parow suburb of the city of Cape Town that played in the National First Division. Coming from the lower ranks, the club had its roots entrenched in the local Portuguese South African community, and adopted its name, crest and team colours from the Brazilian club Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama.
Owen Da Gama is a South African former footballer and manager. He previously managed Platinum Stars as well as Orlando Pirates.
Andre Petim is a South African football (soccer) goalkeeper for Premier Soccer League club Vasco Da Gama. He was born to Portuguese settlers from Madeira.
Matthew Paul Booth is a South African former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Booth spent the majority of his career in his home country, but also played in Russia for six years and briefly played in England for three months. Booth is remembered as a fan favourite among South African fans, who chanted "Booooooth" when he touched the ball, while British media outlets dubbed him as White Knight, as he was the only white player in the South Africa national team in this period.
Platinum Stars was a South African football club based in Phokeng near Rustenburg, North West Province that played in the Premier Soccer League. The club was nicknamed Dikwena, the Tswana name for Crocodiles.
Ashley Opperman is a South African football (soccer) defender who plays for Hanover Park of the National First Division.
Darren Keet is a South African soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper. Keet is currently playing for Cape Town City in the PSL.
Anderson Vital da Silva, commonly known as Dedé is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre back.
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.
The 2012 season was Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama's 114th year in existence, the club's 97th season in existence of football, and the club's 41st season playing in the Brasileirão Série A, the top flight of Brazilian football. The 2008 season was the only season where the team was down graded resulting in their playing in the Brasileirão Série B in the 2009 season.
Samuel Julies is a South African professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National First Division club University of Pretoria.
George Akpabio is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Unionville Milliken SC in the League1 Ontario Championship.
Bacar Baldé is a Bissau-Guinean former professional footballer who played mainly as a left back, but also as a left midfielder.
Tendai Passion Ndoro is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays as a centre forward.
Cape Town City Football Club is a South African professional football club based in Cape Town, South Africa, that plays in the Premier Soccer League (PSL). The original football club Cape Town City FC was founded in 1962, before being reformed in 2016. The team plays its home matches at the Cape Town Stadium, and its training centre is based at Hartleyvale Stadium, the club's original home ground between 1962 and 1977.
Stellenbosch Football Club is a professional football club based in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Founded in 2016 following the relocation of Vasco da Gama FC to Stellenbosch, the club is the first Premier Soccer League team from the Cape Winelands region and was promoted to the DStv Premiership in 2019. The first team plays its home matches at the Danie Craven Stadium.
Ndiviwe Mdabuka is a South African soccer player who played as a midfielder.
