University of Cape Town F.C.

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UCT FC
Ikey Warriors Logo.png
Full nameUniversity of Cape Town Football Club
Nickname(s)Ikey Warriors
GroundUCT Kopano Astroturf, Rosebank, Cape Town
Capacity500
Chairman Flag of South Africa.svg Storm Johnson
Coach Flag of South Africa.svg Jaydon Terblanche (men) Flag of South Africa.svg Ahmed Parker (women)
LeagueUniversity Sports South Africa (USSA) Football National Club Championships
Website Club website

University of Cape Town Football Club, also known as UCT FC, is the football club representing the University of Cape Town based in Cape Town, South Africa.

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The University of Cape Town Football Club boasts 250 student members with four men's teams and two women's teams.

The Men's & Women's First Teams represent the university in the University Sports South Africa (USSA) Football National Club Championships competing with the top 20 university teams in the country, held in December of each year. [1]

The USSA Football National Club Championships act as the qualifiers to the prestigious Varsity Sports Football tournament of the following year; with the top eight men's and women's teams affiliated with Varsity Sports booking their place in the tournament.

The club is an affiliate member of the Cape Town Tygerberg Football Association (CTTFA), with Men's First & Second Teams playing in the 2nd Division having recently joined the association in 2016. [2] The Women's First Team plays in the Sasol Women's League, after being crowned SAFA Cape Town Regional Women's League champions in 2017 and winning promotion playoffs. Whilst the Women's Second Team plays in the CTTFA Ladies' League. The Men's Third & Fourth Teams play in the university's Internal Soccer League, boasting 50 teams, all students of UCT.

UCT Upper Campus UCT Upper Campus landscape view.jpg
UCT Upper Campus

Crests & Colours

The club plays with the University of Cape Town Coat of Arms on the left breast of the playing jersey and the UCT Sport logo on the right. The UCT crest was designed in 1859 by Charles Davidson Bell, Surveyor-General of the Cape Colony at the time. Bell was an accomplished artist who also designed medals and the triangular Cape stamp.

UCT FC uses the UCT Sport colour palette, with three primary colours: navy blue, sky blue and white. The home kit is traditionally navy blue, while the away strip is predominantly white with sky blue detailing.

Nickname

The nickname "Ikey Warriors" was coined by 2014 Head Coach Rowan Hendricks and Ikey Tigers coach Kevin Musikanth during the 2014 Varsity Football season, due to the team's tenacious warrior-like spirit, tough tackling and never-say-die attitude. It was a nickname used only within the squad, but the media caught onto the name during the tournament, with Soccer Laduma among others writing about UCT's "Ikey Warriors". The name became popular among the club and its fans and has since grown into the club's official nickname.

For the first time, in 2015, the Ikey Warriors emblem was placed on the back of the playing jersey below the collar.

Stadium

Kopano Astroturf, Lower Campus in Rosebank, Cape Town Kopano Astroturf.jpg
Kopano Astroturf, Lower Campus in Rosebank, Cape Town

UCT's home ground is the Kopano Astroturf, located on UCT's Lower Campus in Rosebank, Cape Town. The stadium can hold up to 500 spectators at capacity. The astroturf is FIFA approved, and was put on standby as a training facility during the 2010 FIFA World Cup due to its ability to withstand wet weather conditions. The astroturf was resurfed in July 2018.

The University of Cape Town were host to the 2018 Western Cape Intervarsity Tournament. [3] Kopano Astroturf was used for the football fixtures held on Saturday, 28 September, UCT competing with The University of the Western Cape and Stellenbosch University (Maties).

Clubs such as Hellenic and ASD Cape Town have used the Kopano Astroturf as their home ground in the ABC Motsepe League in the past.

During the 2013 and 2014 Varsity Football tournaments, UCT played their home games on the Groote Schuur Rugby Field, due to its ability to hold a larger number of spectators.

Honours & Tournament History

Varsity Football record

USSA Football National Club Championships record

USSA First Team squad 2018

Women's Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 DF Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Gretta Sindayihebura
2 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Emelia Aggouras
3 DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Kateko Pule
4 DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Mwana Mwale
5 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Nina Woermann (C)
6 DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Nonjabulo Mavimbela
7 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Wendy Mbeje
8 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Cleo Candy
9 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Kawthar Gierdien
No.Pos.NationPlayer
10 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Zusange Shweni
11 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Jaime Newdigate
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alexandra Houston
13 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Kamryn Solomon
14 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Nadiya Mohamed
15 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Chloë Bolton
16 GK Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Khanyiso Manganye
17 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Sydney May

Men's Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Hlumelo Mheshe
2 DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Sebastian Samson
3 GK Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Dayyaan Stober
4 MF Flag of Eswatini.svg  SWZ Samkelo Dlamini
5 DF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Takudzwa Shoko
6 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Aphiwe Mgwiji
7 DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Nhlamuselo Ngoveni
8 GK Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Tinotenda Chikoto
9 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Malesela Mogano
10 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Vincent Mofokeng
No.Pos.NationPlayer
11 DF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Luis Pita
12 DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Rubin Mahomed
13 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Jason Ronnie
14 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Thato Springbok
15 FW Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Achmad Ibrahium
16 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Nyiko Nkwinika (C)
17 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Rayyaan Domingo
18 DF Flag of Namibia.svg  NAM John Paul Karuaihe
19 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Lonwabo Sikobongela
20 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Sakhile Ndlovu

Club officials

Coaching Staff

Committee

Kit manufacturer

Former Coaches & Chairpersons

Former Head Coaches

Former Chairpersons

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