Football club
| Full name | Orapa United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Ostriches, Bo Mmanche | ||
| Founded | 2012 | ||
| Ground | Itekeng Stadium, Orapa, Central, Botswana | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Kagiso T. Mogocha | ||
| Manager | Tawurayi Mangwiro | ||
| League | BTC Premiership | ||
| 2022–23 | 3rd | ||
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Orapa United FC is a Botswana football club based in Orapa. The team currently plays in Botswana Premier League having gained promotion from Botswana First Division North League in the 2013–14 season.
The club was founded by Johane Mchive, Tidimalo Tito and Kaisara Kaisara in 2012 by merging five football clubs in the Orapa Township. Kaisara Kaisara served as Orapa United's first Interim chairman until he called the first elective Annual General Meeting.
The club reached three consecutive Mascom Top 8 Cup finals from 2016 to 2018, the premier cup competition in Botswana. They beat Township Rollers in the 2016 final. They again defeated Township Rollers in the 2020 final.
Achievements
League
- runners up 2014–15
- Winners 2012–13
Cup competitions
- 2018–19.
- 2016, 2020.
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions League: 0 appearance
- CAF Confederation Cup: 2 appearances
Stadium
Currently the team plays at the 5000 capacity Itekeng Stadium.
References
- Madondo, Shingirai (3 September 2012). "Orapa United is born". mmegi.bw.
- "Orapa Humble GU To Reach Top 8 Final". 5 February 2018.
External links
| Botswana Premier League | |
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| 2024-25 teams | |
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