Wikipedia - Bantu FC

Bantu Football Club is a Lesotho football club based in Mafeteng.

The team currently plays in Lesotho Premier League.

History

Bantu F.C. was formed in 1927 as Flying Sweeps of Mafeteng and later renamed Bantu F.C. The founders were the then district Commissioner Button in Consultation with the four Principal Chiefs of Mafeteng.

The team was given the name Bantu after it was alleged that the first tribes to arrive in the district were Matebele hence the chiefs had to rule different tribes and clans which were all the Bantu speaking people. Thus, the rationale behind the name was meant to unite all the tribes in Mafeteng.

The team has always been regarded as a district number one priority in Mafeteng district. Over the years it has strived to be one of the top football brands in Lesotho and some other parts of Southern Africa as evident from both local and international accolades conferred. The traditional colours of Bantu are black and gold which are the celebrated colours of Mafeteng district. The team is nicknamed A Mats’o Matebele and its supporters Makaota. Home stadium is Leshoboro Seeiso Sports Complex in Mafeteng, alternative stadiums are Setsoto and Maputsoe DiFA in Maseru and Leribe respectively.

Bantu FC is een Zuid-Afrikaanse voetbalclub uit het dorp Hlatikulu in het land Swaziland.

**Historie**

De club werd opgericht in 1982 en won in 1989 de Swazilands bekertrofee. In 2004 promoveerde de club naar de Premier League van Swaziland. In 2008 werd de club kampioen en won het landskampioenschap.

**Stadion**

Thuiswedstrijden worden gespeeld in het Hlathikhulu National Stadium met een capaciteit van 2.000 toeschouwers.

**Bekende spelers**

Enkele bekende spelers die voor Bantu FC hebben gespeeld zijn:

* Felix Badenhorst
* Lwazi Maziya
* Muzi Tsabedze