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Magesi

Club · South Africa · Premier Soccer League

«Black Crocodiles»

139 Matches

50 wins

36 draws

53 losses

133–152 Goals

−19 Difference

1.0 Scored per game

Form D W L W W W

The Carling Knockout Cup had never gone to a club from Limpopo before Magesi beat Mamelodi Sundowns 2–1 in the 2024 final, a scoreline settled by Delano Abrahams' winner in the side's very first season in the top flight. That season followed a title won the hard way: the 2023–24 National First Division crown, the club's first ticket to the Premier Soccer League after a decade spent working through the SAFA Second Division, where they took the Limpopo Stream four times between 2014 and 2022.

Magesi started out in the township of Moletši under the name Tambo F.C. in 2011, and the club now known as the Black Crocodiles plays out of Polokwane. Clinton Larsen took them through that climb from the lower leagues to the cup final, and Owen Da Gama replaced him as head coach in 2026, arriving in time to take the club straight back down: Magesi finished 15th in 2025–26 and lost the promotion/relegation playoff to Milford, returning to the second tier a year after arriving. Solly Makhubela owns and chairs the club.

Local rivalries run through the Limpopo derby, contested with Polokwane City, and through an older enmity with Baroka FC, forged in years of sharing the same regional league. Seshego Stadium, the home ground, holds 15,000.

One cup, one relegation, one season apart.

Latest results

All matches

13 Sep	1st Division	Highbury A
5 Sep	1st Division	Leicesterfield A	3:1	W
29 Aug	1st Division	The Bees H	1:0	W
22 Aug	1st Division	Midlands Wanderers A	1:0	W
25 Jul	Friendlies Clubs	Sekhukhune United H	0:1	L
25 Jul	Friendlies Clubs	Venda FC H	1:0	W

Standing

1st Division

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	Magesi	3	3	0	0	5:1	9
2	Highbury	3	3	0	0	4:1	9
3	Lerumo Lions	3	2	1	0	5:2	7
4	Gomora United FC	3	2	1	0	4:2	7
5	Casric Stars	3	2	0	1	4:3	6

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 139

139 Matches

50 wins

36 draws

53 losses

133–152 Goals

−19 Difference

1.0 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 139

50 36 53

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	139	68	71
Scored	133	76	57
Conceded	152	74	78
Scored per game	1.0	1.1	0.8
Conceded per game	1.1	1.1	1.1
Difference	−19	+2	−21

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Elvis Chipezeze Goalkeeper 11 Matches

Diteboho Mofokeng Defender 11 Matches

Motsie Mervyn Matima Midfielder 10 Matches

Siyabonga Ndlazi Defender 10 Matches

Mcedi Vandala Midfielder 10 Matches

Honaedzo Muwhango Midfielder 9 Matches

Mbali Tshabalala Goalkeeper 9 Matches

Samuel Mensah Darpoh Midfielder 9 Matches

Squad of Magesi

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Matches
1	Elvis Chipezeze	Goalkeeper	11
49	Diteboho Mofokeng	Defender	11
35	Motsie Mervyn Matima	Midfielder	10
50	Siyabonga Ndlazi	Defender	10
10	Mcedi Vandala	Midfielder	10
7	Honaedzo Muwhango	Midfielder	9
24	Mbali Tshabalala	Goalkeeper	9
6	Samuel Mensah Darpoh	Midfielder	9
2	Godfrey Mashigo	Defender	9
5	Kgothatso Mariba	Midfielder	9
8	J. M. Mokhouné	Defender	9
3	Mzwandile Buthelezi	Defender	8
26	Lehlohonolo Mtshali	Midfielder	8
12	Bafedila Baloi	Forward	8
42	Nyakala Raphadu	Forward	8
34	Lekhlegonelo Mokone	Defender	8
21	Edmore Chirambadare	Forward	7
4	Tshepo Makgoga	Defender	7
39	S. Luthuli	Forward	6
38	Abbey Junior Seseane	Forward	6
15	Tlou Tholang Masegela	Midfielder	6
40	Kgomotso Mosadi	Midfielder	6
37	Thabang Sibanyoni	Forward	6
80	Siphelo Mahola	Defender	6
22	Kabelo Mahlasela	Midfielder	6
11	Tshegofatso Nyama	Defender	5
33	Levy Mashiane	Midfielder	4
16	Oratile Taolo	Goalkeeper	2
28	Reagan Claude Van der Ross	Forward	1
48	Vincent Mashego	Defender	1