Bantu Football Club is a Lesotho football club based in Mafeteng. The team currently plays in the Lesotho Premier League. It last won the Premier League in the 2022–23 season with 68 points.
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. 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.
Performance in CAF competitions Bantu represented Lesotho for the first time in CAF Competitions by appearing at the CAF Cup Winners Cup (Confederations Cup) in 1993. Bantu was drawn against Black Africa of Namibia and for the first leg of the preliminary round; it had to travel for a long distance by bus from Mafeteng to Windhoek, Namibia only to find that their opponents won’t play because of Political instability in the country. Then, Bantu progressed to the second round where they played against Witbank Black Aces of South Africa.
CAF Champions League: 4 appearances
2015– preliminary round 2017 – preliminary round 2018 – first round 2020 – preliminary round
CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances
1994 – first round 1998 – preliminary round
CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
2018 – play-off round
Honours
League
Lesotho Premier League Winners (5): 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2022–23
Cup competitions
Independence Cup Winners (8): 1963, 1993, 1997, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017
Top 8 Cup Winners (1): 2016
People's Cup Winners (1): 2025
Former coaches Bob Atang Mafoso Moeketsi Abram Mongoya Thabo Tsutsulupa Bob Atang Mafoso James Madidilane Katiso Mojakhomo Motlatsi Shale Caswell Moru Ntebele 'Tata Mcholene' Taole Mokhele Mokhele Lehlohonolo Thotanyane Charles Manda (2025–2026) Motheo Mohapi (2026–)
Sponsorship In September 2025, the club signed a three-year M2.16 million sponsorship deal with Naledi Funeral Planners.
References
External links
Team profile at Soccerway