Champions is a South African sports drama telenovela created by Phathutshedzo Makwarela and Gwydion Beynon. The series premiered on Mzansi Magic on 5 February 2024 and follows the lives of a powerful football dynamics and the struggles surrounding their club. Blending themes of ambition, family conflict and the business of sport, the show explores both the personal and professional challenges faced by players.
Premise Champions follows a wealthy and influential family Modise, that owns a prominent football club whose success is overshadowed by internal power struggles and personal conflicts. As tensions rise over control of the club, family members and those within their loyalty and betrayal both are on and off the field.
Cast Main cast Sello Maake Ka-Ncube as Washington Modise Jo-Anne Reyneke as Sinesipho Modise Tumisho Masha as Philemon Modise Thato Dithebe as Lebogang Serite Kgomotso Christopher as Lucinda Modise Kwenzo Ngcobo as Zipho Buthelezi Thembinkosi Mthembu as Sanele “Ferrari” Zulu Thabo Malema as Lesibana Serite Keitu Kasonkola as Nkele Serite
Supporting cast Obakeng Kgwedi as Mathapelo Thato Sefora as Thapelo Modise Minkie Malatji as Oratile Rapoo Rethabile Mohapi as Kgotso Modise Jose Domingos as Coach Les Brighton Mhlongo as Nyiko Mabasa Vikash Mathura as Doctor Lindo Ntobeko Mathebula as Richard Ramosamo Pholosho Kupa as Thabang Maisa Fezile Mkhize as Dr Mnisi Keke Mphuthi as Zipho's wife
Production Champions is a telenovela produced by Tshedza Pictures, a production house co-founded by [ Gwydion Beynon and Phathutshedzo Makwarela. Premiering on Mzansi Magic the series centers on the Soshanguve Giants F.C., following Sne Modise (played by Jo-Anne Reyneke) as she navigates the challenges of leading a soccer empire in a male dominated industry. The production features cast, including Sello Maake Ka-Ncube, Kgomotso Christopher, Thato Dithebe and Tumisho Masha, with Beynon and Makwarela serving as executive producers alongside series producer Candice Tennant.
Release The series premiered on Mzansi Magic from 5 February 2024 to 31 January 2025, airing Monday to Friday at 19:00.
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