Township Rollers F.C.

Chibaso Kande (1978-1985) Ezekiel Mpofu (1985-1989) Kaiser Kalambo (1989–1991) Freddie Mwila (1992-1993) Edwin Kanyanta (1993-1998) Ramadhan Nsanzurwimo (2002-2003) Joseph Panene (2003-2005)[1] Madinda Ndlovu (2005-2007) Daniel Nare (2007) (interim) David Bright (2007-2008) Dickson Ngwenya (2008) Rahman Gumbo (2008-2010) Wesley Mondo (2010-2012) Mike Sithole (2012) (interim) Darlington Dodo (2012-2013) Madinda Ndlovu (2013-2015) Mogomotsi Mpote (2015) (caretaker) Mark Simon Harrison (2015-2017) Mogomotsi Mpote (2017)[2] Nikola Kavazović (2017-2018) Rodolfo Zapata (2018-2019) Thomas Trucha (2019-2020) Frank Nuttall (2020) Nikola Kavazovic (2020-2021) Hassan Oktay (2021) Romain Folz (2021-)2022

The club was formed by the Public Works Department (PWD) workers of the Bechuanaland Protectorate (colonial-era Botswana) government in 1961. They called the team Mighty Tigers FC and in 1965, the name was changed to Township Rollers Football Club. The PWD workers had been charged with building the first internal roads of the new capital, Gaborone ahead of Botswana independence in 1966. Since Gaborone was then a small town (a Township) and the PWD workers used compacting equipment called Rollers, the club adopted the name Township Rollers, with the club logo having an outline design of a map of the early Gaborone roads the club founders built: Queens, Khama Crescent, Botswana Road, Independence Avenue, Kaunda Road, South Ring Road. The logo also contained the rollers compacting equipment, a football and soccer boot. Rollers made an impact in Botswana football in the 1960s and 1970s, led by administrators such as Francis van Vuuren and Mokhutshwane Sekgoma, with star players including Clement 'Captain Muller' Mothelesi, Morwalela Seema, Sliding Matsila, Sola 'Ace' Mokgadi, and goalkeeper Mchuu 'City' Manyalela. The club developed a huge rivalry with cross town side Gaborone United, matches between the two sides dubbed the Gaborone Derby. After a national league was introduced in 1978, Rollers became hugely successful under Chibaso 'Coach' Kande, a player-coach from the then Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo). Kande led Rollers to six league titles (1979, 1980, 1982,…

Leagues

Botswana Premier League: 16 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1995, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013-14, 2015–16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 Botswana First Division South: 1 2003-04

Cups

FA Challenge Cup: 6 1979, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2005, 2010 Botswana Independence Cup: 1 1987 Gilbeys Cup : 3 1991, 1992 and 1996. Mascom Top 8 Cup: 2 2011-12, 2018

Doubles and trebles

Doubles League and FA Cup:3 1979, 2004–05, 2009-10 League and Mascom Top 8 Cup:1 2017-18