Cape Town Roses F.C.

Cape Town Roses
Full nameCape Town Roses Football Club
Founded1998 (1998)
FounderXolane Madikane
Coach Xolane Madikane
LeagueSasol Women's League

Cape Town Roses F.C. is a women's soccer club based in Gugulethu, Western Cape. The team competes in the Sasol Women's League, the second tier women's football league in South Africa.

The team is best known for fielding young players. They won their maiden national title at the 2014 Sasol League National Championship in Gqeberha.[1]

History

The team was founded in 1998 by primary school teacher Xolane Madikane, who also serves as coach, as an after school girls program.[2] Madikane initially was coaching the boys team at Lwazi Primary School and allowed a few girls to join in. As the number of girls grew, he started a girls team that would also be open to girls from outside the school to join.[3]

During the 2022 season, the team won the Cape Town leg of the Engen Knockout Challenge, the Golden United Tournament, and the Stan Mathews Cup.[3]

In 2023, they successfully defended the Cape Town Engen Knockout Challenge after defeating RV United W.F.C 2–0 to qualify for the ENGEN Champ of Champs tournament.[4] They were crowned Norman Ncaca Cup champions after defeating Dangerous Heroes 4–2 in Langa on the 21st of March 2023.[5]

They started the 2024 season by finishing runners-up in the Dream Cup.[6] They defended the Engen Knockout Challenge to win their third successive title with a 5–0 win over Dangerous Heroes in June.[7] In 2025 they won their fourth ENGEN Knockout Challenge.[8]

Honours

Notable players

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

List of players that were called up for a FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup while playing for the club. In brackets, the tournament played:

  • Meagan Newman (2010)
  • Presocious Matabologa (2010)
  • Nthabiseng Masunte (2010)
  • Leigh Brophy (2018)
  • Ember Edwards (2018)

Players who have played for Cape Town Roses include:

References

  1. ^ Import, Pongrass (18 December 2014). "Cape Town Roses crowned 2014 Sasol League National champions". Southern Courier. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Cape Town Roses Concentrating On Developing Girl Footballers By Cheryl Roberts". africanwomanwarriorcherylroberts. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Passing it Forward: Roses Set the Women Football Development Bar High - capeat6sport %". capeat6sport. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  4. ^ Pongco, Siya (4 September 2023). "SuperSport Schools Plus | Cape Town Roses and Stellenbosch FC are the winners of the Cape Town Engen Knockout Championships". SuperSport Schools Plus. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  5. ^ Marele, Lonwabo (23 March 2023). "Cape Town Roses, FC Porto crowned youth champs in Langa". Vukani News. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  6. ^ Esack, Fuad (29 February 2024). "Roses dominate girls only soccer tournament". Southern Mail. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  7. ^ Marele, Lonwabo (13 June 2024). "Victorious Roses shift focus to Sasol women's league". Southern Mail. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  8. ^ Gotywa, Buntu (12 May 2025). "Roses claim fourth Knockout Challenge Cup title". Vukani. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
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