Sekhukhune United: The Limpopo Soccer Club, Its Owner, Coach and Players

Sekhukhune United are a Premiership soccer club from Burgersfort, in the Sekhukhune District of Limpopo, known to their supporters as Babina Noko and also as Dinoko. Sekhukhune United won promotion to the Premiership in 2020-21 and finished fourth on the log in 2023-24 and 2024-25. The club was founded in 2019, took its current name in 2020, and is headed by owner and chairman Simon Malatji.

If the PSL is a long Sunday braai, Sekhukhune are the neighbours who arrived with the second batch of meat and were standing at the grill by the third round. The club's history explains its origins, nicknames and ownership, while the squad module identifies the coach. Readers following Babina Noko from Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Uganda can compare each fixture's start across WAT, EAT, SAST and GMT. The squad, fixtures, results and log sit in the live modules, which update after every match.

Who Are Sekhukhune United, the Babina Noko?

Sekhukhune United are a Limpopo club in the Premiership, and their name ties them to a place and a people as much as to a badge. The club's nicknames are Babina Noko and Dinoko.

Where Is the Latest Sekhukhune United News?

Sekhukhune United news lives in the dated news module, which is updated after each round of matches, so team announcements, signings and coaching changes appear there with the date they were reported. That split matters with any PSL side, because squads change between transfer windows and an article from a few months back can describe a player who has since moved on. Read the date on every item before you share it in the group chat.

How Do You Follow Sekhukhune Fixtures, Results and the Log From Africa?

The Sekhukhune United fixtures list gives each game's opponent, competition, venue and kick off time, while the results and Premiership log modules beside it update after every match. Every Sekhukhune United vs fixture is shown in SAST with the WAT, EAT and GMT equivalents beside it, so a reader in Lagos, Nairobi, Accra or Kampala never has to do the sums. When you read the log, look at goals conceded as well as points. Read goals conceded alongside points and the other log columns.

How Is the Sekhukhune United Squad Set Out?

The Sekhukhune United players and the current coach are listed in the squad module, which follows the club's registration for this season and groups the team by position. Lehlohonolo Seema managed the club from 2023 to 2025, and the name of the Sekhukhune United coach now in charge sits at the head of the module rather than in the written story, because coaching posts change.

What Have Sekhukhune United Achieved?

Sekhukhune United won the National First Division in 2020-21, their very first season, and reached the Nedbank Cup final in 2023. The road to that Ke Yona final ran through a goalless semi final against Stellenbosch FC in May 2023, settled 4-3 on penalties. Orlando Pirates then won the final 2-1 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on 27 May 2023, with the winner arriving late in the game. The Bucs needed nearly every minute to get past a club that had only been in the top flight for two seasons.

Losing that final still opened a door, because the runners up place brought qualification for the 2023-24 CAF Confederation Cup. The historical league finishes were: 11th in 2021-22, seventh in 2022-23, and fourth in both 2023-24 and 2024-25. In the 2025-26 Nedbank Cup they reached the quarter finals, where a 2-2 draw with Milford FC after extra time went to penalties and Milford went through. The table sets the seasons out in order.

From African All Stars to Sekhukhune United: The History in Brief

Sekhukhune United grew out of African All Stars, a club playing in the SAFA Second Division when its owner bought the National First Division licence of Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila and moved the team to Limpopo. Buying a licence is a little like taking over a spaza shop that is already trading rather than laying the bricks yourself. It explains how a club founded in 2019 could be playing in the second tier a year later, and winning the 2020-21 National First Division title.

The new name followed in 2020, and a report dated 26 June 2020 carried the headline 'African All Stars set for name change' before the club was rebranded as Sekhukhune United. The name ties the club to Burgersfort and the wider Sekhukhune area, even though home games are played at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, a ground that holds 43,000. So, the identity is rural Limpopo while the matchday is in the provincial capital.

What Connects Sekhukhune United to Continental Soccer?

Sekhukhune United won the National First Division in 2020-21 and finished fourth in the Premiership in 2024-25.

The 2023 Nedbank Cup final gave the club its continental link, since the runners up place carried them into the CAF Confederation Cup. That is the competition readers in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Uganda follow for their own clubs, which puts Sekhukhune on the same continental stage as the sides they support at home. For a club founded in 2019, that is a long road travelled in a short time.

For South African fans the identity is local: a Burgersfort club playing in Polokwane, carrying a district name and a Sepedi nickname. Readers elsewhere most often meet Sekhukhune when they face Chiefs or Pirates, the games with the biggest audiences, so those are a good place to start. Where to watch varies by country and is listed beside each fixture as data, so check it on the day rather than relying on what was showing last season.

Who Owns Sekhukhune United, and Who Runs It?

Simon Malatji is listed as the Sekhukhune United owner and chairman, so the ownership question has a single, clear answer. Holding both roles puts one person at the head of the boardroom and the licence, a model PSL followers will recognise from other privately owned clubs. Who picks the team is a separate question, and the answer sits in the squad module, which names the current coach and is updated when that changes. So, if you are searching for who owns Sekhukhune, the answer is Malatji, and if you want the man in the dugout, the module has it.

Which Sekhukhune United Games Matter Most, and What Time Do They Kick Off?

The Kaizer Chiefs Sekhukhune United fixture and the meetings with Orlando Pirates bring the biggest audiences, and the Pirates games carry the extra edge of the 2023 Nedbank Cup final. Amakhosi and the Bucs are usually where neutral fans first see Babina Noko play, so those fixtures double as the best introduction to the club. Stellenbosch FC also have a place in the story, thanks to the 2023 semi final shootout that sent Sekhukhune to their first cup final.

For Babina Noko supporters comparing kick off zones, subtract one hour from SAST for WAT or two for GMT, and add one for EAT; these offsets stay constant throughout the year. If Sekhukhune start at 15:30 SAST in Polokwane, supporters can tune in at 14:30 WAT in Lagos, 16:30 EAT in Nairobi and Kampala, or 13:30 GMT in Accra. Check Sekhukhune's fixture card before setting a reminder, as broadcast scheduling can alter the advertised start.