

Fat Cats Club
History and Background
Vision:
To promote football in South Africa by providing localised exposure to local talent and attract new audiences for the sport through innovative presentation.
Mission:
To be the most successful social football club in the country.
Background
Fat Cats Football Club History
Introduction
Lion-hearted, spirited, passionate, hospitable, entertaining and brave - these are the words that the Fat Cats Football Club team use to describe themselves. The club has made its mission clear: "To be the most successful social football club in the country".
The name Fat Cats was coined by Siyanda Dlakavu, honorary president of the club, referring to the fact the club was made up of over-weight, wealthy and highly privileged social soccer players.
BACK THEN
Fat Cats co-founders Lesiba Langa and Gaba Bhengu’s passion for sports was quite evident when they first met at the then Technikon Pretoria as students in 2002. Lesiba was a 24-year-old Rand Afrikaans University Sports Management graduate while Gaba, 24, was a graduate in Human Sports Science Movement from the University of Port Elizabeth.
Though they argued about every topic they discussed on football, their strong opinions and divergent viewpoints would eventually find common ground in a unique approach of starting the popular club Fat Cats Football Club.
Their appetite for sports and football in particular paved the way for the two to join up a media Football team called The Talibans. They hardly got a chance to play as they were always on the bench. Little did they know that this will encourage them to start a club of their own.
By January of 2003, Langa and Bhengu had begun collaboration on a Football club that they will run and enjoyed having a hand in staring up and administrating the club.
The two approached well-known journalist Amos Mananyetso for technical advice. Afflicted by the perennial shortage of cash common to fresh graduates, the pair took to haunting Mananyetso for kit, soccer balls, games and even sponsorship.
A CLUB IS BORN
The club started small with mainly friends and family members from across Gauteng all becoming part of the Cats family. A year later, their unique brand and close knit football club was earning Fat Cats a growing reputation among those who were skeptical.
In 2006, the club established Fat Cats Legends, a team made up of former players who are no longer engaged in competitive or First Team activities.
The aim of the Legends is to give those players a chance to keep fit and also spread the Fat Cats brand throughout the country by playing in celebrity and charity events.
As part of their activities, the Legends are responsible for carrying out the club’s social programmes. The Legends donate a full soccer kit to schools or community football teams everywhere they go to play.
Fat Cats currently plays in the Dixie Corporate League, where they are the reigning champions.
THE FUTURE
One of the aims of the ambitious Fat Cats is to grow the brand and the team’s participation beyond just the corporate soccer.
Fat Cats aim to have the team affiliated to the South African Football Association structures before 2025 and play organised amateur football.
This will however, not mean Fat Cats will abandon their social soccer league commitments as this is the pillar of the club’s establishment. Fat Cats have a huge pool of players in their books and can easily register two different sides at two different leagues and this is what they are aiming to do.
Club Info
Formed: 2003
Previous name: Castle Fat Cats
Nickname: Amakati
Website: www.fatcatsclub.com
Management
Honorary President: Siyanda Dlakavu
Chairman: Thapelo Sebone
Communications: Amos Mananyetso
Team Manager: Jonas Segabutla
Finance Manager: Mawande Sineke
Technical Staff
Head coach: Timothy Molobi
Assistant: Itumeleng Mosiatlhaga
Official Sponsor: Betway
Technical Supplier: MonFlair
Home kit: All Red
Away kit: All Black
Change kit: Dark Blue
Home Ground: Panorama Sports Club
Club Records
Most appearances: Gaba Bhengu
Most goals: Klapie Nkuna (20)
Most appearances in a season: Gaba Bhengu (42 matches Lombardy East League 2004)
Most goals in a season: Mdu Mngomezulu (25 in Modderfontein Corporate League 2005)
Record win: 14-1 vs Team FC (March 2008)
Record loss: 12-0 vs Real Madrinkers (2004)
Honours
2005 Lombardy East League Team of the Season
2005 3rd place in the BP Baron Football Tournament
2008 North West Provincial Government Soccer Festival Champions
2008 Diadora Cup Champions

Meet The Executive

FINANCE DIRECTOR
Mawande Sineke

COMMUNICATIONS
Amos Mananyetso


OPERATIONS
Lesiba Langa
TEAM MANAGER
Jonas Segabutla

CHAIRMAN
Thapelo Sebone
What We offer
Football Matches
One senior team
League (Dixie League)
Friendly Matches
Tours
How many Members
Currently the Fat Cats Football Club has 56 registered members.
On the football team we have 33 registered players
Membership
Membership is open to everyone.
2021 Season membership is R550 for new members. R350 for membership renewals
2022 Football Squad
Goalkeepers
THAPEDI OSCAR Ramogoadi
JERSEY NUMBER: 30
THAPELO Sebone
JERSEY NUMBER: 16
TEBOGO MANGONGOA
JERSEY NUMBER 16
Defenders
Head Coach
TIMOTHY Molobi
Team Manager
JONAS Segabutla
PERCY Moloi
JERSEY NUMBER: 04
LIBETSA Mpesela
JERSEY NUMBER: 18
DOCTOR Sigudu
JERSEY NUMBER: 05
PITSO ALASKA Simon
JERSEY NUMBER: 02
LOUIS Matsuang
JERSEY NUMBER: 30
THABANG Mabusela
JERSEY NUMBER: 15
PERCY Moloi
JERSEY NUMBER: 16
Midfielders
TSHEPO Makwela
JERSEY NUMBER: 04
BATHABILE Faku
JERSEY NUMBER: 23
TOM Kuyama
JERSEY NUMBER: 03
ESSIEN Makitla
JERSEY NUMBER: 08
FLOYD Mohale
JERSEY NUMBER: 40
TSHIKS Motsukunyane
JERSEY NUMBER: 12
THABO Cliff
JERSEY NUMBER: 14
GEORGIE Dolo
JERSEY NUMBER: 15
FIGO Moloi
JERSEY NUMBER: 07
STRIKERS
MADALA Nkwane
JERSEY NUMBER: 09
THABISO Molekwa
JERSEY NUMBER: 10
Isaac Teka
JERSEY NUMBER: 04
MPHO Radebe
JERSEY NUMBER: 03
NEO Nqwakuza
JERSEY NUMBER: 23
KG Ntaye
JERSEY NUMBER: 09