National First Division South Africa 2026/2027

Current stage: Regular Season 20.08.2026 - 09.05.2027

Category South Africa

Participants 16

Stats Table Fixtures Top Scorers Predictions Transfers

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South African Championship Stat

Matches played 40/240 16%

Home Wins 15 38%

Draws 11 27%

Home Lost 14 35%

Over 1.5 goals

53%

Over 2.5 goals

25%

Goals

Goals per match

1.9

Goals per match (Home)

0.93

Goals per match (Away)

0.98

Both team scored

38%

Under 2.5

75%

Results

Magesi FC - Hungry Lions FC 20 sep 2026, 09:00 Magesi FC

1 : 1

Hungry Lions FC Upington City - University of Pretoria 19 sep 2026, 09:00 Upington City

3 : 3

University of Pretoria The Bees - Lerumo Lions 19 sep 2026, 09:00 The Bees

1 : 0

Lerumo Lions Leicesterford - Midlands Wand. 19 sep 2026, 09:00 Leicesterford

1 : 0

Midlands Wand. NWU Soccer Institute - Cape Town City FC 19 sep 2026, 09:00 NWU Soccer Institute

0 : 0

Cape Town City FC Hope - Orbit College 19 sep 2026, 09:00 Hope

1 : 0

Orbit College Highbury - Gomora United 18 sep 2026, 09:00 Highbury

0 : 0

Gomora United Casric Stars FC - Venda 18 sep 2026, 09:00 Casric Stars FC

2 : 0

Venda Hope - Cape Town City FC 13 sep 2026, 09:00 Hope

0 : 2

Cape Town City FC Highbury - Magesi FC 13 sep 2026, 09:00 Highbury

0 : 1

Magesi FC

Fixtures National First Division South Africa

Magesi FC - NWU Soccer Institute 09 oct 2026, 09:30 Magesi FC

- : -

NWU Soccer Institute Midlands Wand. - Venda 10 oct 2026, 09:30 Midlands Wand.

- : -

Venda Hungry Lions FC - Casric Stars FC 10 oct 2026, 09:30 Hungry Lions FC

- : -

Casric Stars FC

Full schedule

South African Championship Table

№	Team	MP	W	D	L	G	Diff	Form	Points
1	Magesi FC	5	4	1	0	7-2	5	09.10.26 09:30 Magesi FC - NWU Soccer Institute 20.09.26 Magesi FC 1 : 1 Hungry Lions FC 13.09.26 Highbury 0 : 1 Magesi FC 05.09.26 Leicesterford 1 : 3 Magesi FC 29.08.26 Magesi FC 1 : 0 The Bees 22.08.26 Midlands Wand. 0 : 1 Magesi FC	13
2	Casric Stars FC	5	4	0	1	7-3	4	10.10.26 09:30 Hungry Lions FC - Casric Stars FC 18.09.26 Casric Stars FC 2 : 0 Venda 12.09.26 Lerumo Lions 0 : 1 Casric Stars FC 04.09.26 Casric Stars FC 1 : 0 Midlands Wand. 29.08.26 Upington City 2 : 1 Casric Stars FC 21.08.26 Casric Stars FC 2 : 1 Cape Town City FC	12
3	Leicesterford	5	3	1	1	8-6	2	10.10.26 09:30 University of Pretoria - Leicesterford 19.09.26 Leicesterford 1 : 0 Midlands Wand. 12.09.26 Gomora United 1 : 4 Leicesterford 05.09.26 Leicesterford 1 : 3 Magesi FC 02.09.26 Cape Town City FC 1 : 1 Leicesterford 22.08.26 Leicesterford 1 : 0 Orbit College	10
4	Highbury	5	3	1	1	4-2	2	10.10.26 09:30 Orbit College - Highbury 18.09.26 Highbury 0 : 0 Gomora United 13.09.26 Highbury 0 : 1 Magesi FC 05.09.26 Upington City 0 : 1 Highbury 28.08.26 Highbury 1 : 0 Hope 22.08.26 The Bees 1 : 2 Highbury	10
5	Hope	5	3	0	2	3-3	0	10.10.26 09:30 Lerumo Lions - Hope 19.09.26 Hope 1 : 0 Orbit College 13.09.26 Hope 0 : 2 Cape Town City FC 05.09.26 NWU Soccer Institute 0 : 1 Hope 28.08.26 Highbury 1 : 0 Hope 22.08.26 Hope 1 : 0 University of Pretoria	9

Full table

№	Player	Team	Player Goals / Team Goals	Contribution
1	Leletu Skelem	Casric Stars FC	3 7	43%
2	Naeem Amoojee	Magesi FC	1 7	14%
3	Kayden Francis	Cape Town City FC	1 6	17%
4	Rankoko Tau	Venda	1 3	33%
5	Nyakala Raphadu	Magesi FC	1 7	14%
6	Aphelele Teto	University of Pretoria	1 5	20%
7	Samuel Bafana Nana	Casric Stars FC	1 7	14%
8	Rai Vloet	Cape Town City FC	1 6	17%
9	Emile Witbooi	Cape Town City FC	1 6	17%

Winners of National First Division South Africa

Season Champion

National First Division South Africa 2024/2025

Durban City

National First Division South Africa 2023/2024

Magesi FC

National First Division South Africa 2022/2023

Polokwane City

National First Division South Africa 2021/2022

Richards Bay

National First Division South Africa 2020/2021

Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandil

National First Division South Africa Latest News

Football news 16 aug 2026, 14:07 Cape Town City reportedly 'reject' Polish offer for sensational midfielder Emile Witbooi

Football news 10 may 2026, 12:27 National First Division Champions Kruger United confirmed as Motsepe Foundation Champions

Football news 02 may 2026, 11:35 Kruger United secure promotion to the South African Betway Premiership

Miguel Timm speaks for the first time as a Cape Town City player following his move from Betway Premiership side Sekhukhune United

Football news 06 jan 2026, 12:48 Miguel Timm speaks for the first time as a Cape Town City player following his move from Betway Premiership side Sekhukhune United

Football news 04 jan 2026, 15:35 Motsepe Foundation Championship side Cape Town City announces Miguel Timm as their new signing

Cape Town City continue to make known their intentions of returning to the Betway Premiership with the pursuit of Sekhukhune United's Miguel Timm

Football news 28 dec 2025, 07:03 Cape Town City continue to make known their intentions of returning to the Betway Premiership with the pursuit of Sekhukhune United's Miguel Timm

Football news 19 nov 2025, 07:15 Cape Town City face Upington City this weekend as the National First Division matches resume

Football news 12 nov 2025, 11:29 Mabhudi Khenyeza's first words as Black Leopards coach

Football news 11 nov 2025, 09:08 Mabhudi Khenyeza returns to the dugout as Black Leopards coach in the Motsepe Foundation Championship

National First Division

Data	Details
Also known as	GladAfrica Championship, Motsepe Foundation Championship
Year of foundation	1985
Country	South Africa
League level	Second
Number of teams	16
Format	Double round-robin
Season starts	Usually August
Duration	Approximately 9 months
Organizer	South African Football Association (SAFA)
League official website	https://www.safa.net/
Qualifier for	Promotion to Premier Soccer League (PSL)
Related competitions	Nedbank Cup (qualification for teams below a certain league position)
Known teams	Magesi FC, University of Pretoria, Baroka FC, Maritzburg United
Where to watch, broadcast	Limited broadcasts, mainly on SuperSport
Previous winner	Richards Bay FC (2022-2023 season)
List of sponsors	GladAfrica