Orbit College F.C.
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| Full name | Orbit College Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | Mswenko boys | ||
| Ground | Olympia Park[1] | ||
| Capacity | 32,000 | ||
| Manager | Pogiso Makhoye | ||
| League | South African Premiership | ||
| 2024–25 (NFD) | 2nd (promoted) | ||
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Orbit College is a South African football club based in the North West province. The club earned promotion to the 2025–26 South African Premiership after winning the playoffs at the end of the 2024–25 National First Division season, becoming the first club from the North West province in seven years to play in the top tier.[2]
Orbit College had previously earned promotion to the National First Division by winning the North West Stream A of the 2022–23 SAFA Second Division, then proceeding to the playoffs, where they lost 3–1 to Upington City in the final.[3][4][5]
The 2022–23 SAFA Second Division semifinal between hosts Umsinga United and Orbit College at Harry Gwala Stadium was marred by violence. Orbit College won 1–0, and at the end of the match, fans invaded the pitch, gunshots were fired, while Umsinga United's goalkeeper coach Gezani Zondi was struck on the head and needed medical attention.[6][7][8]
