Under the leadership of Mokoena, PSL giants Moroka Swallows have returned. The reintroduction was delivered on Thabiso Mosia’s sportshow on Radio 2000.

Mokoena stressed the club are now Moroka Swallows SC (Sports Club). It includes added sports codes such as Netball, and Basketball.

The club will be in action on Saturday in theHollywoodbets SAFA Regional League’s Johannesburg region against Wits.

MOROKA SWALLOWS SC

“We have a vision to make this one of the biggest sports clubs on the African continent,” Mokoena said. “We are currently engaging with the City of Johannesburg in terms of finding venues we would use, especially in Soweto.”

He added: “We have more than one code. We have football. We have Basketball and we have Netball at the moment. Football being the core business. And the epicenter of this whole story… It is the big part of the heritage of this club.

“We will add other codes like running and rugby,” Mokoena added.

Swallows is one Mzansi’s oldest and iconic clubs with rich history. Fondly knowns as the Dube Birds, the club was formed Soweto back in 1974. Alongside Orlando Pirates, Swallows shaped township football and later professional football in South Africa.

Recent history has been dark. The club was relegated in 2015 and further declines through the divisions. A community-driven revival later helped the Dube Birds return to the Premier Soccer League (PSL), but renewed financial difficulties and player strikes in late 2023 derailed their progress. In 2024, the club sold its top-flight status to Marumo Gallants.

Honours

PSL Titles

• South African Soccer League (SASL): 1965

Domestic Cups

• Nedbank Cup: 1983, 1984, 1989, 2004 (as ABSA Cup), 2009
• MTN 8: 1975, 1979, 2012
• Sales House Cup: 1978
• NSL Challenge Cup: 1988

Lower Division Titles

• National First Division / GladAfrica Championship : 2019/20 (Promotion to the PSL top division).