SA Motsepe Foundation Championship Fixtures 2023/24 Teams, Dates and News – South Africa Championship 2023-2024. National First Division (NFD), officially known as the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest league in South African club football, ranking below the South African Premier Division.
Both the NFD and the South African Premier Division are organized and governed by the Premier Soccer League (PSL). The NFD serves as an important platform for aspiring football clubs to showcase their talent and compete for promotion to the top-tier Premier Division.
It plays a crucial role in developing and nurturing young players and providing them with opportunities to progress in their football careers. The league operates on a system of promotion and relegation, with the top-placed teams at the end of each NFD season earning promotion to the Premier Division for the following season.
Conversely, the bottom-placed teams face relegation to the lower divisions, making the competition intense and highly competitive. The NFD attracts a significant following from football enthusiasts across South Africa.
SA Motsepe Foundation Championship Fixtures 2023/24
| Date & Time | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 25/08/2023 | |||
| 16:00 | NB La Masia | vs | Upington City |
| 16:00 | Pretoria Callies | vs | Black Leopards |
| 20:30 | Maritzburg United | vs | Milford |
| Saturday 26/08/2023 | |||
| 16:00 | Hungry Lions | vs | University of Pretoria |
| 16:00 | Orbit College | vs | Platinum City Rovers |
| 16:00 | Venda FC | vs | JDR Stars |
| Sunday 27/08/2023 | |||
| 16:00 | Baroka | vs | Magesi |
| 16:00 | Casric Stars | vs | Marumo Gallants |
| Friday 01/09/2023 | |||
| 16:00 | JDR Stars | vs | NB La Masia |
| 16:00 | Platinum City Rovers | vs | Baroka |
| Saturday 02/09/2023 | |||
| 16:00 | Black Leopards | vs | Casric Stars |
| 16:00 | Marumo Gallants | vs | Hungry Lions |
| 16:00 | Milford | vs | Orbit College |
| 16:00 | Upington City | vs | Venda FC |
| 16:00 | Magesi | vs | Pretoria Callies |
| Sunday 03/09/2023 | |||
| 16:00 | University of Pretoria | vs | Maritzburg United |
| Friday 15/09/2023 | |||
| 16:00 | Maritzburg United | vs | Casric Stars |
| Saturday 16/09/2023 | |||
| 16:00 | Hungry Lions | vs | Upington City |
| 16:00 | JDR Stars | vs | Baroka |
| 16:00 | NB La Masia | vs | Magesi |
| 16:00 | Platinum City Rovers | vs | Marumo Gallants |
| 16:00 | Venda FC | vs | Pretoria Callies |
| Sunday 17/09/2023 | |||
| 16:00 | Milford | vs | University of Pretoria |
| 16:00 | Orbit College | vs | Black Leopards |
| Friday 22/09/2023 | |||
| 16:00 | Pretoria Callies | vs | JDR Stars |
| Saturday 23/09/2023 | |||
| 16:00 | Casric Stars | vs | Hungry Lions |
| 16:00 | Magesi | vs | Black Leopards |
| 16:00 | Marumo Gallants | vs | Milford |
| 16:00 | Upington City | vs | Orbit College |
| 16:00 | Venda FC | vs | Platinum City Rovers |
| Sunday 24/09/2023 | |||
| 16:00 | Baroka | vs | Maritzburg United |
| 16:00 | University of Pretoria | vs | NB La Masia |
| Friday 29/09/2023 | |||
| 16:00 | NB La Masia | vs | Venda FC |
| 20:30 | Maritzburg United | vs | Magesi |
| Saturday 30/09/2023 | |||
| 16:00 | Hungry Lions | vs | Platinum City Rovers |
| 16:00 | JDR Stars | vs | Marumo Gallants |
| 16:00 | Orbit College | vs | University of Pretoria |
| 16:00 | Pretoria Callies | vs | Milford |
| 16:00 | Black Leopards | vs | Upington City |
| Sunday 01/10/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Casric Stars | vs | Baroka |
| Tuesday 03/10/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Hungry Lions | vs | Orbit College |
| 16:30 | Marumo Gallants | vs | NB La Masia |
| 16:30 | Milford | vs | Magesi |
| Wednesday 04/10/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Baroka | vs | Upington City |
| 16:30 | Black Leopards | vs | JDR Stars |
| 16:30 | Platinum City Rovers | vs | Casric Stars |
| 16:30 | University of Pretoria | vs | Pretoria Callies |
| 20:30 | Maritzburg United | vs | Venda FC |
| Friday 06/10/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | NB La Masia | vs | Hungry Lions |
| 16:30 | Orbit College | vs | Marumo Gallants |
| Saturday 07/10/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Casric Stars | vs | Milford |
| 16:30 | Magesi | vs | JDR Stars |
| 16:30 | Platinum City Rovers | vs | Maritzburg United |
| 16:30 | Upington City | vs | Pretoria Callies |
| Sunday 08/10/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | University of Pretoria | vs | Black Leopards |
| 16:30 | Venda FC | vs | Baroka |
| Friday 20/10/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | JDR Stars | vs | University of Pretoria |
| 16:30 | Milford | vs | Venda FC |
| Saturday 21/10/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | NB La Masia | vs | Casric Stars |
| 16:30 | Magesi | vs | Platinum City Rovers |
| 16:30 | Marumo Gallants | vs | Upington City |
| 16:30 | Pretoria Callies | vs | Orbit College |
| Sunday 22/10/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Baroka | vs | Black Leopards |
| 16:30 | Hungry Lions | vs | Maritzburg United |
| Friday 27/10/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Marumo Gallants | vs | Baroka |
| 20:30 | Maritzburg United | vs | JDR Stars |
| Saturday 28/10/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Black Leopards | vs | Milford |
| 16:30 | Orbit College | vs | Venda FC |
| 16:30 | Platinum City Rovers | vs | NB La Masia |
| 16:30 | Upington City | vs | Magesi |
| Sunday 29/10/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Hungry Lions | vs | Pretoria Callies |
| 16:30 | University of Pretoria | vs | Casric Stars |
| Tuesday 31/10/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Baroka | vs | Milford |
| 16:30 | Black Leopards | vs | Maritzburg United |
| 16:30 | JDR Stars | vs | Platinum City Rovers |
| 16:30 | NB La Masia | vs | Orbit College |
| 16:30 | Magesi | vs | Marumo Gallants |
| Wednesday 01/11/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Casric Stars | vs | Pretoria Callies |
| 16:30 | Upington City | vs | University of Pretoria |
| 16:30 | Venda FC | vs | Hungry Lions |
| Friday 03/11/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Platinum City Rovers | vs | Black Leopards |
| 20:30 | Maritzburg United | vs | Orbit College |
| Saturday 04/11/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Baroka | vs | Hungry Lions |
| 16:30 | Casric Stars | vs | Upington City |
| 16:30 | Marumo Gallants | vs | University of Pretoria |
| 16:30 | Milford | vs | JDR Stars |
| 16:30 | Venda FC | vs | Magesi |
| Sunday 05/11/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Pretoria Callies | vs | NB La Masia |
| Friday 10/11/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | JDR Stars | vs | Casric Stars |
| 16:30 | NB La Masia | vs | Maritzburg United |
| Saturday 11/11/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Black Leopards | vs | Venda FC |
| 16:30 | Hungry Lions | vs | Magesi |
| 16:30 | Marumo Gallants | vs | Pretoria Callies |
| 16:30 | Orbit College | vs | Baroka |
| Sunday 12/11/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | University of Pretoria | vs | Platinum City Rovers |
| 16:30 | Upington City | vs | Milford |
| Friday 24/11/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Orbit College | vs | JDR Stars |
| Saturday 25/11/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Black Leopards | vs | Marumo Gallants |
| 16:30 | Hungry Lions | vs | Milford |
| 16:30 | Platinum City Rovers | vs | Upington City |
| 20:30 | Maritzburg United | vs | Pretoria Callies |
| Sunday 26/11/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Baroka | vs | NB La Masia |
| 16:30 | Magesi | vs | Casric Stars |
| 16:30 | University of Pretoria | vs | Venda FC |
| Friday 01/12/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | JDR Stars | vs | Hungry Lions |
| 16:30 | NB La Masia | vs | Black Leopards |
| 16:30 | Magesi | vs | University of Pretoria |
| Saturday 02/12/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Casric Stars | vs | Orbit College |
| 16:30 | Milford | vs | Platinum City Rovers |
| 16:30 | Venda FC | vs | Marumo Gallants |
| Sunday 03/12/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Pretoria Callies | vs | Baroka |
| 16:30 | Upington City | vs | Maritzburg United |
| Friday 08/12/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | NB La Masia | vs | Milford |
| 16:30 | Pretoria Callies | vs | Platinum City Rovers |
| Saturday 09/12/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Black Leopards | vs | Hungry Lions |
| 16:30 | Marumo Gallants | vs | Maritzburg United |
| 16:30 | Orbit College | vs | Magesi |
| 16:30 | Upington City | vs | JDR Stars |
| Sunday 10/12/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Baroka | vs | University of Pretoria |
| 16:30 | Casric Stars | vs | Venda FC |
| Friday 15/12/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | University of Pretoria | vs | Marumo Gallants |
| 20:30 | Maritzburg United | vs | Black Leopards |
| Saturday 16/12/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | JDR Stars | vs | Pretoria Callies |
| 16:30 | Magesi | vs | NB La Masia |
| 16:30 | Milford | vs | Baroka |
| 16:30 | Platinum City Rovers | vs | Orbit College |
| 16:30 | Venda FC | vs | Upington City |
| Sunday 17/12/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Hungry Lions | vs | Casric Stars |
| Tuesday 19/12/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Magesi | vs | Upington City |
| 16:30 | Milford | vs | Black Leopards |
| 16:30 | Venda FC | vs | NB La Masia |
| 20:30 | Maritzburg United | vs | Baroka |
| Wednesday 20/12/2023 | |||
| 16:30 | Hungry Lions | vs | Marumo Gallants |
| 16:30 | Platinum City Rovers | vs | JDR Stars |
| 16:30 | Pretoria Callies | vs | Casric Stars |
| 16:30 | University of Pretoria | vs | Orbit College |
| Tuesday 13/02/2024 | |||
| 16:30 | Casric Stars | vs | Maritzburg United |
| 16:30 | JDR Stars | vs | Magesi |
| 16:30 | NB La Masia | vs | University of Pretoria |
| 16:30 | Orbit College | vs | Milford |
| 16:30 | Upington City | vs | Hungry Lions |
| Wednesday 14/02/2024 | |||
| 16:30 | Baroka | vs | Platinum City Rovers |
| 16:30 | Black Leopards | vs | Pretoria Callies |
| 16:30 | Marumo Gallants | vs | Venda FC |
| Friday 16/02/2024 | |||
| 16:30 | NB La Masia | vs | JDR Stars |
| 16:30 | University of Pretoria | vs | Upington City |
| Saturday 17/02/2024 | |||
| 16:30 | Baroka | vs | Pretoria Callies |
| 16:30 | Black Leopards | vs | Platinum City Rovers |
| 16:30 | Hungry Lions | vs | Venda FC |
| 16:30 | Milford | vs | Maritzburg United |
| Sunday 18/02/2024 | |||
| 16:30 | Marumo Gallants | vs | Magesi |
| 16:30 | Orbit College | vs | Casric Stars |
| Friday 01/03/2024 | |||
| 16:30 | Milford | vs | Hungry Lions |
| 20:30 | Maritzburg United | vs | NB La Masia |
| Saturday 02/03/2024 | |||
| 16:30 | Casric Stars | vs | Black Leopards |
| 16:30 | JDR Stars | vs | Upington City |
| 16:30 | Pretoria Callies | vs | Marumo Gallants |
| 16:30 | Venda FC | vs | Orbit College |
| Sunday 03/03/2024 | |||
| 16:30 | Magesi | vs | Baroka |
| 16:30 | Platinum City Rovers | vs | University of Pretoria |
| Saturday 09/03/2024 | |||
| 16:30 | Black Leopards | vs | Magesi |
| 16:30 | Casric Stars | vs | NB La Masia |
| 16:30 | JDR Stars | vs | Milford |
| 16:30 | Orbit College | vs | Maritzburg United |
| 16:30 | Platinum City Rovers | vs | Pretoria Callies |
| 16:30 | Upington City | vs | Marumo Gallants |
| Sunday 10/03/2024 | |||
| 16:30 | Baroka | vs | Venda FC |
| 16:30 | University of Pretoria | vs | Hungry Lions |
| Tuesday 02/04/2024 | |||
| 16:00 | NB La Masia | vs | Platinum City Rovers |
| 16:00 | Marumo Gallants | vs | Casric Stars |
| 16:00 | Pretoria Callies | vs | Magesi |
| 16:00 | University of Pretoria | vs | Milford |
| 16:00 | Venda FC | vs | Black Leopards |
| Wednesday 03/04/2024 | |||
| 16:00 | Baroka | vs | Orbit College |
| 16:00 | Hungry Lions | vs | JDR Stars |
| 20:30 | Maritzburg United | vs | Upington City |
| Saturday 06/04/2024 | |||
| 16:00 | Casric Stars | vs | University of Pretoria |
| 16:00 | Hungry Lions | vs | NB La Masia |
| 16:00 | Magesi | vs | Orbit College |
| 16:00 | Marumo Gallants | vs | JDR Stars |
| 16:00 | Milford | vs | Upington City |
| 16:00 | Platinum City Rovers | vs | Venda FC |
| Sunday 07/04/2024 | |||
| 16:00 | Black Leopards | vs | Baroka |
| 16:00 | Pretoria Callies | vs | Maritzburg United |
| Tuesday 16/04/2024 | |||
| 16:00 | JDR Stars | vs | Black Leopards |
| 16:00 | NB La Masia | vs | Baroka |
| 16:00 | Magesi | vs | Hungry Lions |
| 16:00 | Milford | vs | Marumo Gallants |
| 20:30 | Maritzburg United | vs | University of Pretoria |
| Wednesday 17/04/2024 | |||
| 16:00 | Orbit College | vs | Pretoria Callies |
| 16:00 | Upington City | vs | Platinum City Rovers |
| 16:00 | Venda FC | vs | Casric Stars |
| Friday 19/04/2024 | |||
| 16:00 | University of Pretoria | vs | Magesi |
| 20:30 | Maritzburg United | vs | Marumo Gallants |
| Saturday 20/04/2024 | |||
| 16:00 | Baroka | vs | Casric Stars |
| 16:00 | JDR Stars | vs | Venda FC |
| 16:00 | Platinum City Rovers | vs | Milford |
| 16:00 | Upington City | vs | Black Leopards |
| Sunday 21/04/2024 | |||
| 16:00 | Orbit College | vs | NB La Masia |
| 16:00 | Pretoria Callies | vs | Hungry Lions |
| Friday 26/04/2024 | |||
| 16:00 | Black Leopards | vs | Orbit College |
| Saturday 27/04/2024 | |||
| 16:00 | Hungry Lions | vs | Baroka |
| 16:00 | Magesi | vs | Maritzburg United |
| 16:00 | Milford | vs | NB La Masia |
| 16:00 | Pretoria Callies | vs | Upington City |
| 16:00 | Venda FC | vs | University of Pretoria |
| Sunday 28/04/2024 | |||
| 16:00 | Casric Stars | vs | JDR Stars |
| 16:00 | Marumo Gallants | vs | Platinum City Rovers |
| Tuesday 30/04/2024 | |||
| 16:00 | Orbit College | vs | Hungry Lions |
| 16:00 | Upington City | vs | Baroka |
| 16:00 | Venda FC | vs | Maritzburg United |
| Wednesday 01/05/2024 | |||
| 16:00 | NB La Masia | vs | Pretoria Callies |
| 16:00 | Marumo Gallants | vs | Black Leopards |
| 16:00 | Milford | vs | Casric Stars |
| 16:00 | Platinum City Rovers | vs | Magesi |
| 16:00 | University of Pretoria | vs | JDR Stars |
| Sunday 05/05/2024 | |||
| 16:00 | Maritzburg United | vs | Hungry Lions |
| 16:00 | Black Leopards | vs | University of Pretoria |
| 16:00 | Casric Stars | vs | Platinum City Rovers |
| 16:00 | JDR Stars | vs | Orbit College |
| 16:00 | Magesi | vs | Milford |
| 16:00 | Pretoria Callies | vs | Venda FC |
| 16:00 | Upington City | vs | NB La Masia |
| 16:00 | Baroka | vs | Marumo Gallants |
| Sunday 12/05/2024 | |||
| 16:00 | Baroka | vs | JDR Stars |
| 16:00 | Casric Stars | vs | Magesi |
| 16:00 | Hungry Lions | vs | Black Leopards |
| 16:00 | NB La Masia | vs | Marumo Gallants |
| 16:00 | Maritzburg United | vs | Platinum City Rovers |
| 16:00 | Orbit College | vs | Upington City |
| 16:00 | Pretoria Callies | vs | University of Pretoria |
| 16:00 | Venda FC | vs | Milford |
| Sunday 19/05/2024 | |||
| 16:00 | Black Leopards | vs | NB La Masia |
| 16:00 | JDR Stars | vs | Maritzburg United |
| 16:00 | Magesi | vs | Venda FC |
| 16:00 | Marumo Gallants | vs | Orbit College |
| 16:00 | Milford | vs | Pretoria Callies |
| 16:00 | Platinum City Rovers | vs | Hungry Lions |
| 16:00 | University of Pretoria | vs | Baroka |
| 16:00 | Upington City | vs | Casric Stars |
Matches are played in various stadiums throughout the country, providing fans with the opportunity to witness the excitement and skill of up-and-coming players. The league also serves as a talent pool for identifying promising players who may later go on to represent both domestic and international teams.
Overall, the National First Division, known as the Motsepe Foundation Championship, is a crucial part of the South African football landscape, providing a platform for clubs and players to showcase their skills, compete for promotion, and contribute to the ongoing development and success of football in the country.
