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Our Area of FocusThe Rhino Cup Champions League (RCCL) is an amateur football league in Africa located in rural communities surrounding national parks and wildlife reserves.
The league currently has 84 men’s, women’s, and youth teams in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Namibia, with over 1,700 players and coaches. Every weekend during the season, over 5,000 players and spectators gather at RCCL football fields enjoying the beautiful game and socializing. |
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RCCL Mozambique 2016
Great Limpopo Conservation Area
Kruger National Park In 2016 the RCCL was founded in Sabié, Mozambique. Sabié is our flagship location and home to the RCCL headquarters and with the committee of six local individuals, they organize the 7-month season with teams playing games every weekend. The RCCL Mozambique currently has 24 teams - 14 men’s & 10 women's teams with 528 players and coaches representing 9 communities. Kruger National Park Home to the world’s largest population of white and black rhinos. |
RCYCL Namibia 2021
Kunene / Etosha Ecosystem
In 2021 the RCCL partnered with Save The Rhino Trust (SRT) in Namibia to expand their annual World Rhino Day Soccer Tournament into the RCYCL Namibia. The “Y” stands for “Youth”, the addition of the “Y” was a request from the government, and we gladly agreed. The first RCYCL Division will take place in central part of the north-west Kunene Region. The area was strategically selected due to its relatively high concentration of rural youth and its proximity to and existing support for rhino conservation. Northwest Namibia Home to over 1/3 of Africa’s remaining black rhinos. |
RCCL Zimbabwe 2021
Hwange National Park / Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA)
In 2021 the RCCL partnered with Painted Dog Conservation in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe to expand their annual Veterans Day Soccer Tournament into the RCCL Zimbabwe. The RCCL Zimbabwe started with 20 men’s teams and training clinics for girls within the Hwange National Park periphery. Hwange National Park Home to Zimbabwe’s largest population of white and black rhinos. |
RCCL Tanzania 2024Serengeti Ecosystem
For 2024, the RCCL's goal is to partner with Peace for Conservation to expand their annual Peace for Conservation Soccer Tournament into the RCCL Tanzania, home to Mama Serengeti, she is part of the slowly growing Eastern Black Rhino family. PFC started Soccer for Conservation in 2016 as a platform to promote conservation messages and to investigate a network of poachers in villages close to two protected areas: Serengeti National Park - Western Corridor and Kijereshi Game Reserve Serengeti & Ngorongoro Tanzania Home to Mama Serengeti, she is part of the slowly growing Eastern Black Rhino family. |
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