Yebo Yes United F.C.

**Yebo Yes United** is a South African third division football club. The club plays in the Gauteng Stream of the ABC Motsepe League and is the Development and Feeder Club to Orlando Pirates Football Club. The relationship works two ways as Yebo Yes United develops players for Orlando Pirates and in exchange Orlando Pirates sponsor transport and on field equipment. The club is a fully competitive entity and can be classed as semi professional in nature. The club's home venue is Arthur Block Park in Mayfair, Johannesburg.

## History

Yebo Yes United was established in 1999 as a development and feeder club to Orlando Pirates. The original club name and logo were conceptualised in order to reflect an association with South African telecommunications companies who sponsored the club at the time.

## Rebranding

On 18 August 2015 the club rebranded in order to usher in a new era of professionalism. The club moved away from its initial branding concept of The Yes Men to become The Soweto Starlings. The Soweto Starlings concept reflects a tribal greater blue-eared starling bird above a three dimensional ball framed within a two tone interlinking crest which represents unity.

## Graduates

List of players that have come through the ranks at Yebo Yes United:

* File:Flag of South Africa.svg Senzo Meyiwa, Goalkeeper
* File:Flag of South Africa.svg Brighton Mhlongo, Goalkeeper
* File:Flag of South Africa.svg Ntando Nkala, Goalkeeper
* File:Flag of South Africa.svg Thabang Khasu, Goalkeeper
* File:Flag of South Africa.svg Mbongeni Gumede, Defender
* File:Flag of South Africa.svg Mthokozisi Dube, Defender
* File:Flag of South Africa.svg Michael Morton, Defender
* File:Flag of South Africa.svg Daniel Cardoso, Defender
* File:Flag of South Africa.svg Tlou Segolela, Midfielder
* File:Flag of South Africa.svg Benedict Vilakazi, Midfielder
* File:Flag of South Africa.svg Gift Leremi, Midfielder
* File:Flag of South Africa.svg William Twala, Midfielder
* File:Flag of South Africa.svg Sipho Jembula, Midfielder
* File:Flag of South Africa.svg Marco Jose De Silva, Midfielder
* File:Flag of South Africa.svg Peter Manaka, Midfielder
* File:Flag of South Africa.svg Lindokuhle Mkhwanazi, Midfielder
* File:Flag of South Africa.svg Mduduzi Nyanda, Midfielder
* File:Flag of South Africa.svg Raymond Maluleke, Forward

## Honours

* ABC Motsepe League (Gauteng Stream) Champions: 2005–06, 2006–07
* SAFA Nedbank Cup (Gauteng Stream) Champions: 2007, 2008

## Sponsors

* Professional Football Club: Orlando Pirates
* Gym Facility Company: Zone Fitness
* Internet Service Provider: Afrihost
* Bottled Still and Flavoured Water Company: aQuellé
* Digital Design Company: Brown Productions

## References

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14. ↑ http://www.polokwanecityfc.co.za/players.php
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19. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-za/news/4667/sa-psl/2014/08/14/5033371/palacios-lauds-malulekes-promotion-to-orlando-pirates
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## External links

* Official Twitter page
* Official Facebook Page
* Official LinkedIn Page
* Official Instagram Page
* South African Football Association