Vasco da Gama (South Africa)
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| Full name | Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama Football Club |
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| Founded | 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Parow Park, Cape Town (Capacity N/A) |
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| Chairman | Mario Das Neves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager |  Carlos Das Neves |
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| League | Vodacom Legaue, Western Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vasco da Gama is a South African football (soccer) team based in Parow, Cape Town that currently competes in the Vodacom League. Coming from the lower ranks, the club has its roots entrenched in the local Capetonian Portuguese community.
The club is named after Brazilian club CR Vasco da Gama.
[edit] Notable former players
- Andre Arendse - 67 Bafana Bafana caps
- Shaun Bartlett - 74 Bafana Bafana caps
- Carlos Das Neves - Vasco first team coach
- Thabo Mngomeni - 38 Bafana Bafana caps
- David Nyathi - 45 Bafana Bafana caps
