FC Buffalo City Relatives, often referred to as Relatives FC, a South African team that plays in South Africa’s third-tier league football, the ABC Motsepe League Eastern Cape Provincial Division.
Hailing from the Eastern Cape in the metro of Buffalo City in Mdantsane, East London, the football club has a rich history which dates the club back to the late 1980s.
Since that time, and what continues as a trend is the club’s vision of scouting young local talent and developing them for greener pastures in future.
Relatives Football Club have established a solid foundation in the country’s lower division leagues, with several with unclearly documented history performances in these leagues.
Clear history dates back to the 2017/18 season, where the club participated in the Men’s Regional SAB SAFA Buffalo City League division for three consecutive seasons.
In the 2020/21 and 2021/22 season, the club finished first in the Buffalo City Men’s Regional League consecutively. Thereafter, securing a place in the ABC Motsepe League EC the following season of 2022/23.
FC Buffalo City Relatives has since played in the EC ABC Motsepe League since then, proving to be one of the rising forces in the league.