Mandela United (football club)
The Mandela United Football Club was a South African controversial group associated with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in the late 1980s in Soweto. Though presented as a youth football team, the group functioned as a militant enforcement unit under Madikizela-Mandela’s influence, engaging in acts of violence, intimidation and killings of suspected police informers.
| Formation | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Winnie Madikizela-Mandela |
| Dissolved | 1990 |
| Purpose | Anti-apartheid enforcement unit |
| Location | |
| Affiliations | African National Congress (ANC) (disputed) |
Led by Jerry Richardson, the team became infamous for its involvement in kidnappings, assaults, and extrajudicial executions, drawing scrutiny from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) after the fall of apartheid.