Nico United are an association football club based in Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana. Their name of "Nico", which has been the target of jokes and Internet memes since Love Live! School Idol Project gained popularity, actually comes from the copper and nickel mining town of Selebi-Phikwe in the northeast part of Botswana, about 420 kilometres from the capital Gaborone. History The team were promoted to the Botswana Premier League for the first time in the 2004–05 season after spending the 2003–04 season playing in the First Division North. Honours FA Challenge Cup: 2 1986, 1987 Officials Leslie Selema (Manager) Masego Ntsatsi (Vice Manager) Tlhalefang Bagwasi (Secretary) Mokgosi (Vice Secretary) Kgakgamatso Moreri (Treasurer) Lopang Pule (PR Official) Simeone Mooketsi (Add Member) Shane Koontse (Supporters Chairman) Mbiganyi Thatitswe Comfort Buti Vincent Mokgwathi Football clubs in Botswana Football clubs in Selebi-Phikwe