Mamelodi Sundowns are a South African football (soccer) club that plays in the Premier Soccer League. Since 2003, Sundowns are owned by billionaire Patrice Motsepe.
The club's nickname, The Brazilians, is a reference to their uniforms, which echo those of the Brazilian national team.
Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club originated from Marabastad, a cosmopolitan area North West of the Pretoria CBD. The club was originally formed in the early 1960s by a group of youngsters, among them were Reginald Hartze, Joey Lawrence and Bernard Hartze, to mention but a few, and it became an official football club in 1970.
