Chief Santos
association football club
Chief Santos is a football club in Tsumeb, Namibia. The club was formerly part of the Namibia Premier League, but was relegated to the second league in 2005. The club has been promoted back to the Premier League under the management of Mohammed Ouseb, in 2008. They returned to the Premier League again in 2016, taking the victory in their final North East First Division match.
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