Matero Magic

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| nickname = Tamanga Boys

| league = Zambia Basketball League
Midland Basketball Superleague

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| founded = 1996

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| history =Matero Magic
(1996–present)

| arena = National Sports Development Center

| capacity = 400

| location = Lusaka, Zambia

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| president = Malindi Chipili

| vice-presidents = Sukwana Lukangaba

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| coach = Obed Shamboko

| captain = Chongo Chona

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| championships = 11 Zambian Leagues

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The Matero Magic are a Zambian professional basketball club from the Matero neighbourhood of Lusaka. Nicknamed the "Tamanga Boys", the team plays in the Zambia Basketball League and has won the championship a record 11 times.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-05 |title=Magic in uncharted territory after playoff win |url=http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/magic-in-uncharted-territory-after-playoff-win/ |access-date=2022-08-07 |website=Zambia Daily Mail |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=2024-01-08 |title=Magic wins unprecented 11th title |url=https://www.times.co.zm/?p=130070 |access-date=2024-01-12 |work=Times of Zambia}} Founded in 1996, the Magic has featured many players who are also part of the Zambia national team, including Chono Chonga.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-14 |title=Meet the team: Matero Magic |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-africa-champions-clubs-road-to-bal-2025/news/meet-the-team-matero-magic |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=www.fiba.basketball |language=en}}

Home games of the Magic are usually played at the National Sports Development Center. The team has competed in the Road to BAL three times between 2022 and 2025.

Honours

Zambia Basketball League{{cite web |title=Magic regain Sprite crown |url=https://www.afrobasket.com/Zambia/news/437991/Magic-Retain-Sprite-Crown |website=Afrobasket.com |access-date=23 September 2021}}

Champions (11): 2004, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2022, 2023–24

Performance in the Road to BAL

The following is the Magic's performance in the Road to BAL, the continental qualifiers organized by FIBA Africa.

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" !Competition !Season !Coach !Won !Lost !Win % !Final stage
rowspan="4" \|Road to BAL \|2022 \| rowspan="2" \|Obed Shamboko \|1 \|4 \|{{winpct\|1\|4}} \|Eliminated in Elite 16 group stage
2023 \|1 \|5 \|{{winpct\|0\|3}} \|Eliminated in Elite 16 group stage
2024 \| colspan="5" \|Not qualified
2025 \|Manuel "Gi" Da Silva \| \| \| \|
colspan="3" \|Totals !2 !9 !{{winpct\|2\|9}} !

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rowspan="4" |Road to BAL

|2022

| rowspan="2" |Obed Shamboko

|{{winpct|1|4}}