Personal information | |||
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Full name | Amogelang Masego Motau | ||
Date of birth | 27 February 1997 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Modimolle | ||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | University of the Western Cape | ||
Youth career | |||
Kanatla Ladies | |||
HPC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015- | University of the Western Cape | ||
2017-2019 | Oral Roberts Golden Eagles | ||
2020- | University of the Western Cape | ||
International career | |||
2016 | South Africa U20 | ||
2016- | South Africa | ||
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Amogelang Masego Motau (born 27 February 1997) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for SAFA Women's League side UWC Ladies and the South Africa women's national team.
She was part of the national team when they won their maiden continental title at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations. [1]
Motau captained the University of the Western Cape when they became the first university to win the COSAFA Women's Champions League and qualify for the CAF Women's Champions League. [2] She was named in the group stage best XI at the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League. [3] [4]
In April 2023, she graduated from the University of the Western Cape with a Bachelor of Administration degree. [5]
She captained the 2016 team that won the USSA title, the Western Cape Sasol Women's League, the Western Cape Coke Cup ,and were runner's up in the Women's Varsity Football cup. [6]
In 2017, she joined Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma and was named in the 2018 Summit League All-League All-Freshman team. [7] [8]
In 2024 she captained the university to the 2024 COSAFA Women's Champions League and also made it to the group stage best XI at the tournament. [9] [2] She was named in the group stage best XI at the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League. [3] [4]
She captained the Basetsana team that lost out to Nigeria in the final round of matches at the 2016 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualifiers. [10]
In 2016 she made her senior team debut against Egypt in a friendly match. [6]
She competed for the South Africa women's national soccer team at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations when they won their maiden continental title. [1] [11]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 4 June 2024 | Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès, Senegal | Senegal | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
2 | 2 December 2024 | Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica | Jamaica | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
University of the Western Cape
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Individual
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