Bongiwe Thusi

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Bongiwe Thusi
Personal information
Full name Bongiwe Precious Thusi
Date of birth (1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Thembisa, South Africa
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
JVW
Number 6
Youth career
-2011 Phomolong Ladies
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011-2021 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
2022 Malabo Kings
2024- JVW
International career
2013- South Africa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bongiwe Precious Thusi (born 20 July 1991) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for SAFA Women's League club JVW and the South African women's national team.

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Thusi won the Queen of Queens of the Tournament (Player's player award) at the 2015 Sasol League National Championship. She was part of the Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies team that won the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League and won the SAFA Women's League twice. [1]

Club career

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

In 2011 she joined Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies. She won the 2013 Sasol League National Championship and 2015 Sasol League National Championship with the club. In 2015 edition she was voted the Queen of Queens of the Tournament. [2]

She was part of the team that won the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League. Thusi scored the winning penalty against Malabo Kings from Equatorial Guinea to send the team to the final. [1] [3] [4]

Malabo Kings

In 2022 she joined Equatoguinean Primera División femenina side Malabo Kings. [5] [6]

JVW

She joined SAFA Women's League side JVW in 2024.[ citation needed ]

International career

Thusi competed for the South Africa women's national soccer team during the 2015 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament. [7] [8]

Honours

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 "'We've worked hard to reach this stage,' says Sundowns Ladies star Thusi". www.timeslive.co.za. Archived from the original on 2022-02-10. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  2. "Sasol national champs end on high note - SAFA.net". 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  3. "Caf Women's Champions League: Mamelodi Sundowns beat Hasaacas to rule Africa | Goal.com South Africa". Archived from the original on 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  4. "Bongiwe Thusi bids farewell to Mamelodi Sundowns' Ladies – Mamelodi Sundowns | Official Website" . Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  5. CentreCircle (2022-12-13). "Bongiwe Thusi feeling at home in Equatorial Guinea". Centre Circle. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
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