Chumani Butsaka

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Chumani Butsaka
Personal information
Full name Chumani Thembile Butsaka
Date of birth (2001-10-03) 3 October 2001 (age 21)
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Cape Town Spurs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Cape Town Spurs 73 (4)
International career
2022– South Africa 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2023

Chumani Thembile Butsaka (born 3 October 2001) is a South African soccer player who plays as a winger for Cape Town Spurs in the Premier Soccer League. [2]

Butsaka was called up to Bafana Bafana for the 2022 COSAFA Cup. Here, South Africa lost to Mozambique on penalty shootouts. In a consolation tournament known as the Plate, Butsaka scored his first international goal against Madagascar. [1] [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Chumani Butsaka at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Chumani Butsaka at Soccerway
  3. "2022 COSAFA Cup: South Africa and Botswana set to meet in consolation final following victories". Pan Africa Football. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  4. Dindi, Sithembiso (15 July 2022). "Makeshift Bafana through to Cosafa Cup Plate final after beating Madagascar". The Sowetan. Retrieved 11 June 2023.