External links
- Kagiso Tshelametsi at National-Football-Teams.com
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kagiso Tshelametsi | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Botswana | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Notwane FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Mogoditshane Fighters | ||
| 2003–2004 | FC Satmos | ||
| 2004–2005 | Caledonia AIA | ||
| 2005–2006 | Notwane FC | ||
| 2006–2007 | FC Satmos | ||
| 2007– | Notwane FC | ||
| International career | |||
| 2000–2006 | Botswana | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kagiso Tshelametsi (born 7 July 1980) is a Botswana footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Notwane FC. He won 12 caps for the Botswana national football team between 2000 and 2006.He is also Baoganne Tshelametsi's cousin who worked under the Botswana military police together with the former Botswana president Sir Seretse Khama Ian Khama.
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