Keitumetse Dithebe

Keitumetse Dithebe

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Botswana
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ankara BB |Fomget
Number	27
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2022	Mexican Girls FC
2023–2025	Gaborone United
2025–	Ankara BB Fomget	4	(0)
International career‡
2020–2021	Botswana U20	6	(3)
2021–	Botswana	29	(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 July 2024

Keitumetse Dithebe known as Keitumetse 'Ben 10' Dithebe (born 17 July 2002) is a Motswana footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Women's Football Super League club Ankara BB Fomget and the Botswana women's national team. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Club career

On 20 January 2023, Gaborone United announced the signing of Keitumetse Dithebe from Mexican Girls on a two-and-a-half-year contract. ^[6]

In August 2024, she participated in the club's inaugural COSAFA Women's Champions League campaign. In the final matchday, ahe was named Woman of the Match for her significant contribution to Gaborone's advancement to the semifinals. ^{[7] [8]}

In January 2025, she moved to Turkey, and joined Ankara BB Fomget to play in the 2024–25 Super League season. ^{[9] [10]} She won the champions title in that season. ^[11]

International career

Dithebe made Botswana's final squad for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations. ^[12] On 4 July 2022, she scored Botswana's first goal in the competition in a 4–2 win over Burundi. ^[13]

In 2023, Dithebe scored in both legs of the second round against Kenya securing their ticket for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations for the second consecutive time. ^[14]

Career statistics

International

As of 9 August 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Botswana	2021	1	0
	2022	13	2
	2023	10	4
	2024	5	1
Total		29	7

Scores and results list Botswana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dithebe goal.

List of international goals scored by Keitumetse Dithebe

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 July 2022	Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat, Morocco	Burundi	1–0	4–2	2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
2	13 July 2022	Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco	Morocco	1–1	1–2	2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
3	2 July 2023	Tsakane Stadium, Brakpan, South Africa	South Africa	3–0	5–0	Friendly
4	26 September 2023	Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse, Botswana	Gabon	5–0	6–0	2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5	29 November 2023	Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya	Kenya	1–0	1–1	2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6	5 December 2023	Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana		1–0	1–0
7	6 April 2024	Royal Aria Stadium, Tlokweng, Botswana	Lesotho	2–0	2–1	Friendly

Honours

Turkish Women's Football Super League

Ankara BB Fomget

Champions (1): 2024–25

References

1. "Offers flood in for undecided 'Ben-10'". mmegi.bw. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
2. "Keitumetse Dithebe". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
3. "Summary - Keitumetse Dithebe - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos - Soccerway". ng.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
4. "Keitumetse Dithebe Biography - ESPN (UK)". ESPN. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
5. "Keitumetse Dithebe - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
6. "Gaborone United Welcomes Keitumetse 'Ben 10' Dithebe to The Reds on a Two-and-a-Half-Year Deal". GaboroneUnited. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2024– via Facebook.
7. "COSAFA Women's Champions League: Gaborone United and Young Buffaloes advance to semi-finals". cafonline.com. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
8. "'Ben 10' scoops best player award". mmegi.bw. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
9. "Keitumetse Dithebe" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
10. "KEITUMETSE DITHEBE - Player Details TFF". www.tff.org. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
11. "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi'nde Şampiyon Ankara B.B. Fomget G.S.K." (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
12. "Botswana name Awcon 2022 squad to face Nigeria, South Africa and Burundi". goal.com. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
13. "Battle of the debutants ends with Botswana on top". herfootballhub.com. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
14. "Penalty 'ghosts' haunt Starlets again in Botswana, miss Wafcon ticket". citizen.digital. Geoffrey Mwamburi. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2024.

External links

• Keitumetse Dithebe at Soccerway
• Keitumetse Dithebe at FBref.com
• Keitumetse Dithebe at Global Sports Archive
• Keitumetse Dithebe at Soccerdonna