Lesego Nkoane

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Lesego Nkoane
Personal information
Place of birth Soweto
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 TS Galaxy Queens
Youth career
2015-2020 Gauteng High Performance Centre
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019-2022 Witwatersrand University
2023- TS Galaxy Queens
International career‡
2014 South Africa U20
2024- South Africa 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of )

Lesego Nkoane is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for SAFA Women's League club TS Galaxy Queens and the South Africa women's national team.

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Nkoane studied a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of the Witwatersrand. [1]

Club career

Witwatersrand University Women

In 2019 she joined Sasol Women's League side Witwatersrand University. [1]

TS Galaxy Queens

In 2023 she joined SAFA Women's League club TS Galaxy Queens. [2]

International career

She competed for the Basetsana team for the 2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualifiers where they lost out on a place in the final stage of qualification. [3]

Nkoane made her senior international debut on 27 February 2024 in the third round Olympic qualifier against Tanzania. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2024 - Nkoane earns Banyana Banyana call up and acknowledges Wits for a football lifeline - Wits University". www.wits.ac.za. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Hare, Rudene (4 February 2023). "TS Galaxy Queens Squad Announced for Hollywoodbets Super League Season". gsport4girls. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. ↑ SAFA (5 January 2014). "Basetsana Head to Nigeria in World Cup Quest". gsport4girls. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Desiree Ellis names 23-member Banyana Banyana squad to face Tanzania | soccer". SABC. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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