Mamello Makhabane

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Mamello Makhabane
Mamello Makhabane Rio2016.jpg
Makhabane at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-02-24) 24 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Kutloanong, Odendaalsrus, South Africa [1]
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
TS Galaxy Queens
Number 15
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Kutloanong Ladies
Palace Super Falcons
JVW F.C.
2023 TS Galaxy Queens
International career
2005– South Africa 105 (18+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:29, 13 February 2020 (UTC)

Mamello Makhabane (born 24 February 1988) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for TS Galaxy Queens and the South Africa women's national team.

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Playing career

Makhabane was included into the national team in 2005. After helping South Africa qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics, Makhabane was unable to participate in the tournament due to a groin injury sustained in September 2011. [3] [4] In September 2014, she was named to the senior team roster in preparation for the 2014 African Women's Championship in Namibia. [5] [6] [7] [8]

She made her 100th appearance for South Africa in August 2019. [9]

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References

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  3. Mamello Makhabane Archived 20 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine . nbcolympics.com
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