Mfundo Thikazi

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Mfundo Thikazi
Personal information
Full name Mfundo Langa Thikazi
Date of birth (1999-06-23) 23 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth KwaMashu, [1] South Africa
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker, winger
Team information
Current team
 Royal AM
Number 34
Youth career
TTM
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 Royal Eagles 1 (0)
2020– Royal AM 90 (14)
International career‡
2024– South Africa 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 July 2024

Mfundo Thikazi (born 23 June 1999) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a striker or winger for Premier Soccer League club Royal AM F.C..

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Career

Thikazi came through the youth academy at Royal Eagles F.C., however had only just broken through to the first team when the club was relegated from the PSL due to breaches in COVID-19 protocols. [2] Thikazi, amongst the rest of the playing squad and coaching staff would face a period of uncertainty around the club as owners Shauwn Mkhize and her husband Sbu Mpisane went through a messy divorce process, leaving Mpisane as the sole owner of the club [3] which saw players not receive payment, or meals at the club as stated in their contract. This culminated in Thikazi's contract being terminated along with several other players. [4]

Following his release, Thikazi signed for Royal AM F.C., a new start-up club founded by former Royal Eagles owner Shauwn Mkhize, having bought the license off former Premier Soccer League foundation club Bloemfontein Celtic, and relocated the license from Bloemfontein, to Durban, in a manner which was seen as highly controversial. [5] Thikazi emerged as one of the clubs most talented young players during the 2022–23 South African Premier Division season, scoring six goals from the wing throughout the season and being used as an impactful player off the bench. [6]

He was called up for South Africa for the 2024 COSAFA Cup, where he made his international debut against Botswana. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "#34 Mfundo Thikazi". Royal AM. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. ↑ Gomolemo, Motshwane (22 August 2020). "Royal Eagles fly down to ABC Motsepe League". City Press. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  3. ↑ MADLALA, ROBIN-DUKE (28 August 2019). "SBU DECLARED ROYAL EAGLES' SOLE OWNER". snl24.com. Daily Sun. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Makhaya, Ernest (24 October 2019). "Royal Eagles management and players in contract dispute". Goal.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Chiyindiko, Tonderai (30 August 2021). "A hurtful slap in the face for Celtic's supporters". New Frame. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Sithole, Sinethemba (5 May 2023). "Maduka on why he prefers Mfundo Thikazi as second-half substitute". Far Post. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Mfundo Thikazi at National-Football-Teams.com
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