Mompati Thuma

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Mompati Thuma
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Personal information
Full name Mompati Thuma
Date of birth (1981-04-05) 5 April 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Botswana
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defender (central and right)
Team information
Current team
Botswana Defence Force XI
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2007 Mogoditshane Fighters
2007– Botswana Defence Force XI
International career
2004–2013 Botswana 84 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2013

Mompati Thuma (born 5 April 1981) is a Motswana former footballer. He currently plays for the Botswana Defence Force XI in the Botswana Premier League.

Contents

Career

He has 84 caps for Botswana since his debut in 2004, making him the most capped player of the national team. [1]

Personal life

Mompati Thuma is from a family of three and the only son from his family.[ citation needed ] He works as a public officer and soldier.[ citation needed ] He used to play karate as his favourite sport, which he practiced since his primary school days.[ citation needed ]

Statistics

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
127 October 2010 Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse, Botswana Flag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland 2-0Win Friendly
Correct as of 13 January 2017 [2]

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References

  1. "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF . Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  2. Mompati Thuma - International Appearances - RSSSF