| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 8 March 1993 Umtata, South Africa [1] | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2017-2019 | Northern Blues | ||
| 2021-present | KZN Coastals | ||
| 2017-2019 | Blyde River Bunters | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | South Africa U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2013-present | South Africa | 57 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
Phumelela Luphumlo Mbande (born 8 March 1993) is a South African field hockey player for the South African national team. [2]
She participated at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup. [3] [4]
She captained the South African women's hockey team while she competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [5] On 23 July 2021, Mbande shared the honour of serving as a flag bearer for South Africa, alongside swimmer player Chad le Clos, at the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [6] [7] [8] [9]
She studied a Bcom Accounting sciences degree and a post graduate diploma in accounting at the university of Pretoria, graduating in 2016. She qualified as a chartered accountant (South Africa) in 2019 and is an external audit manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers. [10]
In September 2022 she married Malusi Hlophe.
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