Regirl Ngobeni

Regirl Ngobeni

Personal information
Full name	Regirl Makhaukane Ngobeni
Date of birth	(1996-02-29) 29 February 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Dennilton, South Africa
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	University of the Western Cape
Youth career
	Seven Stars
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015-2016	NWU Tawana
2017-	University of the Western Cape
International career
	South Africa U17
2013-2015	South Africa U20
2021-	South Africa
Medal record Representing   South Africa Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2022 Morocco
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Regirl Makhaukane Ngobeni (born 29 February 1996) is a South African teacher and soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for SAFA Women's League side the University of the Western Cape and the South Africa women's national team.

Personal life

She graduated with a Bachelor of Education from the University of the Western Cape in 2022. ^[1]

Club career

In 2017, she joined UWC as their first choice keeper. They were runner's up for the 2018 and 2019 Women's Varsity Football competition. ^{[2] [3]}

In 2018, she was part of the team that won the Western Cape Sasol Women's League. ^[4]

In the 2021 SAFA Women's League season, Ngobeni walked away with the goalkeeper of the season award after keeping 6 clean sheets in 12 matches. ^[5]

In the 2022 SAFA Women's League season, she was the second best keeper with 16 clean sheets in 26 matches. ^[6] For the 2023 season, she was the third best keeper with 12 clean sheets in 28 matches. ^[7]

International career

In September 2021, she officially got her first Banyana Banyana call-up. ^[8] Ngobeni was part of the South African women's national team at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations where they won their first continental title. ^[9]

Honours

UWC

• Western Cape Sasol League: 2018
• Women's Varsity Football: runners up: 2018, 2019

South Africa

• Women's Africa Cup of Nations: 2022

Individual

• SAFA Women's League: 2021 Goalkeeper of the Season

References

1. "Riri scores a degree: Banyana goalie gets B.Ed from UWC". www.dailyvoice.co.za. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
2. "Varsity Women's Football final – UWC bows to Red Machine pressure - SAFA.net". 28 September 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
3. "TUT win sixth straight Varsity Women's Football title". SuperSport. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
4. "UWC Ladies crowned Western Cape Sasol League Champions - SAFA.net". 13 November 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
5. Inqaku. "League - Hollywoodbets Super League - SNWL 2021 | Inqaku". inqaku.com. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
6. Inqaku. "League - Hollywoodbets Super League Group 1A | Inqaku". inqaku.com. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
7. Inqaku. "League - Hollywoodbets Super League HBSL | Inqaku". inqaku.com. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
8. "Regirl Ngobeni talks about first Banyana Banyana call-up. - SAFA.net". 17 September 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
9. "magaia-brace-hands-south-africa-first-wafcon-trophy". CAF. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2024.