Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thatayaone Witness Kgamanyane | ||
Date of birth | 30 January 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Ramotswa, Botswana | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gaborone United | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Killer Giants | ||
2015–2016 | Green Lovers | ||
2016–2017 | Black Forest | ||
2017–2018 | Gaborone United | ||
2018 | Chippa United | 2 | (1) |
2019– | Gaborone United | ||
International career‡ | |||
2017– | Botswana | 26 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024 |
Thatayaone Kgamanyane (born 30 January 1996) is a Motswana footballer who plays for Botswana Premier League clubs Gaborone United and the Botswana national football team. [1]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 1 June 2018 | Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa | Mauritius | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2018 COSAFA Cup |
2. | 10 July 2021 | Wolfson Stadium, Gqeberha, South Africa | Lesotho | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2021 COSAFA Cup |
3. | 13 July 2021 | Wolfson Stadium, Gqeberha, South Africa | Zambia | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2021 CECAFA Cup |
4. | 14 July 2021 | Wolfson Stadium, Gqeberha, South Africa | Eswatini | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2021 CECAFA Cup |
5. | 8 July 2023 | King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban, South Africa | South Africa | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2023 COSAFA Cup |
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