Thokozile Mndaweni

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Thokozile Mndaweni
Personal information
Full name Thokozile Philadelphia Mndaweni
Date of birth (1981-08-08) 8 August 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Boksburg, South Africa
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
TS Galaxy Queens (goalkeeper coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 University of Johannesburg
Palace Super Falcons
Moroka Swallows
-2022 Croesus Ladies
2022-2023 JVW
International career
200?– South Africa 89 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 August 2014

Thokozile Mndaweni (born 8 August 1981) is a former South African women's footballer and coach who played as a goalkeeper. She is the highest capped women's goalkeeper in South Africa with 89 caps. [1]

She represented the South Africa women's national football team at the 2012 London Olympics [2] She is well known for a saving a penalty and later converting her own spot kick during South Africa's win on penalties in the Olympic qualifier return leg match in Tunis in April 2011. [3]

Club career

Mndaweni played for Sasol Women's League side Croesus Ladies where she was a player-coach helping them to a fourth place finish at the 2021 Sasol League National Championship. [4] In April 2022 she joined JVW as a player-coach. [5]

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References

  1. "Thokozile Mndaweni | Banyana Banyana". www.sasolinsport.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014.
  2. Team thefinalball.com
  3. "SAFA.net".
  4. https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/authors/khozan. "Mndaweni hopes to help Croesus to national title". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 20 May 2024.{{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  5. Writer, FARPost (5 April 2022). "Banyana legend pens deal with JVW Girls". FARPost. Retrieved 20 May 2024.