Thuto Ramafifi

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Thuto Oaboloka Ramafifi (born 9 January 1992) is a Botswanan footballer who plays as a striker. [1]

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Early life

Ramafifi played netball at a young age. [2]

Education

Ramafifi attended Ledumang Senior Secondary School in Botswana. [3]

Club career

Ramafifi has been the top scorer of the NCAA Division II with twenty-six goals. [4]

International career

Ramafifi played for the Botswana women's national football team for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification. [5]

Style of play

Ramafifi mainly operates as a striker and has been described as "modeling her style of play on Portuguese icon Cristiano Ronaldo. [6]

Managerial career

Ramfifi attended a preliminary FIFA coaching course in Namibia and a Premier Skills coaching course in Botswana. [7]

Personal life

Ramfifi is a native of Gaborone, Botswana. [8]

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References

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