Tshepo Rikhotso

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Tshepo Rikhotso
Personal information
Full name Mbhazima Tshepo Rikhotso [1]
Date of birth (1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Ndengeza, South Africa
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Sekhukhune United
Number 22
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Vasco De Gama 7 (0)
2014–2015 Roses United
2015–2021 Bloemfontein Celtic 119 (3)
2021–2023 Royal AM 28 (1)
2023– Sekhukhune United 6 (0)
International career‡
2015 South Africa U23 3 (0)
2016 South Africa 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2022

Mbhazima Tshepo Rikhotso (born 26 February 1993) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for South African Premier Division side Sekhukhune United.

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Personal life

He is nicknamed 'the Giraffe'. [2]

Club career

Born in Ndengeza, [3] Rikhotso played for Vasco De Gama and Roses United before joining Bloemfontein Celtic in early 2015. [4] [3] The club's licence was taken over by Royal AM. In the summer of 2023 he moved on to Sekhukhune United. [5]

International career

Having also played for South Africa at under-23 level, [6] Rikhotso was part of the South Africa squad for 2016 COSAFA Cup, [7] [8] and appeared in a 1–1 draw with Lesotho on 18 June 2016. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tshepo Rikhotso". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Wa Ka Mabasa, Tiyani (1 April 2018). "Tall Tshepo the 'Giraffe' is also an animal lover". The Sowetan . Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Tshepo Rikhotso". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "New Signings Arrive At Bloemfontein Celtic". Soccer Laduma. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. ↑ Raophala, Mauwane (4 July 2023). "Sekhukhune United make eighth signing". Soccer News 24. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Ngidi, Njabulo (21 June 2016). "Silence costing Under-23 side golden chance?". Independent Online . Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Mashaba names COSAFA Cup squad". Independent Online . 30 May 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "South Africa 1 (4) Lesotho 1 (2)". COSAFA. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  9. ↑ Strydom, Marc (22 June 2016). "Bafana Bafana starting XI vs Swaziland in Wednesday's Cosafa Cup semifinal". The Times . Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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