Tumisang Orebonye

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Tumisang Orebonye
Personal information
Full name Tumisang Orebonye
Date of birth (1996-03-26) 26 March 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Palapye, Botswana
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Wydad AC
Number 7
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Motlakase Power Dynamos
2016–2018 Gaborone United
2018–2020 Township Rollers
2020–2023 OC Khourigba 45 (8)
2023–2024 USM Alger 16 (0)
2024–2025 AS FAR 29 (7)
2025 Al-Ittihad Tripoli 14 (3)
2025– Wydad AC 0 (0)
International career‡
2017– Botswana 52 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2024

Tumisang Orebonye (born 26 March 1996) is a Motswana footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Moroccan Botola Pro club Wydad AC and the Botswana national team.

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Club career

USM Alger

On 1 February 2023, Orebonye joined USM Alger on a two-and-a-half-year contract, leaving Moroccan side OC Khouribga. [1] His registration was delayed as he was serving a suspension imposed by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, which prevented him from appearing in domestic competition until February. [2] Orebonye made his debut for the club in the CAF Confederation Cup during a win against Saint-Éloi Lupopo. A week later in the same competition against Al Akhdar, Orebonye scored his first goal for the club. [3]

On 3 June 2023, Orebonye won the first title with his team by winning the CAF Confederation Cup, where he became the first Botswana player to win a continental title. [4] [5] He later won a second continental honour with USM Alger, the 2023 CAF Super Cup, following a victory over Al Ahly in September. [6]

In January 2024, USM Alger terminated Orebonye’s contract by mutual agreement, allowing him to leave the club as a free agent. [7] [8]

AS FAR

Shortly after leaving Algeria, Orebonye returned to Morocco to sign with AS FAR Rabat on a two-and-a-half-year deal in early January 2024. [9]

Al-Ittihad Tripoli

Orebonye’s stay at AS FAR was followed by another move: in February 2025, Libyan side Al Ittihad Tripoli activated his release clause, reported to be around US$500,000, to secure his services from AS FAR, linking him up with coach Juan Carlos Garrido, who had previously coached him at USM Alger. [10]

International career

On March 25, 2017, Tumisang Orebonye played his first match with the Botswana national team against Tanzania in a friendly match. On September 30, 2018, Orebonye scored his first goal in Botswana colors against Namibia. On July 10, 2021, Orebonye scored a hat-trick against Lesotho in the group stage of the COSAFA Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 January 2024 [11]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OC Khourigba 2021–22 Botola 29710——307
2022–23 110———110
Total40710——417
USM Alger 2022–23 Ligue 1 110—12 [a] 1—231
2023–24 50007 [b] 1—91
Total16000192—352
Career total56710192—769
  1. ↑ All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
  2. ↑ one appearance in CAF Super Cup, six appearances and one goal in CAF Confederation Cup

International

As of match played 18 December 2025 [12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Botswana 201790
201891
2019120
202021
202133
202240
202350
2024121
202531
Total597
Scores and results list Botswana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Orebonye goal.
List of international goals scored by Tumisang Orebonye
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
130 September 2018 Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, BotswanaFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1–01–0 Friendly [13]
212 November 2020 National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, ZambiaFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1–01–2 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [14]
310 July 2021 Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi, South AfricaFlag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 1–04–0 2021 COSAFA Cup [15]
42–0
53–0
610 October 2024 Estádio Nacional, Praia, Cape VerdeFlag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 1–01–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [16]
718 December 2025Tabarka Training Center, Tabarka, TunisiaFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1–01–2Friendly

Honours

Township Rollers

USM Alger

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Mercato : Tumisang Orebonye signe à l'USMA". mediafootdz.dz. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "USMA : Tumisang Orebonye est-il suspendu ?". competition.dz. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "CAF CC : Bonne opération de l'USMA en Libye". dzfoot.com. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 "USM Alger Lift CAF Cup Despite Home Loss To Young Africans". barrons.com. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Tumisang Orebonye won CAF Confederation Gold Medal". enole.co.bw. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  6. 1 2 "L'USMA remporte la Supercoupe de la CAF face au Ahly". mediafootdz.dz. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Tumisang Orebonye veut quitter l'USMA". Planete Sport. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "USM Alger : Résiliation du contrat de Tumisang Orebonye". DZfoot. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Orebonye returns to Morocco". Orebonye returns to Morocco. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  10. ↑ Géthox, Sonangnon (8 February 2025). "Transfert – Équipe du Botswana : Tumisang Orebonye rejoint officiellement Al-Ittihad Club". AfricaFootUnited (in French). Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  11. ↑ Tumisang Orebonye at Soccerway
  12. ↑ "Tumisang Orebonye". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "Botswana vs. Namibia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  14. ↑ "Zambia vs. Botswana". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "Botswana vs. Lesotho". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  16. ↑ "Cape Verde vs. Botswana". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  17. ↑ Daily News
  18. ↑ "Galaxy are the new Mascom Top 8 stars | Sunday Standard". www.sundaystandard.info. Archived from the original on 19 May 2019.
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