Zanele Vimbela

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Zanele Vimbela
Personal information
Born (1989-04-28) 28 April 1989 (age 35) [1]
Johannesburg, RSA [1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
School Aliwal North High School
University Nelson Mandela University
Netball career
Playing position(s): GK / GD [2]

Zanele Vimbela (born 28 April 1989) is a South African netball player. She has featured for the South Africa national netball team on several occasions, most notably in the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2018 Commonwealth Games, [1] [3] as well as the 2019 Netball World Cup. [4] [5]

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Zanele is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:

References

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