Nkosingiphile Ngcobo

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Nkosingiphile Ngcobo
Personal information
Full name Nkosingiphile Nhlakanipho Ngcobo
Date of birth (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kaizer Chiefs
Number 12
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– Kaizer Chiefs 43 (6)
International career
South Africa U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:55, 7 June 2019 (UTC)

Nkosingiphile Nhlakanipho Ngcobo (born 16 November 1999), nicknamed Mshini is a South African footballer who plays for Kaizer Chiefs. [1]

He played in the 2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup, [2] the 2017 COSAFA U-20 Cup [3] and later the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, where he was named to the CAF Best XI. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Nkosingiphile Ngcobo at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "FULLTIME – COSAFA U20: South Africa 1 Zambia 2 – Final". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Chiefs Starlet On Captaining SA". Soccer Laduma . 19 December 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Chiefs youngster Ngcobo in Caf Under-20 XI". The Citizen . 18 February 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2020.


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