Bambanani Mbane
Bambanani Nolufefe Mbane (born 12 March 1990) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa women's national team.[1]
| Mbane with South Africa in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Bambanani Nolufefe Mbane | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sterkspruit, South Africa[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, defender[3] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| Bloemfontein Celtic F.C. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Dinamo Minsk | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | South Africa | 81 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2023 (prior the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
She was part of the Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies squad that won the SAFA Women's League back-to-back during the 2016 and 2017 seasons.[4][5][6]
She was named the Queen of the Tournament in 2017.[4]
Mbane currently plays for Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa and was part of the team that won the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League and were runner's up for the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League.
She was named the Hollywoodbets Super League: Player of the Season in 2021 and made it to the Team of the Year (best XI for 2021).[7][8]She was also nominated for the 2021 CAF Women Interclub Player of the Year award and 2021 CAF Women Player of the Year.[9]
In 2022, she was added to the 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League Best XI and the Women's Africa Cup of Nations Best XI.[10]
Personal Life edit
In 2019, she married Tsholofelo Makgaleme after three months of dating. [11]
Honours edit
Club
- SAFA Women's League: 2016,[5] 2017,[6] 2021,2022
- CAF Women's Champions League: 2021, runner-up: 2022
South Africa
- Women's Africa Cup of Nations: 2022,[12] runner-up: 2018
Individual
References edit
- ^ a b Bambanani Nolufefe “Juice” Mbane. sasolinsport.com
- ^ Bambanani Mbane 22 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ Bambanani Mbane. nbcolympics.com
- ^ a b c d "Mbane's the Celtic Ladies secret weapon". Daily Sun. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ a b SAFA (11 December 2016). "Bloem Celtic Crowned SASOL League 2016 Champs". gsport4girls. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ a b tsholofelomosina (11 December 2017). "Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies are Sasol Women's League champions again". Alex News. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ https://www.timeslive.co.za/authors/tiisetso-malepa. "Sundowns Ladies win big at inaugural Hollywoodbets Super League awards". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: External link in|last= - ^ a b Kganakga, Tlamelo (28 March 2022). "HBSL Honours Top 2021/22 Season Performers". gsport4girls. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Ntsoelengoe, Tshepo (6 July 2022). "Sundowns, Banyana players dominate Caf awards". The Citizen. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ a b "CAF announces TotalEnergies Women's AFCON 2022 Best XI". CAF. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ Sekudu, Bonolo. "Love story: How Tsholo Mbane and Banyana Banyana defender Bambanani pitched for love". Life. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Magaia brace hands South Africa first TotalEnergies WAFCON trophy". CAF. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "IFFHS Women's CAF Team 2022". The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.