Bongeka Gamede

Bongeka Gamede (born 22 May 1999) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and the South Africa women's national team.

Bongeka Gamede
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999[1]
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 University of the Western Cape
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
University of the Western Cape
International career‡
South Africa U17
South Africa U20
2019– South Africa 8 (0)
Honours
Representing  South Africa
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
First place2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:40, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Career

Gamede's home town is Ixopo in KwaZulu-Natal.[3] A former South African under-17 and under-20 international, she was included in the South African squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup despite having never previously represented the national team at senior level. A tourism student at the University of the Western Cape, she had to postpone her first year exams to appear at the tournament.[4] She made her international debut in a pre-World Cup friendly against Norway on 2 June 2019, coming on as a substitute in South Africa's 7–2 defeat.[5]

References
  1. Bongeka Gamede at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. "Bongeka Gamede Profile". Footballcritic. 11 May 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. Ndebele, Sihle (31 May 2019). "I'm ready for World Cup action - rookie Bongeka Gamede". Sowetan Live. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. "South Africa's Bongeka Gamede has no regrets about putting exams on hold for Women's World Cup". Yahoo! Sport. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. "Norway crash Banyana in final World Cup warm-up". SuperSport. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.


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