Chuene Morifi Explained

Chuene Morifi
Full Name:Chuene Precious Morifi
Birth Date:13 February 1991
Height:1.65 m
Position:Right /left Winger
Currentclub:Beylerbeyi
Clubnumber:11
Years1:2017–2024
Clubs1:Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
Years2:2024–
Clubs2:Beylerbeyi
Caps2:3
Goals2:1
Club-Update:22 September 2024

Chuene Precious Morifi (born 13 February 1991) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Women's Football Super League club Beylerbeyi Spor Kulübü.

Club career

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

In the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League final she scored the opening goal to make it 1–0 to Sundowns and help the team win their first CAF Women's Champions League.[1]

Morifi was voted by fans the Player of the Season in the 2023 SAFA Women's League, and was added to the 2023 COSAFA women's champion league Best XI and 2023 CAF Women's Champions League Best XI.[2] [3] [4]

In the COSAFA Champions League, she scored in the semi-final against Green Buffaloes from Zambia to give Sundowns the lead and help them to a come-from-behind 3–1 win. She then opened the scoring in the final against Double Action Ladies with the team winning 2–0 to lift their second COSAFA Women's Champions League title.[5]

Beylerbeyi

In July 2024, she moved to Turkey, and joined Super League side Beylerbeyi in Istanbul.

Honours

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

Individual

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2021-11-18 . Women's African Champions League: Mamelodi Sundowns win inaugural title . 2024-06-05 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Pillay . Alicia . 2023-12-31 . Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Ready for More Success after 2023 Triumph . 2024-04-17 . gsport4girls . en-ZA.
  3. Web site: Writer . FARPost . 2022-11-01 . We were nervous, says Morifi on Champions League opener . 2024-05-20 . FARPost . en-ZA.
  4. Web site: CAF Women’s Champions League, Cote d’Ivoire Best Xl confirmed . 2024-06-05 . CAF Women’s Champions League, Cote d’Ivoire Best Xl confirmed . en-GB.
  5. Web site: 2023-09-08 . EN, FR, PR: Mamelodi Sundowns qualify for CAF Women’s Champions League finals . 2024-06-12 . en-GB.