Karabo Makhurubetshi Explained

Karabo Makhurubetshi
Birth Place:Soweto
Birth Date:3 February 1999 (age 25)
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
Clubnumber:3
Clubs1:Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
Years1:2019-
Nationalteam1:South Africa
Nationalyears1:2020-
Collegeyears1:2017-2019
College1:University of Johannesburg
Collegegoals1:0

Karabo Makhurubetshi (born 3 February 1999) 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]

Varsity career

University of Johannesburg

In 2019, she was selected in the women's soccer team for the World Student Games held in Italy.[2]

Club career

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

Makhurubetshi was part of the Sundowns Ladies team that won the inaugural SAFA Women's League 2019-20 season undefeated.

In 2021, she was part of the treble winning Sundowns Ladies team. The team won the inaugural COSAFA Women's Champions League, CAF Women's Champions League, and Hollywoodbets Super League.[3] [4] [5]

They were runner's up for the 2022 COSAFA Women's Champions League and the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League. They won the Hollywoodbets Super League for the third consecutive year in November 2022.[6] [7] [8]

In 2023, they won their second treble by winning the 2023 COSAFA Women's Champions League, the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League, and 2023 Hollywoodbets Super League title.[9] [10] [11]

International career

Makhurubetshi competed for the South Africa women's national soccer team at the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship when they won the tournament defeating Botswana 2-1 in the final.[12] She was also in the 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship team that finished in fourth place.

Honours

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

South Africa

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reporter . Phakaaathi . 2020-04-01 . Sundowns are the best team to play for - Makhurubetshi . 2024-03-13 . The Citizen . en.
  2. Web site: Vivier . Tyler Leigh . 2019-06-19 . Sprinter part of strong UJ contingent for World Games . 2024-04-20 . Good Things Guy . en-ZA.
  3. Web site: Voice . Diski . 2021-12-05 . Sundowns Crowned Champions OF Hollywoodbets Super League Diski Voice . 2024-03-13 . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2021-11-20 . Caf Women's Champions League: Mamelodi Sundowns beat Hasaacas to rule Africa Goal.com South Africa . 2024-03-13 . www.goal.com . en-ZA.
  5. Web site: Times . iDiski . 2021-09-04 . Sundowns Book CAFWCL Finals Spot . 2024-03-13 . iDiski Times . en-US.
  6. Web site: Times . iDiski . 2022-11-28 . Final Hollywoodbets Super League Wrap . 2024-03-13 . iDiski Times . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2022-11-13 . AS FAR stun nine-woman Mamelodi Sundowns to clinch 2022 Caf Women's Champions League title Goal.com South Africa . 2024-03-13 . www.goal.com . en-ZA.
  8. Web site: 2022-08-13 . EN, FR, PR: Green Buffaloes stun Mamelodi Sundowns to win regional title . 2024-03-13 . en-GB.
  9. Web site: 2023-08-09 . Mamelodi Sundowns to represent COSAFA region at CAF Women's Champions League . 2024-03-13 . CAF . en-GB.
  10. Web site: Pillay . Alicia . 2023-12-31 . Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Ready for More Success after 2023 Triumph . 2024-03-13 . gsport4girls . en-ZA.
  11. Web site: Shelat . Neel . CAF Women's Champions League: Mamelodi Sundowns Reclaim Their Crown With A Perfect Campaign . 2024-03-13 . Forbes . en.
  12. Web site: Abrahams . Celine . 2020-11-14 . Banyana Clinch Fourth Successive COSAFA Women's Champs Title . 2024-03-13 . gsport4girls . en-ZA.