Currentclub: | UJ Ladies F.C. (head coach)South Africa U/17 (head coach) |
Nthabeleng Modiko | |
Birth Date: | 20 July 1986 |
Birth Place: | Kroonstad |
Manageryears1: | 2017-2021 |
Managerclubs1: | Wits Ladies |
Manageryears2: | 2023- |
Managerclubs2: | UJ Ladies |
Clubs1: | Kovsies Ladies |
Years3: | 2008- |
Clubs3: | UJ Ladies |
Clubs2: | Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies |
Nationalteam1: | South Africa |
Nationalcaps1: | 30 |
Full Name: | Jacinta Nthabeleng Modiko |
Jacinta Nthabeleng Modiko (born 20 July 1986) is South African professional soccer manager and former player. She is the current head coach of UJ Ladies. She's a former Banyana Banyana captain.
Modiko captained the South African women's national team at the 2010 African Women's Championship where they won a bronze medal.
In 2017, she was appointed the coach of the University of the Witwatersrand women's team Wits Ladies[1] In 2019, she made her Sasol Women's League debut with the team and guided them to a top five finish. In her final season with the team, in 2021, she finished third in the league.[2]
In 2022, she was announced as the UJ Ladies team's assistant coach.[3] In 2023, she took over as head coach.[4]
In 2024, she took over the South Africa women's national under-17 team as head coach for the second round qualifiers for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers.[5] The side lost 3-0 on aggregate to Ethiopia and exited the qualifiers.[6]
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