| Olwethu Mzimela | |
| Fullname: | Olwethu Thabiso Mzimela |
| Birth Date: | 18 April 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Lamontville, South Africa |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | AmaZulu |
| Clubnumber: | 1 |
| Youthclubs1: | Golden Arrows |
| Youthclubs2: | AmaZulu |
| Years1: | 2019– |
| Clubs1: | AmaZulu |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | South Africa U-20 |
| Nationalteam2: | South Africa U-23 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023 |
| Nationalteam3: | South Africa |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 27 March 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 27 March 2024 |
Olwethu Mzimela (born 18 April 2001) is a South African soccer player is a goalkeeper for AmaZulu in the Premier Soccer League.
Mzimela hails from Lamontville and attended Lamontville High School. He also played for local side Lamontville Golden Arrows, but was snapped up by AmaZulu in 2013. He played for AmaZulu's Diski Challenge team and was promoted to the first team in 2019. He played for South Africa U-20[1] [2] [3] and South Africa U-23.[4]
In 2022, Mzimela was called up to Bafana Bafana by Helman Mkhalele for 2022 African Nations Championship qualification matches.[5] Mzimela was then called up to the 2023 COSAFA Cup where he made his international debut and played 3 games.[6]
Mzimela made his AmaZulu debut in the 2023-24 South African Premier Division in December 2023 against Mamelodi Sundowns. Mzimela replaced Veli Mothwa on an ad hoc basis to increase the competitiveness between AmaZulu's goalkeepers.[7]