Onkabetse Makgantai Explained

Onkabetse Makgantai
Height:1.72 m
Birth Date:1995 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana
Position:striker
Years1:2013–2015
Clubs1:Nico United
Years2:2016
Clubs2:Orapa United
Years3:2016–2017
Clubs3:AS Vita Club
Years4:2017–2018
Clubs4:Orapa United
Years5:2018–2019
Clubs5:Baroka
Caps5:16
Goals5:2
Years6:2019–
Clubs6:Orapa United
Nationalyears1:2014–
Nationalteam1:Botswana
Nationalcaps1:27
Nationalgoals1:10

Onkabetse Makgantai (born 1 July 1995) is a Motswana footballer who plays for Orapa United and the Botswana national football team.

He moved from Orapa United to AS Vita in 2016 to play for the DRC Super Ligue outfit.

International career

Makgantai has scored eight times for Botswana, the most recent goal coming in a 2–0 win against Swaziland.

In June 2018, Makgantai won the top goalscorer prize of the 2018 COSAFA Cup after he netted five times in his side's six games.[1]

In November 2019 he was one of four Botswana international players dropped from the national team after they had been drinking alcohol.[2]

International goals

As of match played on 5 June 2018. Botswana score listed first; score column indicates score after each Makgantai goal.[3]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
scope=colNo.scope=col data-sort-type=dateDatescope=colVenuescope=colCapscope=colOpponentscope=colScorescope=colResultscope=colCompetition
scope=row1.14 July 2014Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana12–02–0Friendly
scope=row2.21 May 2016Serowe Stadium, Serowe, Botswana61–?2–1
scope=row3.2–?
scope=row4.4 June 2016Francistown Stadium, Francistown, Botswana71–11–22017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
scope=row5.25 June 2016Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia101–02–32016 COSAFA Cup
scope=row6.28 May 2018Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa152–02–12018 COSAFA Cup
scope=row7.1 June 2018171–06–0
scope=row8.6–0
scope=row9.3 June 2018Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa181–11–1
scope=row10.5 June 2018Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa191–02–0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Africa to face Botswana in COSAFA Cup Plate final. cosafa.com. The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. 5 June 2018. 10 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Botswana coach Adel Amrouche omits quartet caught drinking. 11 November 2019. www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. Web site: Makgantai, Onkabetse. National Football Teams. 10 June 2018.