Thinasonke Mbuli Explained

Thinasonke Mbuli
Currentclub:University of the Western Cape (head coach)
Managerclubs1:University of the Western Cape
Manageryears1:2019-
Birth Date:18 May

Thinasonke Mbuli is South African professional soccer manager and current head coach of SAFA Women's League side University of the Western Cape and the assistant coach of the South Africa women's national soccer team.[1]

Coaching career

In September 2017, Mbuli was appointed assistant coach of the South Africa women's national soccer team.[2] She was part of the technical team when they won their maiden continental title the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations and were runner's up at the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[3] She was also part of the technical team when they won their first FIFA Women's World Cup match and qualified for their first ever knockout round in 2023.[4]

In 2019, she was appointed head coach of the University of the Western Cape.[5]

In 2023, she was named the SAFA Women's League Coach of the Season after her team finished second in the league.[6] She won the 2023 Women's Varsity Football.

In 2024, she defended the Women's Varsity Football title by winning the 2024 Women's Varsity Football tournament. Her team were the first university to qualify for the COSAFA Women's Champions League.[7]

Honours

Manager

South Africa (assistant coach)

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [LOOK] A chance at history: UWC's Thinasonke Mbuli excited to help prepare Banyana Banyana for World Cup glory ]. 2024-03-18 . www.dailyvoice.co.za . en.
  2. Web site: Banyana rely on Mbuli's to get talent . 2024-03-18 . SowetanLIVE . en-ZA.
  3. Web site: Vardien . Tashreeq . Champions of Africa! Banyana make history to win SA's first-ever Women's Afcon . 2024-03-19 . Sport . en-US.
  4. Web site: Butler . Compiled by Lynn . SA celebrates Banyana heroes after historic World Cup win: 'We've done it!' . 2024-03-19 . Sport . en-US.
  5. Web site: office . UWC media . 2019-08-26 . UWC Team Kicks Off National League . 2024-03-18 . gsport4girls . en-ZA.
  6. Web site: Kganyago . Lethabo . 2023-12-09 . Hollywoodbets League Season Awards Winners Announced . 2024-03-19 . iDiski Times . en-US.
  7. Web site: UWC coach braces for tough Cosafa exams . 2024-08-10 . SuperSport . en.