Thokozile Mndaweni | |
Fullname: | Thokozile Philadelphia Mndaweni |
Birth Date: | 1981 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Boksburg, South Africa |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Currentclub: | TS Galaxy Queens (goalkeeper coach) |
Years1: | 2012 |
Clubs1: | University of Johannesburg |
Clubs2: | Palace Super Falcons |
Clubs3: | Moroka Swallows |
Years4: | -2022 |
Clubs4: | Croesus Ladies |
Nationalyears1: | 200?– |
Nationalteam1: | South Africa |
Nationalcaps1: | 89 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 10 August 2014 |
Clubs5: | JVW |
Years5: | 2022-2023 |
Thokozile Mndaweni (born 8 August 1981) is a former South African women's footballer and coach who played as a goalkeeper. She is the highest capped women's goalkeeper in South Africa with 89 caps.[1]
She represented the South Africa women's national football team at the 2012 London Olympics[2] She is well known for a saving a penalty and later converting her own spot kick during South Africa's win on penalties in the Olympic qualifier return leg match in Tunis in April 2011.[3]
Mndaweni played for Sasol Women's League side Croesus Ladies where she was a player-coach helping them to a fourth place finish at the 2021 Sasol League National Championship.[4] In April 2022 she joined JVW as a player-coach.[5]