Thokozile Mndaweni
|
Mndaweni in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thokozile Philadelphia Mndaweni | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Boksburg, South Africa | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | TS Galaxy Queens (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | University of Johannesburg | ||
| Palace Super Falcons | |||
| Moroka Swallows | |||
| -2022 | Croesus Ladies | ||
| 2022-2023 | JVW | ||
| International career | |||
| 200?– | South Africa | 89 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022-2023 | JVW F.C. (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2024- | TS Galaxy Queens (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 August 2014 | |||
Thokozile Philadelphia Mndaweni (born 8 August 1981) is a former South African women's footballer who played as a goalkeeper. She is the highest capped women's goalkeeper in South Africa with 89 caps.[1] She is currently the goalkeeping coach at TS Galaxy Queens.
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]
Club career
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]
International career
Mndaweni is capped 89 times for the South African women's national team. She is the highest capped goalkeeper as of March 2025.[1]
Managerial career
JVW
In 2022 she joined JVW as a player-coach.[5]
TS Galaxy Queens
In 2024 she joined SAFA Women's League side TS Galaxy Queens as their goalkeeping coach.
Thokozile Mndaweni Coaching Clinic
Mndaweni runs the Thokozile Mndaweni Coaching Clinic and partnered with South African betting company Hollywoodbets in 2025 to support aspiring goalkeepers at grassroots level.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Thokozile Mndaweni | Banyana Banyana". www.sasolinsport.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014.
- ^ Team thefinalball.com
- ^ "SAFA.net".
- ^ "Mndaweni hopes to help Croesus to national title". SowetanLIVE. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ a b Writer, FARPost (5 April 2022). "Banyana legend pens deal with JVW Girls". FARPost. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ derrick (3 December 2024). "Building Future Soccer Stars through the Thokozile Mndaweni Coaching Clinic". Hollywood Foundation. Retrieved 5 April 2025.