Bongeka Gamede

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Bongeka Gamede
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 (age 22)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 University of the Western Cape
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
University of the Western Cape
National team‡
South Africa U17
South Africa U20
2019– South Africa 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:04, 3 June 2019 (UTC)

Bongeka Gamede (born 22 May 1999)[1] is a South African footballer who plays as a defender for the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and the South Africa women's national team.

Career[]

Gamede's home town is Ixopo in KwaZulu-Natal.[2] A former South African under-17 and under-20 international, she was included in the South African squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup despite having never previously represented the national team at senior level. A tourism student at the University of the Western Cape, she had to postpone her first year exams to appear at the tournament.[3] She made her international debut in a pre-World Cup friendly against Norway on 2 June 2019, coming on as a substitute in South Africa's 7–2 defeat.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Bongeka Gamede at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. ^ Ndebele, Sihle (31 May 2019). "I'm ready for World Cup action - rookie Bongeka Gamede". Sowetan Live. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. ^ "South Africa's Bongeka Gamede has no regrets about putting exams on hold for Women's World Cup". Yahoo! Sport. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Norway crash Banyana in final World Cup warm-up". SuperSport. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.


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