Bongeka Gamede

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.

Bongeka Gamede

Personal information
Date of birth	22 May 1999
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)

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.