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Nonhlanhla Mthandi

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Nohlanhla Mthandi
Personal information
Date of birth 19 August 1995
Place of birth Kagiso
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mamelodi Sundowns
Number 21
Youth career
Lusaka Ladies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Mamelodi Sundowns
2016 Alexandra’s Bluebirds (1)
2019- Mamelodi Sundowns
International career
2020- South Africa
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
COSAFA Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2020 South Africa
Silver medal – second place 2022 South Africa


CAF Women's Champions League
Gold medal – first place 2021 Egypt
Silver medal – second place 2022 Morocco
Gold medal – first place 2023 Côte d'Ivoire


COSAFA Women's Champions League
Gold medal – first place 2021 South Africa
Silver medal – second place 2022 South Africa
Gold medal – first place 2023 South Africa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nonhlanhla Mthandi (also Nhlanhla; born 19 August 1995) is a South African professional soccer player and football freestyler who plays as a midfielder for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns and the South African women's national team.[1]

Club career

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Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

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In 2015, Mthandi joined SAFA Women's League side Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies.

Alexandra Bluebirds

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In 2016, she left Sundowns Ladies and joined Sasol Women's League side Alexandra Bluebirds in order to get more game time. She scored on debut in an away match against Aqua Ladies.[2]

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

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In 2021, she was part of the treble winning Sundowns Ladies team. She scored in the final of the inaugural COSAFA Women's Champions League as they won 3-0 against Black Rhino Queens from Zimbabwe.[3] This win qualified them to the CAF Women's Champions League held in Cairo, Egypt. The team won the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League.[4] They completed the treble by defending their Hollywoodbets Super League title in December 2021.[5]

In 2022, she starred in the clubs documentary Banyana ba Style: The First Queens of African Football. The film celebrates the journey of the Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies players as they achieved the historic milestone of claiming the first ever CAF Women’s Champions League.

They were runner's up for the 2022 COSAFA Women's Champions League and the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League.[6][7] They won the Hollywoodbets Super League for the third consecutive year in November 2022.[8]

In 2023, they won their second treble starting with the 2023 COSAFA Women's Champions League with Mthandi scoring twice in the tournament. They reclaimed their Champions League title when they won the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League. They completed the treble with the 2023 Hollywoodbets Super League title in December.[9]

International career

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Mthandi competed for the South Africa women's national soccer team at the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship where they were crowned champions.[10] She was one of the scorers in the 7-0 crashing of Comoros at the tournament.

In 2022, she was part of the team that were runners-up to Zambia at the 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship.[11]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 November 2020 Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi, South Africa  Comoros 5–0 7–0 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship

Honours

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Club

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Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

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South Africa

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References

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  1. ^ "Nonhlanhla Mthandi :: Sundowns :: Player Profile :: playmakerstats.com". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  2. ^ Import, Pongrass (12 September 2016). "'Gaddafi' eyes Banyana at Birds". Alex News. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  3. ^ Times, iDiski (4 September 2021). "Sundowns Book CAFWCL Finals Spot". iDiski Times. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Caf Women's Champions League: Mamelodi Sundowns beat Hasaacas to rule Africa | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  5. ^ Voice, Diski (5 December 2021). "Sundowns Crowned Champions OF Hollywoodbets Super League | Diski Voice". Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  6. ^ "EN, FR, PR: Green Buffaloes stun Mamelodi Sundowns to win regional title". 13 August 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  7. ^ "AS FAR stun nine-woman Mamelodi Sundowns to clinch 2022 Caf Women's Champions League title | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  8. ^ Times, iDiski (28 November 2022). "Final Hollywoodbets Super League Wrap". iDiski Times. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  9. ^ Pillay, Alicia (31 December 2023). "Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Ready for More Success after 2023 Triumph". gsport4girls. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Banyana Banyana 2020 COSAFA Women's Cup squad: - SAFA.net". 2 November 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  11. ^ Writer, KickOff. "Zambia pip Banyana to COSAFA crown". KickOff. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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