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Amanda Dlamini
Amanda Sinegugu Dlamini (born 22 July 1988) is a former South African soccer player who is currently a soccer analyst and football administrator. She represented the South Africa women's national team at the 2012 (as the captain) and 2016 Summer Olympics. Dlamini won her maiden national title with JVW in 2019.[3] In 2024 she became the first woman to commentate a match at the Africa Cup of Nations.[4] Early careerDlamini was born in Harding in KwaZulu Natal. She started playing soccer in 1999 for a boys' team, Young Callies.[5] Club careerAt a club level, Dlamini has played for Durban Ladies and the UJ Ladies. She was part of the UJ Ladies team that won the inaugural Varsity Women's Football Cup in 2013.[6] Dlamini played for JVW FC and was part of the team that won the 2019 Sasol League Championship.[7] International careerShe made her debut for the senior national team in 2007 in a 5–0 loss to Nigeria in an Olympic qualifier. She scored her first international goal against Netherlands.[5] She was the top goalscorer of the 2008 Sasol Women's League. She was part of the squads that won bronze and silver medals at the 2010 African Women's Championship and 2012 African Women's Championship; at the 2010 championships, she was named Most Valuable Player. She was captain of the national team between 2011 and 2013.[7] She became the fifth female football player to win 100 caps for South Africa following a friendly match against the United States in July 2016, following Janine van Wyk, Nompumelelo Nyandeni, Portia Modise and Noko Matlou. Prior to the game, she said "It has always been a dream of mine to play for the national team, I have never wanted to do anything else but play football. I am what I am today because of the game. I have given so much to the game and to see myself so close to the 100 caps makes me very emotional". In the same match, American goalkeeper Hope Solo won her 100th cap for the United States.[8] She retired from international football in January 2018.[9] Personal lifeIn 2012, she founded the Amanda Dlamini Girls Foundation aiming to provide basic help to girls in rural areas.[10] Outside FootballMedia She is currently a soccer analyst at South African sports broadcaster Supersport.[11] In 2024 she became the first woman to commentate a match at the Africa Cup of Nations.[12] Her first match being the Morocco vs Tanzania match at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[4] Administration In July 2021, she was appointed as the Senior Commercial and Marketing Manager of the South African Football Association (SAFA)[13] HonoursUJ Ladies F.C. Varsity Women's Football Cup: 2013 JVW SAFA Women's League: 2019 References
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