Bongeka Gamede

Bongeka Gamede
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Ixopo
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
University of the Western Cape
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018- University of the Western Cape
International career
South Africa U17
South Africa U20
2019– South Africa 25 (0)
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
First place 2022 Morocco
COSAFA Women's Champions League
Gold medal – first place 2024 Malawi
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 July 2023 (prior the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup)

Bongeka Gamede (born 22 May 1999) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for SAFA Women's League club UWC FC and the South Africa women's national team.

She was part of the national team when they won their maiden continental title at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[3]

Gamede was part of the University of the Western Cape team when they became the first university to win the COSAFA Women's Champions League and qualify for the CAF Women's Champions League. She was tied for top goal scorer at the tournament and made it to the Group Stage Best XI as well as the overall Best XI.[4][5]

  1. ^ Bongeka Gamede at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 June 2019. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Bongeka Gamede Profile". Footballcritic. 11 May 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Kganyago, Lethabo (21 August 2024). "UWC Dominate CAF WCL COSAFA Qualifiers Team". iDiski Times. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  5. ^ "University of Western Cape wins COSAFA CAF Women's Champions League 2024 Zonal Qualifier". University of Western Cape wins COSAFA CAF Women’s Champions League 2024 Zonal Qualifier. Retrieved 20 September 2024.