Thinasonke Mbuli

Thinasonke Mbuli
Personal information
Full name Thinasonke Phakamile Jessica Mbuli
Date of birth 18 May
Team information
Current team
University of the Western Cape (head coach)
Managerial career
Years Team
2019- University of the Western Cape
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Second place 2018 Ghana
First place 2022 Morocco
COSAFA Women's Champions League
First place 2024 Malawi

Thinasonke Phakamile Jessica Mbuli is South African professional soccer manager and current head coach of SAFA Women's League side University of the Western Cape and the assistant coach of the South Africa women's national soccer team.[1][2]

Mbuli become the first female South African coach, second overall, to qualify for the CAF Women's Champions League after winning the 2024 COSAFA Women's Champions League.[3]

  1. ^ "[LOOK] A chance at history: UWC's Thinasonke Mbuli excited to help prepare Banyana Banyana for World Cup glory". www.dailyvoice.co.za. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. ^ Kganyago, Lethabo (26 August 2024). "UWC Quartet In CAF WCL COSAFA Qualifiers Best Team". iDiski Times. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Banyana Banyana assistant makes history, takes UWC to CAF CL joining Sundowns". www.afrik-foot.com. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.