Mamello Makhabane (born 24 February 1988) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Kaizer Chiefs Ladies and the South Africa women's national team.
 Makhabane at the 2016 Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Kutloanong, Gauteng, South Africa[1] | ||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kaizer Chiefs Ladies F.C. | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Kutloanong Ladies | ||
| – | Palace Super Falcons | ||
| –2022 | JVW F.C. | ||
| 2023–2025 | TS Galaxy Queens | ||
| 2026– | Kaizer Chiefs Ladies F.C. | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005– | South Africa | 105 | (18+) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:29, 13 February 2020 (UTC) | |||
She was the diski queen (player) of the tournament at the 2014 and 2016 Sasol League National Championship and was the queen of the queens (players player) of the tournament in 2016.[3]
Club career
editPalace Super Falcons
editShe won the Sasol League National Championship three times in a row with Palace Super Falcons from 2010–2012 and was diski queen (player) of the tournament when they were runners-up to Cape Town Roses in 2014.[4]
JVW
editShe was part of the team that were runner-ups in the 2016 national championship and won their maiden title in 2019 earning promotion to the SAFA Women's League.[5]
TS Galaxy Queens
editShe played for TS Galaxy Queens from 2023 till 2025.[6]
Kaizer Chiefs Ladies
editMakhabane was one of the 24 players signed by the newly formed Kaizer Chiefs Ladies in March 2026.[7]
International career
editMakhabane was included into the national team in 2005. After helping South Africa qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics, Makhabane was unable to participate in the tournament due to a groin injury sustained in September 2011.[8][9] In September 2014, she was named to the senior team roster in preparation for the 2014 African Women's Championship in Namibia.[10][11][12][13]
She made her 100th appearance for South Africa in August 2019.[14]
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 July 2011 | Gwanzura, Harare, Zimbabwe |  Botswana | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2011 COSAFA Women's Championship |
Honours
editPalace Super Falcons
- Sasol League National Championship: 2010, 2011, 2012 runners-up: 2014
- Gauteng Sasol Women's League: 2010, 2011, 2012
JVW
- Sasol League National Championship: 2019; runners-up: 2016
- Gauteng Sasol Women's League: 2016, 2019
TS Galaxy Queens
- SAFA Women's League third place: 2024, 2025
Individual
- 2014 Sasol League National Championship: Diski Queen of the Tournament
- 2016 Sasol League National Championship: Diski Queen of the Tournament
- 2016 Sasol League National Championship: Queen of queens of the Tournament
References
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- ↑ Mamello “Jabu” Makhabane[permanent dead link]. sasolinsport.com
- ↑ Mamello Makhabane Archived 22 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ↑ Content, Print (18 December 2014). "Cape Town Roses crowned 2014 Sasol League National champions". Comaro Chronicle. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ Content, Print (18 December 2014). "Cape Town Roses crowned 2014 Sasol League National champions". Comaro Chronicle. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ Ndumela, Mntungwa (8 December 2019). "JVW Crowned 2019 Sasol League National Champions". Sasol In Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "TS Galaxy midfielder Mamello Makhabane looking forward to 2025 HWBSL season | soccer". SABC. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "Kaizer Chiefs launch women's team". Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ Mamello Makhabane Archived 20 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
- ↑ Moholoa, Ramatsiyi (11 May 2012). "Makhabane's dream dashed". Sowetan Live. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Pauw Names Banyana Squad For AWC". Soccer Laduma. 30 September 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Banyana Thump Algeria for AWC Semis Birth". gsport. 18 October 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Mamello Makhabane eyes World Cup qualification". The Citizen. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ Tshwaku, Khanyiso (21 October 2014). "Banyana will not surrender". DispatchLive. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- ↑ "Mamello Makhabane happy to join the centurion club". 5 August 2019. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
External links
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