Amanda Sinegugu Dlamini (born 22 July 1988) is a former South African

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who is currently a soccer analyst and football administrator. She represented the South Africa women's national team at the

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(as the captain) and

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Early career

Dlamini was born in

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. She started playing soccer in 1999 for a boys' team, Young Callies.

Club career

At a club level, Dlamini has played for Durban Ladies and the

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. Dlamini played for

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and was part of the team that won the 2019 Sasol League Championship.

International career

She made her debut for the senior national team in 2007 in a 5–0 loss to

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in an Olympic qualifier. She scored her first international goal against

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. 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

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and

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; at the 2010 championships, she was named Most Valuable Player. She was captain of the national team between 2011 and 2013. 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

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, Nompumelelo Nyandeni,

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and

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. 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

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won her 100th cap for the United States. She retired from international football in January 2018.

Personal life

In 2012, she founded the Amanda Dlamini Girls Foundation aiming to provide basic help to girls in rural areas.

Outside Football

Media She is currently a soccer analyst at South African sports broadcaster Supersport. Administration In July 2021, she was appointed as the Senior Commercial and Marketing Manager of the

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(SAFA)

Honours

Club

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: 2019

References

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* 1988 births Living people People from uMuziwabantu Local Municipality Zulu people South African women's soccer players Women's association football midfielders South Africa women's international soccer players Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic soccer players for South Africa University of Johannesburg alumni FIFA Women's Century Club {{SouthAfrica-women-footy-bio-stub