Bambanani Nolufefe Mbane (born 12 March 1990) is a South African

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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and the South Africa women's national team.

Club career

Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies

She was part of the Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies squad that won the

back-to-back during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. She was named the Queen of the Tournament in 2017.

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

In 2021, Mbane joined

in South Africa and was part of the team that won the

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and were runner's up for the

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. She was named the Hollywoodbets Super League: Player of the Season in 2021 and made it to the Team of the Year (best XI for 2021).She was also nominated for the 2021 CAF Women Interclub Player of the Year award and 2021 CAF Women Player of the Year. In 2022, she was added to the 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League Best XI and the

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Best XI. In 2023, she was added to the Women's Africa XI announced at the 2023 CAF Awards.

Personal life

In 2019, she married Tsholofelo Makgaleme after three months of dating.

Honours

Club * SAFA Women's League: 2016, 2017, 2021,

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* CAF Women's Champions League:

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runner-up:

South Africa *

, runner-up:

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Individual * SAFA Queen of the Tournament: 2017 * SAFA Queen of Queens: 2017 * Hollywoodbets Super League Player of the Season: 2021 *

Team of the Tournament:

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CAF Women's Team of The Year: 2022 * Women's Africa XI:

References

1990 births Living people Women's association football midfielders Women's association football defenders South African women's soccer players People from Senqu Local Municipality South Africa women's international soccer players 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Olympic soccer players for South Africa Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics South African expatriate women's soccer players South African expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Expatriate women's footballers in Belarus 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players {{SouthAfrica-women-footy-bio-stub Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies F.C. players Lesbian sportswomen South African lesbians South African LGBT sportspeople LGBT association football players 21st-century South African women 21st-century South African LGBT people