Kayla de Waal (born 11 June 2000) is a South African

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player for the South African national team.

International career

Under–18

Retief Ochse and she is South Africa as

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is 2017 UIPM Biathle World Championships, Relay Biathle Mix Youth A Under-19 Biathle to rank 4. She as biathle Under-19 to rank 6. She made South Africa U–18 as the

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in 2018 and

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Under–21

Kayla made her debut for the South Africa U–21 in 2022 at the

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National team

Kayla participated at the

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Following her successful debut in the

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Test is South Africa v.

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Personal life

She attended Herschel Girls School, studied at the

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Awards

Western Province

* 2022 - Senior Indoor IPT - Leading Goalscorer

References

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Kayla de Waal
at the Princess Sportsgear 2000 births Living people South African female field hockey players South African female modern pentathletes Field hockey players at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Field hockey players at the 2018 African Youth Games Alumni of Herschel Girls' School Field hockey players from Cape Town 21st-century South African women 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup players {{SouthAfrica-fieldhockey-bio-stub