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Mogogi Gabonamong (born September 10, 1982) is a Motswana former
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who played as a
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and defender for, among others,
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club Bloemfontein Celtic and
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. In 2011, Mogogi was the highest paid athlete from Botswana at $354,000 (
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).


Club career

Gabonamong has played for SuperSport United, Engen Santos,
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, FC Satmos,
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and Mogoditshane Fighters. As a teenager he had a trial with English Premiership giants Manchester United.


International career

Since making his debut for
Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalaha ...
at the age of sixteen in 1999, Gabonamong has been an integral part of the country's national side.


International goals


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* 1982 births Living people Botswana men's footballers Botswana men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Mogoditshane Fighters players Men's association football defenders Santos F.C. (South Africa) players Township Rollers F.C. players SuperSport United F.C. players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players TT Pro League players F.C. Satmos players Botswana expatriates in South Africa Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Expatriate men's footballers in Trinidad and Tobago Botswana expatriate sportspeople in South Africa {{Botswana-footy-bio-stub