Shiwe Octovia Nogwanya (also Nongwanya; born 7 March 1994) is a South African football

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. She plays for

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and the South Africa women's national football team.

Playing career

Nongwanya was called up to the senior national team in February 2013 in preparation for the

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. She made her first appearance for the team during the tournament. In September 2014, Nongwanya was named to the roster for the

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in Namibia.

References

Living people 1994 births People from Kroonstad Women's association football forwards South African women's soccer players Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics South Africa women's international soccer players Olympic soccer players for South Africa Soccer players from the Free State (province) {{SouthAfrica-women-footy-bio-stub