Sifiso Ngobeni (born 8 February 1997) is a South African professional

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player who plays as a

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for Mamelodi Sundowns and the

South African national team South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz' ...

Early life

Ngobeni was born in and grew up in

Mamelodi Mamelodi, part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, is a township set up by the then apartheid government northeast of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. Etymology "Mamelodi" is the name derived from the Sepedi word with the prefix bei ...

and grew up supporting Mamelodi Sundowns.

Club career

Ngobeni started his career at

Bloemfontein Celtic Bloemfontein Celtic Football Club (simply known as Celtic) is a South African amateur football club based in Bloemfontein that competes in the ABC Motsepe League, the third tier of the South African football league system. Bloemfontein Celtic has ...

in 2019, making his debut in a 0–0 draw with

Chippa United Chippa United Football Club (often known as Chilli boys or Chippa) is a South African professional football club based in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape province, having previously being based in Nyanga suburb of the city of Cape Town. The club' ...

on 21 September. He made 20 appearances during the 2019–20 season and 21 during the 2020–21 season.. In July 2021, Ngobeni signed for reigning Premier Division champions Mamelodi Sundowns on a five-year contract.

International career

Ngobeni represented

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

at the

2021 COSAFA Cup The 2021 COSAFA Cup was the 20th edition of the COSAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). It took place on 6–18 July 2021. ...

, making 5 appearances as South Africa won the tournament.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ngobeni, Sifiso 1997 births Living people People from Mamelodi Soccer players from Gauteng South African men's soccer players Men's association football fullbacks Bloemfontein Celtic F.C. players Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players South African Premier Division players South Africa men's international soccer players