Sirgio Kammies (born 7 February 1998) is a South African

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player who plays as a defender for

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in the

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. Kammies was born in

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and joined the Ajax Cape Town academy. He was selected to represent South Africa U20 in the

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, as a replacement for unavailable Reeve Frosler. Kammies was then supposed to play the

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as well, but Ajax Cape Town declined to release him for international duty as he instead made his Premier Division debut in December 2017. Kammies later played for

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before that club was sold to

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, and he instead joined Cape Town All Stars. He was brought to

in the summer of 2022 as a part of a large influx of new players, with 16 signings being announced together. In 2024 he selected for

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to contest the 2024 COSAFA Cup. Kammies did not play any of the matches, however.

References

1998 births Living people Soccer players from Cape Town South African men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Cape Town Spurs F.C. players Cape Umoya United F.C. players All Stars F.C. (South Africa) players Chippa United F.C. players South African Premier Division players National First Division players South Africa men's youth international soccer players {{SouthAfrica-footy-defender-stub