Sphumelele Shamase (also Siphumelele; born 16 January 2002) is a South African

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who plays as a

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for

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club University of Johannesburg and the South Africa women's national team.

Personal life

She has an identical twin sister, Thubelihle Shamase, who also plays soccer.

Club career

University of Johannesburg

Shamase currently plays for the

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. In 2023, she was the top scorer in the 2023 Hollywoodbets Super League finishing with 22 goals.

International career

In 2017, she was selected in the Bantwana squad for the FIFA U/17 Women's World Cup Qualifiers.Shamase competed for Bantwana at the 2018 FIFA U/17 Women's World Cup. In 2022, she competed for the South African women's national team at the

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were they finished as runners-up to

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. Shamase scored 2 goals in the tournament. In 2023, she was part of the team that were selected for the

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where they existed in the group stages and was also added to the senior national team for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of nations qualifier against Burkina Faso.

Honours

South Africa *

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: runner up:

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Individual * 2023 Hollywoodbets Super League top scorer (22 goals)

References

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