Teboho Patrick Mokoena (born 10 July 1974 in

Thokoza Thokoza, alternatively rendered Tokoza, is a township in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. Thokoza is at the location of the now-defunct Palmietfontein Airport. It is situated south east of Alberton, adjacent to Katlehong. Thokoza was the first black townshi ...

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) is a South African

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player. He last played as a midfielder for Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C.

Career

Teboho is resisting the temptation to give up on football by staying fit in the amateur ranks. It has been over two months since Bidvest Wits chose not to renew the 34-year-old's contract, and Mokoena states he still wants to maintain his fitness at a competitive level.

Playing career

* Dangerous Aces (1996–1998) *

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(1998–2001) *

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(2001–2002) *

(2002–2004) *

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(2004–2005) *

(2005–2006) *

Bidvest Wits Bidvest Wits Football Club, (simply often known as Wits University F.C. or Wits) was a South African professional football club from Johannesburg which played in the Premiership the first-tier of South African league football system. It was ni ...

(2006–2008) * Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. (2009–2010)

International career

He has 27 caps and 5 goals for

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, and was a participant at the

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, scoring one goal against

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in the group stage. International goals for South Africa :''Score and results list South Africa's goal tally first.''

References

1974 births Living people People from the East Rand South African Sotho people South African men's soccer players South African expatriate men's soccer players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2004 African Cup of Nations players Jomo Cosmos F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players Bidvest Wits F.C. players FC St. Gallen players Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland South African expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland South Africa men's international soccer players Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. players Soccer players from Gauteng 21st-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-footy-midfielder-stub