Andisiwe “Gudluza” Mgcoyi (born 16 June 1988) is a South African

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and coach who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the South African women's national team. She represented the South African women's national soccer team at the

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Club career

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

Mgcoyi played for

in the Sasol League in 2012.

Nové Zámky

In 2013, she joined

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side

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during the 2012/2013 season and immediately became an overnight sensation, scoring 13 goals in 10 matches to finish as the club's second top goal scorer and also helping the club win their first

title. She also represented her club in the

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qualifying round and as of 12 August 2013 she had 1 goal in 3 matches. After leaving Nové Zámky, Mgcoyi had a spell with Hungarian team Dorogi Diófa, a return to Mamelodi Sundowns, and a loan to German side

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KF Apolonia

In 2019, she played for Albanian Women's National Championship side

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during the 2019/20 season when the side finished second in their league. Mgcoyi netted 17 goals in 8 appearances for the club.

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

In 2020, she joined

side

and was part of the team that won the

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, the

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, and the 2021 Hollywoodbets Super League in 2021. She was the joint top goal scorer for the 2021 Hollywoodbets Super League with 27 goals. Sundowns were runner's up for the 2022 Cosafa Women's Champions League and the

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in 2022. They won the 2022 Hollywoodbets Super League title. The club won the 2023 Cosafa Women's Champions League,the

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, and the 2023 Hollywoodbets Super League in 2023.

International career

Mgcoyi was also instrumental in South Africa's quest to win the

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after finishing runners up in 2006 and 2008. She was the spearhead of the team as she scored a hat trick against

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winning 4-1 but the team lost to

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in the final.

Managerial career

She is the current coach of the Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies U/16 side. In the inaugural Gauteng Women's Development League her side won the league undefeated. In July 2024 she was named the coach of the tournament at the Engen Knockout Challenge after her side won their maiden title.

Honours

Nové Zámky *

: 2012/13 KF Apolonia * Albanian Women's National Championship: runners-up: 2019/20 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies *

: 2020,

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runner-up:

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runner-up:

Manager Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Academy * Gauteng Women's Development League: 2023 * Engen Knockout Challenge: 2024 Individual * 2021 Hollywoodbets Super League top scorer (27 goals) * Engen Knockout Challenge: Coach of the Tournament: 2024

References

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