Shepard Mosekgwa (born 22 May 1976) is a

Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kal ...

n retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

. Born in

Selebi-Phikwe Selebi-Phikwe (also spelt ''Selibe Phikwe'') is a mining town located in the Central District of Botswana. It had a population of 42,488 in 2022. The town is an administrative district, separate from the surrounding Central District. Mining ...

, Mosekgwa played as a defender for BDF XI,

TAFIC Tati African Football Independent Club also known as TAFIC for short, is a football club based in Francistown, Botswana. The team was relegated from the Botswana Premier League to the First Division North in 2014. Nicknamed Matjimenyenga, after ...

, Orapa Wanderers,

Nico United Nico United are an association football club based in Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana. Their name of "Nico", which has been the target of jokes and Internet memes since Love Live! School Idol Project gained popularity, actually comes from the copper a ...

and

Jwaneng Comets Jwaneng is a town located in the Southern District of Botswana, but it is not part of this, being a separate district, with its own Town Council. History The town was formed around the Jwaneng diamond mine, considered the richest in the world ...

. He played for the

Botswana national football team The Botswana national football team was founded in 1970 to represent Botswana in association football and is governed by the Botswana Football Association (BFA). It qualified for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. History It took part in its fi ...

between 2002 and 2003, including a substitute's appearance in Botswana's

2003 COSAFA Cup This page provides summaries to the 2003 COSAFA Cup. First round Winners of the first round advanced to the quarter-finals. Quarter-Finals The four quarter-finalists of the 2002 edition South Africa, Malawi, Swaziland and Zambia received by ...

first round 1–0 victory against Namibia.

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* Men's association football defenders Botswana footballers Gilport Lions F.C. players Botswana men's international footballers 1976 births Living people Botswana Defence Force XI F.C. players {{Botswana-footy-bio-stub