Zamandosi Nene (

née The birth name is the name of the person given upon their birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name or to the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a births registe ...

Cele) is a South African

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who plays as a

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for Sasol Women's League side

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

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at the

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Nene guided newly formed

to the KZN Sasol Women's League in their maiden season and the

2024 Sasol League National Championship The 2024 Sasol League National Championship was the 15th edition of Sasol League National Championship since it was formed in 2009. It was held at Loerie Park Sports Stadium in Knysna. Ezemvelo were crowned Sasol League National Champions after ...

title. She was named the best player at the national championship.

International career

Cele competed for the

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at the

and the

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where they finished as runner's up.

Honours

African Women's Championship The Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations and formerly the African Women's Championship, is a biennial international women's football tournament organized by t ...

: runner-up

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Sasol League National Championship The Sasol Women's League is the second-tier South African women's association football league, sponsored by Sasol since 2013. It is semi-professional, and operates as a provincial league, with two "streams" of 8-10 teams in each of South Africa ...

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

Individual *

: Best Player:

References

Living people 1990 births Women's association football defenders South African women's soccer players South Africa women's international soccer players Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic soccer players for South Africa Sasol Women's League players Durban University of Technology alumni Soccer players from KwaZulu-Natal 21st-century South African sportswomen {{SouthAfrica-women-footy-bio-stub