Amanda Dlamini

Amanda Dlamini
Amanda Dlamini playing for South Africa at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Amanda Sinegugu Dlamini
Date of birth (1988-07-22) 22 July 1988 (age 38)
Place of birth Harding, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
– Young Callies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Durban Ladies
2013 University of Johannesburg
–2019 JVW
International career
2007–2018 South Africa 105 (24)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 September 2016

Amanda Sinegugu Dlamini (born 22 July 1988) is a former South African soccer player who is currently a soccer analyst and football administrator. She represented the South Africa women's national team at the 2012 (as the captain) and 2016 Summer Olympics.

Dlamini won her maiden national title with JVW in 2019. In 2024 she became the first woman to commentate a match at the Africa Cup of Nations when she commentated on the Morocco vs Tanzania match. She was appointed a CAF ambassador in October 2025.

Early career

Dlamini was born in Harding in KwaZulu Natal. She started playing soccer in 1999 for a boys' team, Young Callies.

Club career

At a club level, Dlamini has played for Durban Ladies and the UJ Ladies. She was part of the UJ Ladies team that won the inaugural Varsity Women's Football Cup in 2013 with Dlamini scoring from aset piece in a 6–0 win against TUT Ladies.

Dlamini played for JVW FC and was part of the team that won the 2019 Sasol League Championship.

International career

She made her debut for the senior national team in 2007 in a 5–0 loss to Nigeria in an Olympic qualifier. She scored her first international goal against Netherlands. She was the top goalscorer of the 2008 Sasol Women's League. She was part of the squads that won bronze and silver medals at the 2010 African Women's Championship and 2012 African Women's Championship; at the 2010 championships, she was named Most Valuable Player. She was captain of the national team between 2011 and 2013.

She became the fifth female football player to win 100 caps for South Africa following a friendly match against the United States in July 2016, following Janine van Wyk, Nompumelelo Nyandeni, Portia Modise and Noko Matlou. Prior to the game, she said "It has always been a dream of mine to play for the national team, I have never wanted to do anything else but play football. I am what I am today because of the game. I have given so much to the game and to see myself so close to the 100 caps makes me very emotional". In the same match, American goalkeeper Hope Solo won her 100th cap for the United States.

She retired from international football in January 2018.

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 August 2008Caledonian Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa Netherlands1–11–2Friendly
2.11 November 2010Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton, South Africa Equatorial Guinea1–31–32010 African Women's Championship
3.14 November 2010 Cameroon2–02–0
4.3 July 2011Gwanzura, Harare, Zimbabwe Botswana1–04–02011 COSAFA Women's Championship
5.6 July 2011 Malawi2–15–1
6.3–1
7.28 February 2012Dasaki Stadium, Achna, Cyprus South Korea1–01–22012 Cyprus Women's Cup
8.18 October 2014Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Algeria1–05–12014 African Women's Championship
9.11 April 2015Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Botswana3–05–02015 African Games qualification
10.31 May 2015 Gabon2–05–02015 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament

Personal life

In 2012, she founded the Amanda Dlamini Girls Foundation aiming to provide basic help to girls in rural areas.

Outside Football

Media

She is currently a soccer analyst at South African sports broadcaster Supersport. In 2024 she became the first woman to commentate a match at the Africa Cup of Nations. Her first match being the Morocco vs Tanzania match at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

In October 2015 she was appointed a CAF ambassador and commentator for the CAF African Schools Football Championship.

Administration

In July 2021, she was appointed as the Senior Commercial and Marketing Manager of the South African Football Association (SAFA)

Honours

South Africa

University of Johannesburg

JVW

References

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  3. ↑ Ndumela, Mntungwa (8 December 2019). "JVW Crowned 2019 Sasol League National Champions". Sasol In Sport. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  4. 1 2 "'Emotional' Former Banyana Banyana captain, Amanda Dlamini makes history at TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations". ‘Emotional’ Former Banyana Banyana captain, Amanda Dlamini makes history at TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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  6. 1 2 Moreotsene, Linda (7 October 2011). "Amanda inspires Banyana". The New Age. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
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  13. ↑ Mokoena, Kgomotso (2 November 2022). "Supersport rope in world superstars for World Cup coverage". Sunday World. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Amanda Dlamini: Former South African player on ground-breaking Afcon commentary role in Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  15. ↑ "Take your opportunity: Amanda Dlamini challenges players ahead of CAF African Schools Football Championship, Zimbabwe 2026". Take your opportunity: Amanda Dlamini challenges players ahead of CAF African Schools Football Championship, Zimbabwe 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Amanda Dlamini: Ex-Banyana Banyana captain appointed SAFA Senior Manager". Kick Off. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.