10 Things You Didn’t Know About Amanda Dlamini.

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

2. At a club level, Dlamini has played for Durban Ladies and the University of Johannesburg .

3. She made her debut for the senior national team in 2007 in a 5-0 loss to Nigeria in an Olympic qualifier.

4. She scored her first international goal against Netherlands .

5. She was the top goalscorer of the 2008 Sasol Women’s League.

6. 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.

7. She was captain of the national team between 2011 and 2013.

8. 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.

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

10. She was born July 22, 1988.

By Jimmy Modise.