Andile Dlamini

Andile ‘Sticks’ Dlamini (born 2 September 1992) is a South African soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa women's national team.

Andile Dlamini
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992
Place of birth Tembisa, South Africa
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Mamelodi Sundowns
Number 32
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Phomolong Ladies
2010– Mamelodi Sundowns
International career‡
2011– South Africa 69 (0)
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Second place2012 Equatorial Guinea
Second place2018 Ghana
First place2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 July 2023 (prior the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup)

Early life

Andile Dlamini was born on 2 September 1992 in Tembisa, a township of Johannesburg, South Africa.[1]

Club career

Andile Dlamini took up professional football after playing against the South Africa women's national under-20 football team; she was subsequently selected for the team.[2] Nicknamed "Sticks", she previously played for Phomolong Ladies, and currently for Mamelodi Sundowns.[1]

International career

She made her first appearance for the South Africa women's national football team against Botswana in 2011.[1] Dlamini has routinely been the reserve goalkeeper for the team, with Thokozile Mndaweni and Roxanne Barker taking the first time spots. This has meant that although Dlamini has been named to the squads of both the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she did not play any time at all during either tournaments.[3] She was disappointed when South Africa were eliminated from the 2015 All Africa Games in the first round through a drawing after each team in the group stage drew all their games.[4]

Following the arrival of coach Desiree Ellis, it was suggested that Dlamini could have a better chance of becoming the first choice goalkeeper, especially after Barker was released later than expected for friendlies and the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations tournament.[3]

Personal life

Dlamini is a Christian, and reads the bible to prepare for football matches.[2]

Honours

South Africa

Individual

  • Women's Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2022[6]
  • IFFHS CAF Women's Team of The Year: 2022[7]

References
  1. "Andile "Sticks" Dlamini". Sasol in Sport. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  2. "Q & A with Sasol Banyana Banyana's Andile Dlamini". Sasol in Sport. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  3. Ngidi, Njabulo (16 November 2016). "Dlamini's chance to shine for Banyana". IOL. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  4. Mokwena, Busisiwe (15 September 2015). "Draw breaks Banyana hearts!". Daily Sun. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  5. "Magaia brace hands South Africa first TotalEnergies WAFCON trophy". CAF. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  6. "CAF announces TotalEnergies Women's AFCON 2022 Best XI". CAF. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  7. "IFFHS CAF Women's Team 2022". The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.


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