Phumelela Mbande

Phumelela Luphumlo Mbande (born 8 March 1993) is a South African field hockey player for the South African national team.[2]

Phumelela Hlophe (née Mbande)
Personal information
Born (1993-03-08) 8 March 1993
Umtata, South Africa[1]
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career
Years Team
2017-2019 Northern Blues
2021-present KZN Coastals
2017-2019 Blyde River Bunters
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 South Africa U21 6 (0)
2013-present South Africa 57 (0)
Medal record
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place2013 Nairobi
Gold medal – first place2017 Ismailia
Gold medal – first place2022 Accra

International career

She participated at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup.[3][4]

She captained the South African women's hockey team while she competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] On 23 July 2021, Mbande shared the honour of serving as a flag bearer for South Africa, alongside swimmer player Chad le Clos, at the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6][7][8][9]

Personal life

She studied a Bcom Accounting sciences degree and a post graduate diploma in accounting at the university of Pretoria, graduating in 2016. She qualified as a chartered accountant (South Africa) in 2019 and is an external audit manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers.[10]

In September 2022 she married Malusi Hlophe.

References
  1. "Get Phumelela to Interprovincial Hockey Tournament :: Champion Page". Backabuddy. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  2. 2018 Commonwelath Games profile
  3. "SA Women's Hockey Squad named for the Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup". sahockey.co.za. 7 June 2018.
  4. "Hockey Women's World Cup 2018: Team Details United States". FIH. p. 14.
  5. "Hockey MBANDE Phumelela Luphumlo". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  6. Isaacson, David (22 July 2021). "Le Clos, Mbande reunite as flag-bearers at Tokyo opening ceremony after 2010 disaster". The Sowetan. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  7. "Chad le Clos, Phumelela Mbande to carry SA flag at Olympics opening ceremony". News24. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  8. Gleeson, Mark (23 July 2021). "Swimming-More tears for Bert as son Chad carries South African flag". Reuters. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  9. Mohamed, Ashfak (23 July 2021). "Chad le Clos, Phumelela Mbande carry South African flag at Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony". Independent Online. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  10. "Phumelela Mbande, 29". Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.


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