Sedilame Boseja

Maitumelo Sedilame Boseja (born 1 December 1997), nicknamed Tsontso,[3] is a Motswana footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies F.C. and the Botswana women's national team.

Sedilame Boseja
Personal information
Full name Maitumelo Sedilame Boseja
Date of birth (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997[1]
Place of birth Tutume, Central District, Botswana
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Township Rollers
2017 Double Action 1 (0)
2017–2020 Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies
2021– Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
International career‡
2012 Botswana Under-17
2015 Botswana Under-20 2 (0)
? Botswana 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 May 2021[2]

Early life

Boseja was born in the village of Tutume in Botswana's Central District.[4][5]

Club career

Township Rollers

In 2015, Boseja began her senior career with the women's team of Township Rollers F.C..[6]

Double Action

In 2017, Boseja signed with Double Action Ladies FC.[2]

Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies

Having only played a single league game for Double Action, South African team Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies signed Boseja on a three-year deal.[2]

In her first season with the team, Celtic won the Free State Region women's football League.[7]

Boseja left Celtic in June 2020.[2][8]

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

In May 2021, Boseja signed with SAFA Women's League team Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies F.C..[2] In July that year, she tore an anterior cruciate ligament during a training session.[4] The injury ruled her out of Sundowns' run to win the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League, but as a registered squad member for the tournament, she still received a winner's medal.[9]

International career

In 2012, Boseja was capped by the Botswana women's national under-17 football team.[10]

In 2015, Boseja represented Botswana in qualifying for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, losing 9–1 on aggregate to South Africa over two legs.[11]

As of May 2021, Boseja has won 21 caps with the Botswana national team.[2]

Honours

Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies

  • Sasol League National Championship: 2017[12]

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

References
  1. "SEDILAME BOSIJA". sundownsfc.co.za. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  2. Boranabi, Kabelo (28 May 2021). "Double Action query Boseja's Sundowns move". Mmegi. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. "Rousing return for Sedilame Boseja after Long Injury-lay Off". sundownsfc.co.za. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. Kehimile, Tshepo (16 November 2021). "Bosija On The Recovery Path". The Voice. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  5. "Coach Nkutlwisang thumps up Bosija's move to Sundowns Ladies FC". Botswana Football Association. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2023. ...the Tutume-born keeper further thanked the management...
  6. Boranabi, Kabelo (30 July 2021). "Boseja faces former side, Double Action". Mmegi. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  7. "Congratulations Sedilame Boseja". Botswana Football Association. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  8. Boranabi, Kabelo (17 May 2021). "Mares Goalkeeper Club Hunting After Celtic Exit". Mmegi. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  9. Boranabi, Kabelo (22 November 2021). "Boseja is an African champ". Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  10. Mokganedi, Mosah (23 January 2012). "Bots U-17 women get a hammering". Mmegi. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  11. "SA Women U-20 beat Botswana 8-1". KickOff. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  12. "Celtic defend their Sasol League National Championship title". SAFA. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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