Bongeka Gamede

Bongeka S'mangele Gamede (born 22 May 1999) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for Danish A-Liga club FC Nordsjælland and the South Africa women's national team.

Gamede was part of the national team when they won their maiden continental title at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

Personal life Gamede's home town is Ixopo in KwaZulu-Natal. In 2024 she graduated from the University of the Western Cape with a Bachelor of Arts in Tourism.

College career University of Western Cape Gamede played for the university while undergoing her studies in Tourism.

In 2023 she was named 2023 Sportswoman of the Year Winner at the university.

She scored 3 goals in the 2024 COSAFA Women's Champions League to help the side win their maiden title and qualify for the CAF Women's Champions League. She named in the 2024 COSAFA Women's Champions League Best XI.

Club career FC Nordsjælland She signed for Danish A-Liga club FC Nordsjælland in 2024.

International career A former South African under-17 and under-20 international, she was included in the South African squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup despite having never previously represented the national team at senior level. A tourism student at the University of the Western Cape, she had to postpone her first year exams to appear at the tournament. She made her international debut in a pre-World Cup friendly against Norway on 2 June 2019, coming on as a substitute in South Africa's 7–2 defeat.

Honours Women's Africa Cup of Nations: 2022, runner-up: 2018 COSAFA Women's Champions League: 2024 Individual University of the Western Cape Sportswoman of the Year Winner: 2023 COSAFA Women's Champions League: 2024 Top goal scorer (tied 3 goals)