Simphiwe Dludlu

Simphiwe Mendy Dludlu (born 21 September 1987) is a South African professional soccer manager and former player. Dludlu is the former head coach of the South African women's national U/17. She led the team to their second FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualification in 2018 which was hosted in Uruguay.

Early life Dludlu attended TuksSport High School. In 2007, she began studies at University of Pretoria and graduated with a Sports Science degree in 2012. She was the captain of the South African women's national team between 2009 and 2010.

In May 2014, Dludlu made her 50th cap for the South Africa senior team during a friendly match against Ghana. She announced her retirement from international football in March 2014, aspiring to pursue a career in coaching instead. She finished her playing career for the South African team on 63 caps.

Coaching career Upon graduating from the University of Pretoria in 2012, she became coach of the university women's football team, playing in the University Sports South Africa (USSA) leagues. In her first two years with the team, they reached the final of the USSA Football National Club Championships.

Alongside other former South African women's internationals, she is a scout for the Vodafone NXT Level programme.

Honours South Africa

COSAFA Women's Championship: runner up: 2022 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship: Runners-Up: 2019, Third place: 2020