Nthabeleng Modiko
 Modiko at the UJ Soweto Stadium in 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jacinta Rethabile Nthabeleng Modiko | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 July 1986 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kroonstad | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team |
UJ Ladies F.C. (head coach) South Africa U/17 (head coach) | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| University of the Free State | ||||||||||||||
| Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies | ||||||||||||||
| 2008- | University of Johannesburg | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 30 | |||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2017-2021 | University of the Witwatersrand | |||||||||||||
| 2022- | University of Johannesburg | |||||||||||||
| 2024- | South Africa U/17 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Jacinta Rethabile Nthabeleng Modiko (born 20 July 1986) is a South African professional soccer manager and former player. She is the current head coach of UJ Ladies. She's a former Banyana Banyana captain.
International career
[edit]Modiko captained the South African women's national team at the 2010 African Women's Championship where they won a bronze medal.[1]
Managerial career
[edit]In 2017, she was appointed the coach of the University of the Witwatersrand women's team Wits Ladies[2] In 2019, she made her Sasol Women's League debut with the team and guided them to a top five finish. She also lead the university of a third spot finish at the 2019 USSA finals and qualified them for the Women's Varsity Football for the first time.[3] In her final season with the team, in 2021, she finished third in the league.[4]
In 2022, she was announced as the UJ Ladies team's assistant coach.[1] In August 2022, she took over as head coach.[5]
In 2024, she took over the South Africa women's national under-17 team as head coach for the second round qualifiers for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers.[6] The side lost 3-0 on aggregate to Ethiopia and exited the qualifiers.[7]
Honours
[edit]- African Women's Championship: third place: 2010
- USSA: Third: 2019
References
[edit]- ^ a b Raophala, Mauwane (20 January 2022). "Modiko appointed UJ Women's team assistant coach". FARPost. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Freitas, Kayla De Jesus (13 April 2017). "Former Banyana captain Nthabeleng Modiko to boost Wits Ladies - Wits Vuvuzela". Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Bronwen (7 December 2019). "Wits Qualify for First Varsity Football Tournament". gsport4girls. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ Kganakga, Tlamelo (15 January 2022). "New Horizons for Acclaimed Football Coach Nthabeleng Modiko". gsport4girls. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Nthabeleng Modiko's youthful approach benefits University of Johannesburg | soccer". SABC. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Modiko urges Bantwana to keep dreams alive - SAFA.net". 9 February 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Pillay, Alicia (11 February 2024). "Bantwana Play to 0-All Draw vs Ethiopia, Exit FIFA U17 World Cup Qualifiers". gsport4girls. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- Living people
- South African soccer managers
- South Africa women's international soccer players
- University of Johannesburg alumni
- Female association football managers
- Women's association football managers
- 1986 births
- Women's sports coaches
- South African women's soccer players
- 21st-century South African sportswomen