Ntsopa Mokoena
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| Born | 17 August 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Ntsopa Mokoena (born 17 August 2004)[1] is a field hockey player from South Africa, who plays as a forward.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Ntsopa Mokoena was born and raised in the Free State city of Bethlehem.[3][4]
She is a former student of Bethlehem Voortrekker Hoërskool.[4]
Career
[edit]Senior national team
[edit]Mokoena received her first call up to the national team during a tour to Spain in December 2022.[5] She made her debut during a test series against Italy, and followed this up with an appearance at the inaugural FIH Nations Cup.[6][7]
Under–21
[edit]Mokoena made her debut for the South Africa U–21 in 2023 at the Junior Africa Cup in Ismailia.[8]
International goals
[edit]Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 7 December 2022 | Estadio Betero, Valencia, Spain |  Italy | 1–0 | 5–0 | Test Match | [9] |
| 2 | 3–0 | ||||||
| 3 | 5–0 | ||||||
| 4 | 12 December 2022 |  Chile | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2022 FIH Nations Cup | [10] |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Team Details – South Africa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ↑ "SA Women". SA Hockey. South African Hockey Association. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ↑ "Mokoena scores a hat-trick against Italy". ofm.co.za. OFM. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- 1 2 "SA Vrouehokkiespan – Ntsopa Mokoena van BVHS in span". schoolsthatrock.co.za (in Afrikaans). Schools That Rock. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ↑ "SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN'S HOCKEY SQUADS HAVE BEEN SELECTED". sasportspress.co.za. SA Sports Press. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ↑ "MOKOENA Ntsopa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ↑ "FIH Nations Cup | SA Hockey Women's Nations Cup Squad announced - South African Hockey Association". SA Hockey. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ↑ "South African Women's U21 team named for the African Qualifier | SA Hockey Association". Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ "South Africa 5–0 Italy". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ↑ "Chile 2–1 South Africa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
External links
[edit]- Ntsopa Mokoena at the International Hockey Federation
- Ntsopa Mokoena at the South African Hockey Association
- Ntsopa Mokoena at Olympedia
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- Women's field hockey forwards
- 21st-century South African sportswomen
- South African Sotho people
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for South Africa
- Sportspeople from Bethlehem, Free State
- 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup players
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