Daniel Mudau
South African association footballer
Daniel Mudau (born 4 September 1968) is a South African former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a striker.
Early life
Daniel Mbulaheni Mudau was born on 4 September 1968 in Mamelodi.
Career
Mudau played club football for Ratanang Maholosiane and Mamelodi Sundowns; he also earned sixteen caps for the South African national side between 1993 and 2000, scoring 3 goals.
He is the all-time top goal scorer for the Mamelodi Sundowns.
Mudau scored one of the goals in Sundowns' losing effort in the 1994 BP Top 8 final.
Mudau was also known for an incident in the aftermath of Sundown's penalty shootout loss to Kaizer Chiefs in the 2001 BP Top 8 final. Mudau, who had scored both Sundown's goals, but was substituted shortly before Chief's last-minute equaliser, struck teammate Charles Motlohi, believing he had refused to take a crucial penalty. Mudau subsequently apologised.
International career
He made his debut on 6 October 1993 in a 4-0 loss against Mexico. Mudau scored his first goal in a 3-2 win over Mozambique in the 70th minute on 30 September 1995.
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