Sibulele Holweni
South African association football player
Sibulele Cecilia Holweni (born 28 April 2001) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for UWC Ladies and the South Africa women's national team.
She was part of the national team when they won their maiden continental title at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
International career
Holweni made her senior debut on 12 May 2019 in a 0–3 friendly loss to the United States. On 9 November 2020, Holweni scored five goals in the team's 7–0 win over Comoros in Group A of the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship. South Africa finished at the top of their group and advanced to the knockout stage. They won the championship and Holweni was named top goal scorer with 8 goals.
She competed for the national team when they won their maiden continental title at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
Honours
University of the Western Cape
COSAFA Women's Champions League: 2024
South Africa
Women's Africa Cup of Nations: 2022
Individual
COSAFA Women's Championship: 2020 Top Goal Scorer
International goals
Scores and results lis South Africa's goals tally first.
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