Bambanani Mbane

Bambanani Mbane
Mbane at the UJ Soweto Stadium in 2024
Personal information
Full name Bambanani Nolufefe Mbane
Date of birth (1990-03-12) 12 March 1990
Place of birth Sterkspruit, South Africa
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Mamelodi Sundowns
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bloemfontein Celtic F.C.
2020 Dinamo Minsk 1 (0)
2021– Mamelodi Sundowns
International career
2016– South Africa 81 (4)
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
2022 Morocco
2018 Ghana


CAF Women's Champions League
2021 Egypt
2022 Morocco


COSAFA Women's Champions League
2021 South Africa
2022 South Africa
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 July 2023 (prior the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup)

Bambanani Nolufefe Mbane (born 12 March 1990) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa women's national team.

In 2017 she was the player of the tournament as well as player's player of the tournament at the 2017 Sasol League National Championship.

In 2021 she was the South African Football Journalists' Association women's footballer of the year as well as the 2021 SAFA Women's League player of the season.

In 2022, she was named in the 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League Best XI and the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations Best XI.

In 2023, she was named in the Women's Africa XI announced at the 2023 CAF Awards.