Dipsy Selolwane

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dipsy Selolwane

| fullname = Diphetogo Selolwane

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|1|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gaborone, Botswana

| height = {{height|m=1.75}}

| currentclub = Pretoria University

| clubnumber = 8

| position = Midfielder, Striker

| youthyears1 = 2000

| youthclubs1 = Harris–Stowe State University

| youthyears2 = 2001

| youthclubs2 = Saint Louis University

| years1 = 1997–2000

| years2 = 2001–2002

| years3 = 2002–2005

| years4 = 2005

| years5 = 2005–2007

| years6 = 2007

| years7 = 2008–2010

| years8 = 2010–2012

| years9 = 2012–2015

| clubs1 = Gaborone United

| clubs2 = Vejle BK

| clubs3 = Chicago Fire

| clubs4 = Real Salt Lake

| clubs5 = Santos

| clubs6 = Jomo Cosmos

| clubs7 = Ajax Cape Town

| clubs8 = Supersport United

| clubs9 = University of Pretoria

| caps1 =

| caps2 = 5

| caps3 = 27

| caps4 = 8

| caps5 = 45

| caps6 = 2

| caps7 = 61

| caps8 = 39

| caps9 =

| goals1 =

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 3

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 13

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 8

| goals8 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 1998–2012

| nationalteam1 = Botswana

| nationalcaps1 = 68

| nationalgoals1 = 18

| pcupdate = May 25, 2011

| ntupdate = January 28, 2016

}}

Diphetogo "Dipsy" Selolwane (born 27 January 1978) is a Motswana former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.{{Cite web|title=University of Pretoria have signed Gabonese defender Charly Mossouno|url=https://www.kickoff.com/news/articles/south-africa-news/categories/news/news/university-of-pretoria-have-signed-gabonese-defender-charly-mossouno/538437|date=2012-07-11|website=Kick Off|access-date=2020-05-27|archive-date=23 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223043900/https://www.snl24.com/errorpages/404|url-status=live}} He has also played as a striker in Major League Soccer.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/african-tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/2012-player-profiles/botswana/dipsy-selolwane.html|title=Dipsy Selolwane Player Profile|access-date=2012-01-29|date=January 2012|publisher=MTN Football|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209171847/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/african-tournaments/african-cup-of-nations/2012-player-profiles/botswana/dipsy-selolwane.html|archive-date=2012-02-09}}

Club career

Selolwane first played for Gaborone United in the Botswana Premier League.{{Cite web|title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Dipsy Selolwane|url=https://www.botswanayouth.com/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-dipsy-selolwane/|date=2013-08-07|website=Botswana Youth Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-27|archive-date=28 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328231002/https://www.botswanayouth.com/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-dipsy-selolwane/|url-status=live}} After playing college soccer at Saint Louis University and being named first-team All-American in 2001, Selolwane was drafted 36th overall in the 2002 MLS Superdraft by the Chicago Fire.{{Cite news|date=2014-07-14|title=Farewell to Botswana legend Diphetogo 'Dipsy' Selolwane|language=en-gb|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28297542|access-date=2020-05-27|archive-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124133309/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28297542|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Player Registry|url=https://www.chicagofirefc.com/playerregistry/dipsy-selolwane|last=Chicago Fire FC|date=2020|website=Chicago Fire FC Player Registry|access-date=27 May 2020|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923100647/https://www.chicagofirefc.com/playerregistry/dipsy-selolwane|url-status=dead}} Selolwane was traded to Real Salt Lake after the 2004 MLS season but failed to make an impact and was released during the 2005 season.{{Cite news|date=2005-01-03|title=Dipsy on the move|language=en-GB|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4142607.stm|access-date=2020-05-27|archive-date=23 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223043733/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4142607.stm|url-status=live}} In four years of action in MLS, he scored three goals.{{fact|date=September 2023}}

He returned to Africa, first to Botswana and then to the South African Premier Soccer League. His first PSL club was Santos, before moving to Jomo Cosmos, after having a very disappointing 2006–07 season< he signed with Ezenkosi for the 2007–08 season, but made only two appearances and joined Ajax Cape Town in early 2008. His PSL career flourished at Ajax, where he was converted to a midfielder and earned a July 2010 move to league champions Supersport United.{{Cite web |title=FINISHED: SuperSport United Complete The Signing Of Dipsy Selolwane {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/1659/south-africa/2010/04/23/1890902/supersport-united-complete-the-signing-of-dipsy-selolwane |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=www.goal.com |archive-date=26 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426091642/http://www.goal.com/en/news/1659/south-africa/2010/04/23/1890902/supersport-united-complete-the-signing-of-dipsy-selolwane |url-status=live }}

International career

Selolwane is also a significant player for the Botswana national football team. On 28 January 2012, Selolwane converted a penalty, which temporarily equalised the score in the 1:6 loss against Guinea. This was the first ever goal scored by the national team in a major international tournament.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jan/28/guinea-botswana-africa-cup-of-nations?newsfeed=true|title=Guinea revive Africa Cup of Nations hopes by thrashing Botswana|access-date=2012-01-29|date=2012-01-28|publisher=Guardian.co.uk|archive-date=5 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305012746/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jan/28/guinea-botswana-africa-cup-of-nations?newsfeed=true|url-status=live}}

Personal life

Selolwane and actor Marang Molosiwa announced that they were having a child in June 2019.{{Cite web |title=Login • Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/mr_selolwane/ |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=www.instagram.com}} This is Selolwane's second child. Dipsy shared a photo of himself and his newly wedded bride in 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-09|title=Dipsy and Marang ties the knot|url=https://www.botswanayouth.com/dipsy-and-marang-ties-the-knot/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Botswana Youth Magazine|language=en-US|archive-date=21 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521083025/https://www.botswanayouth.com/dipsy-and-marang-ties-the-knot/|url-status=live}}

International goals

:Scores and results list Botswana's goal tally first.[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bot-dipsy-intlg.html Diphetogo "Dipsy" Selolwane - Goals in International Matches] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327093102/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bot-dipsy-intlg.html |date=27 March 2023 }} - RSSSF

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
1.	20 February 1999	National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	{{fb\|RSA}}	align=center\| 1–0	align=center\| 1–2	1999 COSAFA Cup
2.	rowspan=2 \| 19 March 2000	rowspan=2 \| National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	rowspan=2 \|{{fb\|SWZ\|name=Swaziland}}	align=center\| 1–0	rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"\| 3–0	rowspan=2 \| Friendly
3.	align=center\| 2–0
4.	4 June 2000	Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland	{{fb\|LES\|1987}}	align=center\| 1–0	align=center\| 1–1	Kings Millenium Cup
5.	7 July 2000	National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	{{fb\|MAD}}	align=center\| 1–0	align=center\| 1–0	2002 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification
6.	14 December 2002	National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	{{fb\|ZAM}}	align=center\| 1–0	align=center\| 1–0	Friendly
7.	22 June 2003	Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland	{{fb\|SWZ\|name=Swaziland}}	align=center\| 2–3	align=center\| 2–3	2004 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification
8.	rowspan=2 \| 11 October 2003	rowspan=2 \| National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	rowspan=2 \|{{fb\|LES\|1987}}	align=center\| 3–0	rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"\| 4–1	rowspan=2 \| 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.	align=center\| 4–0
10.	5 June 2004	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia	{{fb\|TUN}}	align=center\| 1–2	align=center\| 1–4	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.	19 June 2004	National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	{{fb\|MWI}}	align=center\| 1–0	align=center\| 2–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.	9 October 2004	National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	{{fb\|KEN}}	align=center\| 2–1	align=center\| 2–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.	18 June 2005	Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi	{{fb\|MWI}}	align=center\| 2–0	align=center\| 3–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.	16 June 2007	National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	{{fb\|MTN\|1959}}	align=center\| 2–0	align=center\| 2–1	2008 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification
15.	8 June 2008	Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique	{{fb\|MOZ}}	align=center\| 1–0	align=center\| 2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.	14 June 2008	National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	{{fb\|CIV}}	align=center\| 1–0	align=center\| 1–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
17.	30 August 2008	National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	{{fb\|LES}}	align=center\| 1–0	align=center\| 1–0	Friendly
18.	28 January 2012	Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon	{{fb\|GUI}}	align=center\| 1–1	align=center\| 1–6	2012 Africa Cup of Nations

References

External links

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20110711080418/http://www.gazettebw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6260:hail-dipsy-selolwane&catid=16:sports&Itemid=2 Hail 'Dipsy' Selolwane – The Botswana Gazette]

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