Lesego Nkoane

{{short description|South African professional soccer player}}

{{Use South African English|date=November 2021}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lesego Nkoane

| fullname =

| birth_date = 28 December

| birth_place = Soweto

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| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = TS Galaxy Queens

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| youthclubs1 = Gauteng High Performance Centre

| youthyears1 = 2015-2020

| years1 = 2019-2022

| clubs1 = Witwatersrand University

| nationalyears1 = 2014

| nationalteam1 = South Africa U20

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 = 2024-

| nationalteam2 = South Africa

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| medaltemplates =

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| years2 = 2023-

| clubs2 = TS Galaxy Queens

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Lesego Nkoane is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for SAFA Women's League club TS Galaxy Queens and the South Africa women's national team.

Nkoane studied a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of the Witwatersrand.{{Cite web |title=2024 - Nkoane earns Banyana Banyana call up and acknowledges Wits for a football lifeline - Wits University |url=https://www.wits.ac.za/news/sources/wits-sport-news/2024/nkoane-earns-banyana-banyana-call-up-and-acknowledges-wits-for-a-football-lifeline.html |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=www.wits.ac.za}}

Club career

= Witwatersrand University Women =

= TS Galaxy Queens =

In 2023 she joined SAFA Women's League club TS Galaxy Queens.{{Cite web |last=Hare |first=Rudene |date=2023-02-04 |title=TS Galaxy Queens Squad Announced for Hollywoodbets Super League Season |url=https://gsport.co.za/ts-galaxy-queens-squad-announced-for-hollywoodbets-super-league-season/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=gsport4girls |language=en-ZA}}

International career

She competed for the Basetsana team for the 2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualifiers where they lost out on a place in the final stage of qualification.{{Cite web |last=SAFA |date=2014-01-05 |title=Basetsana Head to Nigeria in World Cup Quest |url=https://gsport.co.za/basetsana-head-to-nigeria-in-world-cup-quest/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=gsport4girls |language=en-ZA}}

Nkoane made her senior international debut on 27 February 2024 in the third round Olympic qualifier against Tanzania.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-19 |title=Desiree Ellis names 23-member Banyana Banyana squad to face Tanzania {{!}} soccer |url=https://www.sabcsport.com/soccer/news/desiree-ellis-names-23-member-banyana-banyana-squad-to-face-tanzania |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=SABC |language=en}}

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