Shiwe Nogwanya
{{short description|South African soccer player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Shiwe Nongwanya
| fullname = Shiwe Octavia Nogwanya
| image =Shiwe Nogwanya Rio2016.jpg
| image_size = 240px
| caption = Nogwanya at the 2016 Olympics
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|3|7}}
| birth_place = Kroonstad, South Africa[http://www.sasolinsport.com/banyana/player-profiles/shiwe-octovia-%E2%80%9Cspeed-fire%E2%80%9D-nogwanya Shiwe Octovia “Speed Fire” Nogwanya]. sasolinsport.com
| position = Striker
| currentclub = Bloemfontein Celtic
| clubnumber =
| years1=
| clubs1 = Bloemfontein Celtic
| nationalyears1 = 2013–
| nationalteam1 = South Africa
| nationalcaps1 = 11
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate = 11 October 2014
}}
Shiwe Octovia Nogwanya (also Nongwanya; born 7 March 1994) is a South African football striker. She plays for Bloemfontein Celtic and the South Africa women's national football team.[http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=nogwanya-shiwe-1046431/index.html Shiwe Nogwanya]. nbcolympics.com
Playing career
Nongwanya was called up to the senior national team in February 2013 in preparation for the 2013 Cyprus Cup.{{cite web|last1=Asaolu|first1=Tolu|title=Five players set for Bayana debut|url=http://www.futaa.com/football/article/five-players-set-for-bayana-debut|publisher=futaa.com|accessdate=22 October 2014|date=25 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522070435/http://www.futaa.com/football/article/five-players-set-for-bayana-debut|archive-date=22 May 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|title=Five new caps named for Banyana Banyana|url=http://www.safa.net/index.php?page=articles&id=1378|publisher=South African Football Association|accessdate=22 October 2014|date=22 February 2013}} She made her first appearance for the team during the tournament.{{cite web|title=Banyana 11th in Cyprus Cup|url=http://www.sport24.co.za/Soccer/Banyana-11th-in-Cyprus-Cup-20130313|publisher=sport24|accessdate=22 October 2014|date=13 March 2013}} In September 2014, Nongwanya was named to the roster for the 2014 African Women's Championship in Namibia.{{cite web|title=Pauw Names Banyana Squad For AWC|url=http://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/categories/south-africa/vera-pauw-names-her-2014-awc-squad/178195?page=1|publisher=Soccer Laduma|accessdate=22 October 2014|date=30 September 2014}}
References
{{Commons category|Shiwe Nogwanya}}
{{Reflist}}
{{South Africa squad 2014 African Women's Championship}}
{{South Africa women's football squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}
{{South Africa squad 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Kroonstad
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:South African women's soccer players
Category:Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:South Africa women's international soccer players
Category:Olympic soccer players for South Africa
Category:Soccer players from the Free State (province)
Category:21st-century South African sportswomen
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