Sibongakonke Mbatha

{{short description|South African footballer (born 1998)}}

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

{{Use South African English|date=May 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sibongakonke Mbatha

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| fullname = Sibongakonke Ntuthuko Mbatha

| height = 1.55 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|01|1}}

| birth_place = Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2015–2016

| youthyears2 = 2016

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| youthclubs1 = Transnet School of Excellence

| youthclubs2 = Bidvest Wits

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| years1 = 2017–2019

| years2 = 2017

| years3 = 2018

| years4 = 2019–2021

| years5 = 2021–2022

| clubs1 = Bidvest Wits

| clubs2 = → Platinum Stars (loan)

| clubs3 = → ATK (loan)

| clubs4 = TS Sporting

| clubs5 = University of Pretoria

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| caps2 = 7

| goals2 = 0

| caps3 = 3

| goals3 = 1

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| nationalyears1 = 2015

| nationalteam1 = South Africa U17

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2017

| nationalteam2 = South Africa U20

| nationalcaps2 = 8

| nationalgoals2 = 1

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Sibongakonke Ntuthuko Mbatha (born 1 January 1998) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/keane-scores-but-atk-lose/cid/1376905|title = Keane scores, but ATK lose}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/indian-super-league-atk-beat-northeast-united-fc-to-avoid-wooden-spoon/story-kXKAUrscPSqY44ln1HikLP.html|title=Indian Super League: ATK beat NorthEast United FC to avoid wooden spoon|date=4 March 2018}}

He has been capped by South Africa at the under-17 and under-20 levels.{{cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/sibongakonke-mbatha/90938/|title=Sibongakonke Mbatha profile|publisher=Global Sports Archive|accessdate=1 November 2020}}