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Bongeka Gamede Quotes

born 1999 South Africa

Bongeka S'mangele Gamede (born 22 May 1999) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for Elitedivisionen club FC Nordsjælland and the South Africa women's national team. She was part of the national team when they won their maiden continental title at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

South Africa
Soccer players

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To know that there are people who care about you and wish you success is very motivating.

I’ve never doubted myself, but I never thought I’d be here this soon!

Excited is an understatement for me, I still pinch myself now and then just to make sure that I am not dreaming.

It's about what you want in life. Studying and playing football at the same time is a nice challenge, it keeps you focused. I am not finding it difficult at all.

Ultimately, working as a team will be key. Team spirit will help us prevail.

I think every defender can say that the minute we step on the field and in training, we try not to concede because the team won’t lose if we don’t.

I am very goal-oriented as a player, and if I had to describe myself in a few words, I would probably define myself as a “silent killer” on the pitch.

There is nothing like family support for me. Family is everything.

It is a dream for all African players to come to Europe and play football, so it is a dream come true that I am now standing here in Farum.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Bongeka Gamede (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.