Amogelang Motau

Amogelang Motau
Personal information
Full name	Amogelang Masego Motau
Date of birth	27 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Modimolle
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	University of the Western Cape
Youth career
	Kanatla Ladies
	HPC
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015-	University of the Western Cape
2017-2019	Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
2020-	University of the Western Cape
International career
2016	South Africa U20
2016-	South Africa
Medal record
Representing South Africa
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
COSAFA Women's Champions League
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Amogelang Masego Motau (born 27 February 1997) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for SAFA Women's League side UWC Ladies 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.^[1]

Motau captained the University of the Western Cape when they became the first university to win the COSAFA Women's Champions League and qualify for the CAF Women's Champions League.^[2] She was named in the group stage best XI at the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League.^[3]^[4]

Personal life

In April 2023, she graduated from the University of the Western Cape with a Bachelor of Administration degree.^[5]

She captained the 2016 team that won the USSA title, the Western Cape Sasol Women's League, the Western Cape Coke Cup ,and were runner's up in the Women's Varsity Football cup.^[6]

In 2017, she joined Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma and was named in the 2018 Summit League All-League All-Freshman team.^[7]^[8]

In 2024 she captained the university to the 2024 COSAFA Women's Champions League and also made it to the group stage best XI at the tournament.^[9]^[2] She was named in the group stage best XI at the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League.^[3]^[4]

She captained the Basetsana team that lost out to Nigeria in the final round of matches at the 2016 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualifiers.^[10]

In 2016 she made her senior team debut against Egypt in a friendly match.^[6]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	4 June 2024	Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès, Senegal	Senegal	1–0	2–0	Friendly

University of the Western Cape

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

Individual

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^ ^a ^b "Exciting future ahead, says UWC captain on their win in the COSAFA qualifiers | soccer". SABC. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Amogelang Motau: UWC return home with heads held high | soccer". SABC. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "CAF Technical Study Group announces Best 11 of CAF Women's Champions League Group Stages". CAF Technical Study Group announces Best 11 of CAF Women’s Champions League Group Stages. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
^ webportal@uwc.ac.za. "Banyana Star Motau Graduates". www.uwc.ac.za. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Sweden is an excellent barometer – Motau - SAFA.net". 18 January 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
^ "Amogelang Motau - 2019 - Women's Soccer". Oral Roberts University. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
^ Voice, Diski (10 May 2017). "Former u20 Captain Moving To USA | Diski Voice". Retrieved 14 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b Kganyago, Lethabo (21 August 2024). "UWC Dominate CAF WCL COSAFA Qualifiers Team". iDiski Times. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
^ "Motau urges 'tiny' teammates on in their push for 2016 World Cup". TeamSA. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
^ willienel (15 August 2022). "Modimolle's own Amo shines at Banyana Banyna". Die Pos. Retrieved 14 March 2024.