| Intro | South African footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | South Africa |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 22 May 1999 |
| Age: | 21 years |
| Star sign | Gemini |
Bongeka Gamede (born 22 May 1999) is a South African footballer who plays as a defender for the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and the South Africa women’s national team.
Career
Gamede’s home town is Ixopo in KwaZulu-Natal. A former South African under-17 and under-20 international, she was included in the South African squad for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup despite having never previously represented the national team at senior level. A tourism student at the University of the Western Cape, she had to postpone her first year exams to appear at the tournament. She made her international debut in a pre-World Cup friendly against Norway on 2 June 2019, coming on as a substitute in South Africa’s 7–2 defeat.