Lelona Daweti

South African footballer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroSouth African footballer
PlacesSouth Africa
isAthlete Football player Association football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Female
Birth8 September 1999, Crossroads, City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Age25 years
Star signVirgo
The details

Biography

Lelona "Kokota Lelo" Daweti (born 8 September 1999) is a South African soccer player who plays as a forward for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns and the South African women's national team.

Club career

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

In 2022, she joined SAFA Women's League side Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa and was part of the team that were runner's up for the 2022 COSAFA Women's Champions League and the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League

She was added to the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League Best XI.Later in the year she won her maiden SAFA Women's League title with Sundowns.

In 2023, she was part of the team that won the 2023 COSAFA Women's Champions League. Daweti was joint top scorer at the tournament with 3 goals. She suffered an injury that ruled her out for the reminder of the season.

International career

In 2017, she was selected in the Basetsana squad for the U/20 World Cup Qualifiers.

In 2022, Daweti competed for the South Africa women's national soccer team at the 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship where they were runner's up to Zambia.

Honours

Club

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

  • SAFA Women's League: 2022, 2023

South Africa

  • COSAFA Women's Championship:runner up: 2022

Individual

  • 2023 COSAFA Women's Champions League: Top scorer (3 goals)
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