Nonhlanhla Mthandi


Nonhlanhla Mthandi is a South African professional soccer player and football freestyler who plays as a midfielder for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns and the South African women's national team.

Club career

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

In 2015, Mthandi joined Sasol Women's League side Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies.

Alexandra Bluebirds

In 2016, she left Sundowns Ladies and joined Sasol Women's League side Alexandra Bluebirds in order to get more game time. She scored on debut in an away match against Aqua Ladies.

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

In 2021, she was part of the treble winning Sundowns Ladies team. She scored in the final of the inaugural [2021 2021 CAF Women's Champions League|CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers|COSAFA Women's Champions League] as they won 3-0 against Black Rhino Queens from Zimbabwe. This win qualified them to the CAF Women's Champions League held in Cairo, Egypt. The team won the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League. They completed the treble by defending their Hollywoodbets Super League title in December 2021.
In 2022, she starred in the clubs documentary Banyana ba Style: The First Queens of African Football. The film celebrates the journey of the Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies players as they achieved the historic milestone of claiming the first ever CAF Women’s Champions League.
They were runner's up for the 2022 COSAFA Women's Champions League and the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League. They won the Hollywoodbets Super League for the third consecutive year in November 2022.
In 2023, they won their second treble starting with the 2023 COSAFA Women's Champions League with Mthandi scoring twice in the tournament. They reclaimed their Champions League title when they won the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League. They completed the treble with the 2023 Hollywoodbets Super League title in December.

International career

Mthandi competed for the South Africa women's national soccer team at the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship where they were crowned champions. She was one of the scorers in the 7-0 crashing of Comoros at the tournament.
In 2022, she was part of the team that were runners-up to Zambia at the 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship.
She scored a brace in a 3–0 win over Malawi at Noko Matlou's final international game in April 2025.

Honours

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
South Africa