Elias Mokwana

Elias Mokwana
Personal information
Full name Elias Sepho Mokwana[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999[1]
Place of birth KwaMhlanga, South Africa[2]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
Espérance de Tunis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Platinum City Rovers 22 (3)
2022–2024 Sekhukhune United 51 (5)
2024– Espérance de Tunis 25 (3)
2025–2026 → Al Hazem (loan) 24 (1)
International career‡
2023– South Africa 12 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 December 2025

Elias Sepho Mokwana (born 8 September 1999) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Espérance de Tunis, and the South Africa national team.[3][4]

Club career

Platinum City Rovers

Mokwana played for National First Division side Platinum City Rovers.[5]

Sekhukhune United

In May 2022 he joined South African Premiership side Sekhukhune United on a three-year deal.[5]

Espérance Sportive de Tunis

In August 2024 he joined Tunisian Professional League 1 side Espérance Sportive de Tunis on a three-year contract.[6]

On 22 August 2025, he was loaned to Saudi Pro League club Al-Hazem, with an option to buy.[7]

International career

On 1 December 2025, Mokwana was called up to the South Africa squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 March 202419 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba, Algeria Andorra1–11–12024 FIFA Series
2.15 October 2024Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo Congo1–01–12025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ – Squad List: Espérance de Tunis (TUN)" (PDF). FIFA. 21 June 2025. p. 14. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Elias Mokwana at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ↑ "Elias Mokwana s'engage pour trois saisons avec l'EST". Mosaïque FM (in French). 1 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Mokwana sparkles but Bafana fail to impress in Andorra draw". 22 March 2024.
  5. 1 2 Fakude, Ernest. "Sekhukhune United have signed Elias Mokwana from Platinum City Rovers". Kickoff. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  6. ↑ "Sekhukhune United coach Peter Hyballa sad to see Elias Mokwana leave | soccer". SABC. 2024-08-02. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
  7. ↑ "إلياس موكوانا يغادر الترجي" (in Arabic). Espérance Sportive de Tunis. 22 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "TotalEnergies AFCON Morocco 2025 fever rises as Broos become first coach to unveil final squad". Confederation of African Football. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.