Nqobile Ntuli

Nqobile Ntuli
Netherlands vs. South Africa, 2024 Summer Olympic
Personal information
Full nameNqobile Mansuet Ntuli
Born (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionForward
ClubHarvestehude
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
?-2019 Tuks - -
2017-2019 Drakensberg Dragons 21 -
2019–present Harvestehude - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2014 South Africa U18 12 (16)
2016 South Africa U21 15 -
2016–present South Africa 100 (63)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  South Africa
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place2017 Ismailia
Gold medal – first place2022 Accra
Junior African Cup
Silver medal – second place2016 Windhoek
Updated on 5 June 2024

Nqobile 'Bili' Mansuet Ntuli (born 15 January 1996) is a South African field hockey player who plays as a forward for the South African national team.[1]

His brother, Siphesihle, was the assistant coach of the South African national hockey team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[2][3]

Career

Under–18

Ntuli made hem debut for the South Africa U–18 in 2014 at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing.[4]

Under–21

Ntuli made hem debut for the South Africa U–21 in 2016 at the Junior Africa Cup and Junior World Cup.[5]

National team

Ntuli was a part of the South African squad which won the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, which meant they qualified for the 2018 World Cup.[6] He represented South Africa at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[1] In October 2018 he was selected in the South Africa squad for the 2018 World Cup.[7]

Honours

Club

National

References

  1. 1 2 "Athlete Profile: Nqobile NTULI - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. 2018 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Mofokeng, Mmadifedile (18 June 2021). "Ntuli brothers set to represent South Africa at the Tokyo Olympics". Inside Education.
  3. ↑ "#TuksHockey: Ntuli brothers set to represent South Africa at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics | University of Pretoria". www.up.ac.za. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Choga, Jessica (16 July 2014). "Team South Africa named for 2014 Youth Olympic Games". TeamSA. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "SA U21 men's hockey team for Junior World Cup in Lucknow, India from December 8 to 18 - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "South Africa complete double at Africa Cup of Nations". 29 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "South African Men's Hockey Final World Cup Squad". sahockey.co.za. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "CTM PHL 2019 ends with two worthy champions - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "SA Hockey Men - Post Facebook". Facebook. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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