Mohau Nkota
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 November 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Kimberley, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ettifaq | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Orlando Pirates | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Orlando Pirates | 39 | (7) |
| 2025– | Al-Ettifaq | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | South Africa | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2025 | |||
Mohau Nkota (born 9 November 2004) is a South African footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq and the South Africa national team.
Club career
[edit]Orlando Pirates
[edit]Nkota played for Orlando Pirates Reserve side in the PSL Reserve League. He made his senior debut on 25 October 2024 against AmaZulu. He scored a brace in a 2-1 win for the Buccaneers.[1][2] He won the MTN 8 title with the team in 2024.[3]
CAF Champions League
[edit]He scored a brace in his continental debut in a 2-1 win over CR Belouizdad from Algeria in the 2024–25 CAF Champions League.[4] He scored the winning goal in a 1-0 win against MC Alger from Algeria in the first leg of the quarter finals in the 2024–25 CAF Champions League.[5][6]
Al-Ettifaq
[edit]He was announced as an Al-Ettifaq FC player on 13 July 2025 posted by al ettifaq website.[7]
Honours
[edit]Orlando Pirates
References
[edit]- ^ "Teenage sensation Mohau Nkota fires Orlando Pirates to the top of the PSL standings as Buccaneers make it five wins from five with AmaZulu FC victory | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 2024-10-25. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ "The Nkota Story - from brink of uncertainty to match winner". SuperSport. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ "Orlando Pirates make history after winning third consecutive MTN8 title | soccer". SABC. 2024-10-05. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ Raophala, Mauwane (2024-11-26). "Nkota strikes twice as Pirates beat Khanyisa Mayo's Belouizdad in champions League". FARPost. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- ^ Sithole, Sinethemba (2025-04-01). "Pirates edge MC Alger in Algiers with Nkota's decisive strike". FARPost. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ "Mohau Nkota strikes in Algeria again to hand Orlando Pirates advantage after Caf Champions League victory over MC Alger | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 2025-04-01. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ "SURPRISE TRANSFER! Orlando Pirates confirm Mohau Nkota move to Saudi Arabia after one season of PSL football | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 2025-07-13. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
- Living people
- 2004 births
- South African men's soccer players
- Men's association football wingers
- South African Premier Division players
- Saudi Pro League players
- Orlando Pirates F.C. players
- Al-Ettifaq FC players
- 21st-century South African sportsmen
- Soccer players from Kimberley, Northern Cape
- South Africa men's international soccer players
- South African expatriate men's soccer players
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia