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360º PERSPECTIVES | ISSUE 7 | 2020/2021
Former student’s footballing career takes off » Off the field, Sinoxolo Cesane is friendly, talkative and always wears a welcoming smile. But, once she dons her football boots and walks onto the pitch, she transforms into a fierce competitor whose drive to be the best sets her apart from her peers.
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ORE THAN THE NATURAL SKILLS SHE POSSESSES and the hard work she
puts in on the field, her strong mentality has played a significant role in the rapid development of her game. The charismatic Gugulethu-born star says nothing is going to stand between her and her quest for footballing greatness. The 20-year-old seemed destined for great things ever since she and her twin sister, Noxolo, started playing for Cape Town Roses, along with Banyana Banyana player Ode Fulutudilu, barely 14 years old at the time. After helping Cape Town Roses lift the Coke Cup back in 2018, she went on to join the UWC Ladies FC side. “I started my career with my sister at Roses and although we were playing older ladies, we were never shaken because we always believed in our abilities. I went on to join UWC, which opened the opportunity that I have now and it was a step I had to take in order to move my career forward,” she says. “Before [UWC] we used to play against sides like Sundowns Ladies once a year but now we got to play all the top sides throughout the season. The transition to the side was also easy because I knew most of the
