Zaphaniah Mbokoma (born 14 March 1992) is a South African soccer player who played as a midfielder for three clubs in the South African Premier Division.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Cape Town | 36 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Cape Town All Stars | 38 | (4) |
| 2016–2019 | Chippa United | 40 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Jomo Cosmos (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Richards Bay | 5 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Moroka Swallows | 39 | (3) |
| 2022 | Cape Town All Stars | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Sekhukhune United | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024 | |||
Born in Cape Town,[2] Mbokoma played in the second tier for F.C. Cape Town and Cape Town All Stars. He moved to Chippa United in the winter of 2016, making his first-tier debut in the 2015-16 South African Premier Division.[3]
Chippa United intended to release Mbokoma in the winter transfer window of 2019, but he managed to secure a six-month loan deal at Jomo Cosmos.[4] In June 2019 he moved on to Richards Bay,[5] but played seldomly. As Richards Bay manager Brandon Truter moved to Moroka Swallows in 2019, Mbokoma was able to join him at that club, securing promotion from the 2019–20 National First Division.[6]
In January 2022, Truter was sacked by Moroka Swallows, who subsequently released Mbokoma, only for him to rejoin Cape Town All Stars. After the All Stars did not beat Moroka Swallows to win promotion in the 2021–22 National First Division play-offs, the club relocated to another city, and Mbokoma did not follow. After going without a club in 2022–23, he was picked up by Sekhukhune United in the summer of 2023.[7] He did not make a dent at Sekhukhune United, and was released in January 2024, with the club vowing to pay him for the duration of his contract.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ Zaphaniah Mbokoma at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Zaphaniah Mbokoma at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Zaphaniah Mbokoma at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Midfielder Pens New Deal After Chippa United Exit". Soccer Laduma. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "These are some of our new signings ahead of the 2019/2020 season". Richards Bay F.C. 26 June 2019
- ^ Mbebe, Sizwe (13 May 2020). "Mbokoma misses the title race". Daily Voice. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Makonco, Sinethemba (19 July 2023). "Sekhukhune To Make Surprise New Signing". iDiski Times. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Agent Suspects Fouls Play On Mbokoma". Soccer Laduma. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "More Details Emerge In Mbokoma's Sekhukhune Exit". Soccer Laduma. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.