Nqobile Ntuli – Wikipedia

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South African field hockey player

Nqobile Ntuli
Personal information
Full name Nqobile Mansuet Ntuli
Born (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 27)
Height

179 cm (5 ft 10+12 in)

Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Harvestehude
Senior career
Years Team
?-2019 Tuks
2017-2019 Drakensberg Dragons
2019–present Harvestehude
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 South Africa U18 12 (16)
2016 South Africa U21 15
2016–present South Africa 58 (25)
Last updated on: 24 January 2022

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]

Under–18[edit]

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

Under–21[edit]

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

National team[edit]

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[edit]

Club[edit]

National[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b

    “Athlete Profile: Nqobile NTULI – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games”. results.gc2018.com. 2018 Commonwealth Games. 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. 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”. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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