Andile ‘Sticks’ Dlamini (born 2 September 1992) is a South African soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa women's national team.
Personal life Dlamini was born on the 2nd of September 1992 in Thembisa, a township in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is a Christian, and reads the bible to prepare for football matches. She was close to her stepfather Rhodes Hattingh who died in 2025. She married Lulama Mokuni on 20 December 2025.
Club career Andile Dlamini took up professional football after playing against the South Africa women's national under-20 football team; she was subsequently selected for the team. Nicknamed "Sticks", she previously played for Phomolong Ladies.
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Dlamini joined Sundowns Ladies in 2010.
In September 2021, she was part of the team that won the 2021 COSAFA Women's Champions League. In November 2021, they won the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League. Dlamini was award goal keeper of the tournament and made it to the team of the tournament.
In 2022, the team were runner's up for the 2022 COSAFA Women's Champions League and the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League.
In September 2023, they won the 2023 COSAFA Women's Champions League with Dlamini winning goal keeper of the tournament. In November 2023, they won the 2023 CAF Women's Champions league for the second time with Dlamini winning goal keeper of the tournament and making it into the team of the tournament again.
International career She made her first appearance for the South Africa women's national football team against Botswana in 2011. Dlamini has routinely been the reserve goalkeeper for the team, with Thokozile Mndaweni and Roxanne Barker taking the first time spots. This has meant that although Dlamini has been named to the squads of both the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she did not play any time at all during either tournaments. She was disappointed when South Africa were eliminated from the 2015 All Africa Games in the first round through a drawing after each team in the group stage drew all their games.
Following the arrival of coach Desiree Ellis, it was suggested that Dlamini could have a better chance of becoming the first choice goalkeeper, especially after Barker was released later than expected for friendlies and the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations tournament.
She starred in the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations where the team won their maiden continental title and was named the goal keeper of the tournament.
In the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations she helped the team reach the semi-finals in the penalty shootout against Senegal after the match ended in a goalless draw. Dlamini saved two penalties.
International clean sheets No. Date Venue Opponent Result Competition 1. 3 June 2025 Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa 2–0 Three Nations Challenge 2. 7 July 2025 Honneur Stadium, Oujda, Morocco 2–0 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations 3. 14 July 2025 Honneur Stadium, Oujda, Morocco 4–0 4. 28 October 2025 Dobsonville Stadium, Dobsonville, South Africa 1–0 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification 5. 30 November 2025 Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah, Rabat, Morocco 2–0 Friendly
Music She appeared in season 2 of The Masked Singer South Africa as Rainbow where she was the seventh contestant unmasked.
Honours South Africa
Women's Africa Cup of Nations: 2022; runners-up: 2012, 2018 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
CAF Women's Champions League: 2021, 2023; runners-up: 2022 COSAFA Women's Champions League: 2021, 2023, 2026; runners-up: 2022 SAFA Women's League: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Individual
2013 Sasol League National Championship: Best Goalkeeper 2019–20 SAFA Women's League: Goal Keeper of the Season 2021 CAF Women's Champions League: Best Goalkeeper 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations:Team of the Tournament 2022 IFFHS CAF Women's Team of The Year 2022 Gauteng Sports Personality of the Year 2022 Gauteng Women in Sports Sportswoman of the Year 2022 Tshwane Sports Women of the Year 2023 Momentum Athlete of the Year Feather Awards Sports Personality of the Year: 2023 CAF Women's Champions League Team of the Tournament: 2023 2023 CAF Women's Champions League Best Goalkeeper CAF Team of the Year Women's XI: 2023, 2024 2026 COSAFA Women's Champions League: Best Keeper
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