Karabo Mathang-Tshabuse

Karabo Mathang-Tshabuse (born 1987/88)[1] is a soccer agent. In 2009, she became the first South African female FIFA-accredited soccer agent. In 2007, she was a founder of the sports management company Pmanagement.

Karabo Mathang-Tshabuse
Born1987/1988 (age 33–34)
Orlando East, Soweto, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
OccupationSoccer agent
Years active2007–present

Personal life

Mathang-Tshabuse was born in Orlando East, Soweto, South Africa.[2][3] Her father works in economic development for the city of Johannesburg.[1] Growing up, Mathang-Tshabuse lived three houses away from Jomo Sono.[1] She attended her first soccer match at the age of 5,[4] and frequently attended soccer matches with her now-husband Josy and Nonhlanhla Nkosi, who later became marketing manager for Kaizer Chiefs.[4] Mathang-Tshabuse decided to give up playing soccer during high school.[2] Mathang-Tshabuse has a bachelor's degree in media and international relations from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits),[1][4][5] and in 2014, she began a law degree at Wits.[2][4] Mathang-Tshabuse has two children.[2]

Career

In 2007, Mathang opened her sports management company Pmanagement with her now husband Josy and Nonhlanhla Nkosi, marketing manager of Kaizer Chiefs.[4][6] The company was set up to scout amateur soccer players for those who had talent to play professionally.[6] Her company has scouted players including Amanda Dlamini,[1][6] Tendai Ndoro, and Ronald Kampamba.[5] Nkosi left Pmanagement in 2012.[4]

Whilst applying to be a professional soccer agent, she had to pay R1 million of indemnity insurance to the South African Football Association (SAFA), using money that her company had made.[5] In 2009, at the age of 21, Mathang became South Africa's first female soccer agent to be accredited by FIFA and SAFA.[1][2][4][5] She had previously failed the soccer agent's examination twice.[1][2] In 2015, Mathang-Tshabuse set up the Association of Accredited Agents, in order to try and solve the issue of unlicensed soccer agents in South African football.[7] As a soccer agent, Mathang-Tshabuse has represented Justin Shonga,[8] and has also worked with Thembinkosi Lorch, although she wasn't Lorch's official agent.[9]

In 2015, Mathang-Tshabuse was included on the BBC's 100 Women list.[2][4]

References
  1. "Dribbling Through The Barriers". Forbes Africa. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  2. Yiga, Eugene (10 February 2016). "Poor athlete but fearless sport agent". Business Day. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  3. "Karabo Mathang: South Africa's First Female Soccer Agent". The Douglas Review. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  4. "The business brain Karabo MathangTshabuse". Glamour. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2018 – via PressReader.
  5. Khumela, Fhumulani (11 October 2015). "Karabo plays with the big boys". The Sowetan. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. "Meet the first SA female Fifa-accredited soccer agent - Karabo Mathang-Tshabuse". Radio 702. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  7. "Fifa's shock lifeline to dodgy football agents". African Business. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  8. "Orlando Pirates striker Justin Shonga wanted by Portuguese Primeira Liga side CS Maritimo". News24. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  9. "Thembinkosi Lorch dumps his agent". The Sowetan. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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