Nthabeleng Modiko

Jacinta Rethabile Nthabeleng Modiko (born 20 July 1986) is a South African professional soccer manager and former player. She is the current head coach of UJ Ladies. She's a former Banyana Banyana captain.

Nthabeleng Modiko

Modiko at the UJ Soweto Stadium in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Jacinta Rethabile Nthabeleng Modiko
Date of birth	20 July 1986
Place of birth	Kroonstad
Team information
Current team	UJ Ladies F.C. (head coach) South Africa U/17 (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	University of the Free State
	Bloemfontein Celtics Ladies
2008-	University of Johannesburg
International career
	South Africa	30
Managerial career
2017-2021	University of the Witwatersrand
2022-	University of Johannesburg
2024-	South Africa U/17
Medal record Representing  South Africa Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2010 South Africa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Modiko captained the South African women's national team at the 2010 African Women's Championship where they won a bronze medal.^[1]

Managerial career

In 2017, she was appointed the coach of the University of the Witwatersrand women's team Wits Ladies^[2] In 2019, she made her Sasol Women's League debut with the team and guided them to a top five finish. She also lead the university of a third spot finish at the 2019 USSA finals and qualified them for the Women's Varsity Football for the first time.^[3] In her final season with the team, in 2021, she finished third in the league.^[4]

In 2022, she was announced as the UJ Ladies team's assistant coach.^[1] In August 2022, she took over as head coach.^[5]

In 2024, she took over the South Africa women's national under-17 team as head coach for the second round qualifiers for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers.^[6] The side lost 3-0 on aggregate to Ethiopia and exited the qualifiers.^[7]

Honours

• African Women's Championship: third place: 2010
• USSA: Third: 2019