Dipsy Selolwane

Diphetogo "Dipsy" Selolwane (born 27 January 1978) is a Motswana former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He has also played as a striker in Major League Soccer.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Club career

Selolwane first played for Gaborone United in the Botswana Premier League.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After playing college soccer at Saint Louis University and being named first-team All-American in 2001, Selolwane was drafted 36th overall in the 2002 MLS Superdraft by the Chicago Fire.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Selolwane was traded to Real Salt Lake after the 2004 MLS season but failed to make an impact and was released during the 2005 season.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In four years of action in MLS, he scored three goals.Template:Fact

He returned to Africa, first to Botswana and then to the South African Premier Soccer League. His first PSL club was Santos, before moving to Jomo Cosmos, after having a very disappointing 2006–07 season< he signed with Ezenkosi for the 2007–08 season, but made only two appearances and joined Ajax Cape Town in early 2008. His PSL career flourished at Ajax, where he was converted to a midfielder and earned a July 2010 move to league champions Supersport United.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

International career

Selolwane is also a significant player for the Botswana national football team. On 28 January 2012, Selolwane converted a penalty, which temporarily equalised the score in the 1:6 loss against Guinea. This was the first ever goal scored by the national team in a major international tournament.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Personal life

Selolwane and actor Marang Molosiwa announced that they were having a child in June 2019.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This is Selolwane's second child. Dipsy shared a photo of himself and his newly wedded bride in 2021.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

International goals

Scores and results list Botswana's goal tally first.<ref>Diphetogo "Dipsy" Selolwane - Goals in International Matches Template:Webarchive - RSSSF</ref>

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	20 February 1999	National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	Template:Fb	1–0	1–2	1999 COSAFA Cup
2.	19 March 2000	National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	Template:Fb	1–0	3–0	Friendly
3.				2–0
4.	4 June 2000	Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland	Template:Fb	1–0	1–1	Kings Millenium Cup
5.	7 July 2000	National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	Template:Fb	1–0	1–0	2002 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification
6.	14 December 2002	National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	Template:Fb	1–0	1–0	Friendly
7.	22 June 2003	Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Swaziland	Template:Fb	2–3	2–3	2004 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification
8.	11 October 2003	National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	Template:Fb	3–0	4–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.				4–0
10.	5 June 2004	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia	Template:Fb	1–2	1–4	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.	19 June 2004	National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	Template:Fb	1–0	2–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.	9 October 2004	National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	Template:Fb	2–1	2–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.	18 June 2005	Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi	Template:Fb	2–0	3–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
14.	16 June 2007	National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	Template:Fb	2–0	2–1	2008 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification
15.	8 June 2008	Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique	Template:Fb	1–0	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.	14 June 2008	National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	Template:Fb	1–0	1–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
17.	30 August 2008	National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	Template:Fb	1–0	1–0	Friendly
18.	28 January 2012	Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon	Template:Fb	1–1	1–6	2012 Africa Cup of Nations

See also

• Aaron Mokoena
• Botswana National Football team

External links

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• Hail 'Dipsy' Selolwane – The Botswana Gazette