Background
Hlumbane was born in KwaThema, Gauteng.
Hlumbane was born in KwaThema, Gauteng.
She plays for Kovsies Ladies. She represented the South Africa women"s national football team at the 2012 London Olympics
She started playing soccer at the age of 11 for KwaThema Ladies. Her father bought soccer boots and watched her play regularly while her mother didn"t like the fact that she played soccer.
She joined Kovsies Ladies in 2005 after being named the Gauteng Schools Sports Girl of the Year in 2004 for scoring 8 goals in a tournament.
She was recruited by the chairwoman of women"s football, Nomsa Mahlangu. At the University of Free State she studied municipal financial management, she was also the captain and teammate of the late Eudy Simelane who nicknamed her China for her small eyes.
