Career
Since retiring he would move into goalkeeper coaching and returned to his local team Bloemfontein Celtic before having a brief spell as the Head coach for Roses United F.C. Gopane would be called-up to the South African national team squad for the 1998 African Cup of Nations held in Burkina Faso as an uncapped player leading up to the tournament. He was in the South African national team for the 1998 as an injury replacement. Andre Arendse was injured before the start of the tournament.
His replacement, Paul Evans, was also injured shortly after arriving as a replacement.
Gopane was then called up, and sat on the bench for the last two matches. He holds the distinctive position of being the first-ever goalkeeper to wear the number 23 for his country in the.