Azola Ntsabo

{{short description|South African soccer player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Use South African English|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Azola Ntsabo | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|2|25|df=y}} | birth_place = | height = 1.81 m | position = Defender | currentclub = Chippa United | clubnumber = 3 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Ajax Cape Town | years1 = –2020 | clubs1 = Young Ajax | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2020–2022 | clubs2 = Cape Town All Stars | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 0 | years6 = 2022– | clubs6 = Chippa United | caps6 = 46 | goals6 = 1 | club-update = 4 January 2026 }}

'''Azola Ntsabo''' (born 25 February 1999) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for Chippa United in the South African Premier Division.

Ntsabo was a part of the academy of Ajax Cape Town, and played senior football for Young Ajax in the 2019–20 SAFA Second Division.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://capetownspurs.co.za/2019/10/28/the-abcs-of-ajax/|title=The ABC’S of Ajax|date=28 October 2019|publisher=Ajax Cape Town|access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref> From 2020 to 2022, Ntsabo played for Cape Town All Stars in the First Division.

With Ntsabo, All Stars reached the playoffs to the Premier Division, but did not succeed. He was signed by Premier Division Chippa United in the summer of 2022, alongside two teammates, Brooklyn Poggenpoel and Sirgio Kammies.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.snl24.com/soccerladuma/local/siyagobhoza/chippa-united-to-welcome-three-new-signings-20220621|title=Chippa United To Welcome Three New Signings|date=21 June 2022|publisher=Soccer Laduma|access-date=7 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/betway-premiership/defender-completes-dstv-premiership-move/|title=Ntsabo Completes DStv Premiership Move|date=15 June 2022|author=Makonco, Sinethemba|publisher=iDiski Times|access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref> He made his first-tier debut in the 2022–23 South African Premier Division.<ref>{{Soccerway|azola-ntsabo/687170|access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref>

Ntsabo established himself as a Chippa United starter in the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://farpost.co.za/2024/04/08/chippa-united-at-risk-of-losing-highly-rated-defender-for-free/|title=Chippa United at risk of losing highly-rated defender for free|author=Rabothe, Tshepo|date=8 April 2024|publisher=FAR Post|access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref> However, after featuring in a cup game in October, Ntsabo seemed to disappear from the squad.The downtime was said to be caused by a "medical condition".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://soccernews24.co.za/2023/12/01/is-azola-ntsabos-time-at-chippa-united-up/|title=Is Azola Ntsabo’s time at Chippa United up?|date=1 December 2023|author=|publisher=Soccer News 24|access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://farpost.co.za/2024/01/10/agent-provides-update-on-the-absence-of-ntsabo-at-chippa-united/|title= Agent provides update on the absence of Azola Ntsabo at Chippa United|date=10 January 2024|author=Rabothe, Tshepo|publisher=Soccer News 24|access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref> His contract would expire in the summer of 2024, and while Ntsabo was initially released together with fifteen other players, he was re-signed by Chippa United in July 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://farpost.co.za/2024/07/14/chippa-united-makes-u-turn-on-azola-ntsabo/|title= Chippa United makes U-turn on Azola Ntsabo|author=Rabothe, Tshepo|date=14 July 2024|publisher=FAR Post|access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ntsabo, Azola}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:South African men's soccer players Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Cape Town Spurs F.C. players Category:All Stars F.C. (South Africa) players Category:Chippa United F.C. players Category:National First Division players Category:South African Premier Division players Category:21st-century South African sportsmen