{{short description|South African footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Use South African English|date=May 2012}} {{Infobox football biography | name= Bennett Chenene | image = | fullname = Bennett Jerry Chenene | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|2|2}} | birth_place = Sebokeng, South Africa | height = 1.64 m | currentclub = Williamsville AC | clubnumber = | youthclubs1 = Sasolburg Juventus | youthyears1 = | position = Left winger | years1 = 2004–2006 | years2 = 2006 | years3 = 2007–2010 | years4 = 2010–2011 | years5 = 2011–2013 | years6 = 2013–2015 | years7 = 2015 | years8 = 2019– | clubs1 = Winners Park | clubs2 = AmaZulu | clubs3 = Orlando Pirates | clubs4 = Bloemfontein Celtic | clubs5 = Moroka Swallows | clubs6 = SuperSport United | clubs7 = → Pretoria (loan) | clubs8 = Williamsville AC | caps1 = 37 | caps2 = 12 | caps3 = 71 | caps4 = 23 | caps5 = 51 | caps6 = 30 | caps7 = 5 | goals1 = 5 | goals2 = 2 | goals3 = 13 | goals4 = 1 | goals5 = 14 | goals6 = 6 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2007–2008 | nationalteam1 = South Africa | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 23:00, 29 December 2019 (UTC) }}
'''Bennett Chenene''' (born 2 February 1984) is a South African former footballer.<ref name="snl24_now">{{Cite web |last=Mlotha |first=Sipho |title=Where Is He Now: Bennet Chenene |url=https://www.snl24.com/kickoff/sanews/premiership/where-is-he-now-bennet-chenene-20220722 |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=KickOff |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Career== Chenene won the 2012 MTN 8 while playing with Moroka Swallows and the 2014 Telkom Knockout Cup with Supersport United. He earned three caps for the South Africa national soccer team.<ref name="snl24_now" />
After having been without a club for four years, Chenene was invited in December 2018 to play for Williamsville Athletic Club in the Ivory Coast, where he ended his career.<ref>[https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/local/categories/south-africa/bennett-chenene-close-to-joining-new-club-out-of-mzansi/660327 Chenene’s Four-Year Wait Nears End, Lands At New Club Abroad], soccerladuma.co.za, 2 August 2019</ref><ref>[https://www.kickoff.com/news/articles/world-news/categories/news/players-abroad/official-bennett-chenene-returns-to-professional-football-signs-one-year-deal/660744?gallery=660744&gallery-page=2 Chenene unveiled at new club], kickoff.com, 8 August 2019</ref><ref name="snl24_now" />
==Personal life== Chenene's sister, Nomvula Chenene, was murdered in 2022. Chenene believed it may have been a hate crime due to her sexuality.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Who gave him the right to kill my sister?', former Bafana Bafana star Bennet Chenene asks as he identifies sister's remains |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/who-gave-him-the-right-to-kill-my-sister-former-bafana-bafana-star-bennet-chenene-asks-as-he-identifies-sisters-remains-e6ca8eaf-d335-448c-9cfb-dd83414548ef |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=IOL |language=en-US}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{NFT player|22695}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chenene, Bennett}} Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:People from Sebokeng Category:South African men's soccer players Category:South African expatriate men's soccer players Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:South Africa men's international soccer players Category:Orlando Pirates F.C. players Category:AmaZulu F.C. players Category:Bloemfontein Celtic F.C. players Category:Moroka Swallows F.C. players Category:SuperSport United F.C. players Category:Winners Park F.C. players Category:University of Pretoria F.C. players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Ivory Coast Category:Soccer players from Gauteng Category:21st-century South African sportsmen
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