{{short description|South African soccer player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Use South African English|date=October 2012}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Godfrey Sapula | image = | fullname = Godfrey Zolile Sapula | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|11|7|df=y}} | birth_place = Soweto, South Africa | height = 1.69 m | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1993–1998 | clubs1 = Jomo Cosmos | caps1 = 110 | goals1 = 6 | years2 = 1998 | clubs2 = Colo-Colo | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1998–1999 | clubs3 = Jomo Cosmos | caps3 = 30 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 1999–2000 | clubs4 = Ankaragücü | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2000–2002 | clubs5 = Orlando Pirates | caps5 = 48 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2002–2008 | clubs6 = Mamelodi Sundowns | caps6 = 124 | goals6 = 21 | years7 = 2008–2010 | clubs7 = Platinum Stars | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 3 | nationalyears1 = 1999–2007 | nationalteam1 = South Africa | nationalcaps1 = 24 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | manageryears1 = 2017–2022 | managerclubs1 = Mamelodi Sundowns Academy (youth coach) | currentclub = Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (coach) | managerclubs2 = M Tigers F.C. | manageryears2 = 2022–2024 | managerclubs3 = Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | manageryears3 = 2025– }} '''Godfrey Zolile Sapula''' (born 7 November 1973) is a former South African soccer player who played as a midfielder. He is the current coach of the SAFA Women's League side Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-03-02 |title=Godfrey Sapula to coach Sundowns Ladies in absence of suspended Jerry Tshabalala {{!}} soccer |url=https://www.sabcsport.com/soccer/news/godfrey-sapula-to-coach-sundowns-ladies-in-absence-of-suspended-jerry-tshabalala |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=SABC |language=en}}</ref>
He was named the PSL player of the season in 2006 and player's player of the season in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-02-12 |title=Godfrey Sapula: Now Mamelodi Sundowns fans are happy |url=https://www.kickoff.com/sa-news/premiership/godfrey-sapula-now-mamelodi-sundowns-fans-are-happy-20160212 |access-date=2026-02-02 |website=Kick Off |language=en}}</ref> He was named the 2025 SAFA Women's League coach of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-02 |title=Godfrey Sapula credits his players after clinching the 2025 HWBSL Coach of the Year Award {{!}} soccer |url=https://www.sabcsport.com/soccer/news/godfrey-sapula-credits-his-players-after-clinching-the-2025-hwbsl-coach-of-the-award |access-date=2026-02-02 |website=SABC |language=en}}</ref>
== Club career == He played for Premier Soccer League clubs Jomo Cosmos, Orlando Pirates, Mamelodi Sundowns and Platinum Stars, Chilean club Colo-Colo, Turkish club Ankaragücü and the South African national team.<ref>https://briefly.co.za/82461-godfrey-sapula-biography-age-skills-profile-house-latest-news.html</ref>
== Managerial career == In 2023 he got his CAF A license.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ntshangase |first=Otis |date=2023-11-15 |title=Godfrey Sapula sets sights on higher coaching goals after CAF A License |url=https://farpost.co.za/2023/11/15/godfrey-sapula-sets-sights-on-higher-coaching-goals-after-caf-a-license/ |access-date=2025-08-10 |website=FARPost |language=en-ZA}}</ref> He is a former Sundowns Academy coach.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-01-14 |title=Godfrey Sapula Believes Dolly Interest Is Good For Sundowns' Academy |url=https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/local/godfrey-sapula-believes-dolly-interest-is-good-for-sundowns-academy-20170113 |access-date=2025-08-10 |website=Soccer Laduma |language=en}}</ref>
'''Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies'''
In 2025 he was appointed Sundowns Ladies coach.<ref name=":0" /> He won his first league title with the team in the 2025 season and was voted coach of the season at the 2025 SAFA Women's League awards.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pillay |first=Alicia |date=2025-11-24 |title=Mamelodi Sundowns Cement Dynasty with Dominant HBSL 2025 Title |url=https://gsport.co.za/mamelodi-sundowns-cement-dynasty-with-dominant-hbsl-2025-title/ |access-date=2026-01-04 |website=gsport4girls |language=en-ZA}}</ref>
==Honours== '''Player''' ;Colo-Colo ;Primera División de Chile: 1998 ;Mamelodi Sundowns ;South African Premiership: 2005–06, 2006–07 ;MTN 8: 2007 ;Managerial '''Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies'''
'''SAFA Women's League''': '''2025'''
'''Individual'''
* PSL player of the season: 2006 * PSL player's player of the season: 2007 * SAFA Women's League coach of the season: 2025
==References== {{reflist}}
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