Bongiwe Msomi

Bongiwe Msomi
Personal information
Born (1988-01-19) 19 January 1988
Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
School Chief Luthayi High School
University Durban University of Technology
Netball career
Playing position(s): C, WA
Years Club team(s) Apps
2014–2016 Kingdom Stars
2015Surrey Storm
2016–2017 Wasps Netball
2017–2018 Adelaide Thunderbirds 11
2019 Wasps Netball
2020–2023 Gauteng Golden Fireballs
Years National team(s) Caps
2011–2023 South Africa 171
Coaching career
Years Team(s)
2019– UJ Netball
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
World University Netball Championship
2012 Cape TownTeam
Fast5 Netball World Series
2012 AucklandTeam

Bongiwe Msomi (born 19 January 1988) is a former South Africa netball international and current netball coach. Between 2011 and 2023, Msomi made 171 senior appearances for South Africa. She represented South Africa at the 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023 Netball World Cups and at 2014, 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games. She was a member of the South Africa teams that medalled at the 2012 World University Netball Championship and the 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series. Between 2016 and 2023 she captained South Africa. When she retired, she was South Africa's most capped netball international. Msomi was also a member of two Netball Superleague title winning teams – in 2015 with Surrey Storm and in 2017 with Wasps Netball. In 2022 she captained Gauteng Golden Fireballs when they won the Telkom Netball League title. Since 2019, Msomi has served as netball head coach at the University of Johannesburg.