Sipho Chaine
Squad number 16 · Orlando Pirates
Their 2026 World Cup
Sipho Chaine travelled to the 2026 World Cup with South Africa, wearing number 16, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 4 matches (1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats) and bowed out in the round of 32, beaten by Canada 1-0.
The goalkeeping job went to R. Williams (4 matches, 367′).
Another 6 players in the South Africa squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the South Africa team page.
Biography
Sipho Justin Chaine (born 14 December 1996) is a South African soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Orlando Pirates in the South African Premier Division and the South Africa national team. He was selected as the 2024–25 South African Premiership goalkeeper of the season.
Club career Chaine played for Bloemfontein Celtic, among others in the Diski Challenge Shield, and was drafted into the senior team. He made his first-tier debut in May 2019 in a 3-1 win against AmaZulu FC, in what would be his only appearance for the season. He would get more minutes in the 2020/2021 season, where he made a total of 15 appearances across all competitions for Bloemfontein Celtic. When Royal AM bought the status of Bloemfontein Celtic, Chaine continued in that team, but barely saw any playing time. In the summer of 2022, Chaine signed for Chippa United. After only two appearances for Chippa United, Chaine was signed in September 2022, on the last day of the transfer window, by major club Orlando Pirates.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
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