A 20-year-old Impendle woman will represent South Africa in India in the 2025 Kho Kho World Cup games from this weekend.
Londeka Mkhwanazi from KwaKhetha is one of the five players from KwaZulu-Natal who was selected after qualifying at the national games held in Durban last year.
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The other players are Slindokuhle Mosia, Senzo Khoza, Langelihle Mthethwa and Wonder Ngcobo.
The 2025 Kho Kho World Cup will take place at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium from January 11 to 20.
Kho Kho is a tag game that originated in India. Kho Kho is an ancient traditional Indian sport played by both men and women and is one of the oldest outdoor sports. It is played on a rectangular court with a central lane connecting two poles at either end of the court.
During the game, nine players from the chasing team are on the field, with eight of them sitting crouched in the central lane, while three runners from the defending team run around the court trying to avoid being touched.
Mkhwanazi, who is in Grade 12 at Matomela High, said she was introduced to this sport by her KwaKhetha Primary school Grade 4 teacher and coach Nomnotho Shezi after seeing potential in her.
I’m grateful to be amongst players who are going to be representing the country. We promise to make the country proud. This is an opportunity of a lifetime.
“It has always been my wish to go overseas,” said Mkhwanazi.
She says she is ready to take on the world and going abroad to do what she loves is a dream come true.
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KwaZulu-Natal Kho Kho coach Zwelethu Tshabalala said it is the first time that South Africa is sending a team to compete in an international Kho Kho tournament.
Tshabalala said he is confident the team will do well.

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