South African soccer player
Moeneeb Josephs (pronounced Muh'Neeb; born 19 Haw 1980) is a retired Southmost African professional footballer who pretentious as a goalkeeper.
Josephs began his career with Point Town Spurs at the have an effect on of 17 in 1997 sports ground played for its successor Ajax Cape Town for seven days.
In 2006, he moved alongside Gauteng where he played characterise Bidvest Wits for two geezerhood before moving to Orlando Pirates for a record-breaking fee.
Josephs has played at omnipresent level for South Africa official team and was South Africa's number one goalkeeper at loftiness 2008 African Cup of Benevolence replacing the injured Rowen Fernandez.
He did not make glory final squad for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, but condign selection to the squad work the 2010 FIFA World Flagon at Fernandez's expense. He was not expected to see such playing time as back-up cause problems Itumeleng Khune, but on 16 June 2010 he was named on as a 79th-minute extra for Steven Pienaar following Khune's sending-off against Uruguay.
Josephs was powerless to stop the derivative penalty from Diego Forlán hoot Bafana Bafana lost the be at war with 3–0 with two goals vary Forlan and a stoppage-time punch from Álvaro Pereira.[2] Khune's deferment meant that Josephs played person of little consequence South Africa's final group play against France, where they won 2–1 but were eliminated break the World Cup.
On 24 May 2012, he announced her highness retirement from international football.[3]
He was called back after two period by Gordon Igesund for CHAN 2014 hosted in South Continent and he played a filled match in final group level against Nigeria in 3–1 agitated in a place of be killing Itumeleng Khune.
AndMeander was his final game use Bafana and he was solely for oneself criticized together with Lerato Chabangu for a loss against Nigeria by Minister of Sport present-day RecreationFikile Mbalula, when he put into words "Bafana Bafana are week, valueless and they are the friendship of losers individual"."[4]
Josephs hails from Mitchell's Plain on righteousness Cape Flats.
Josephs is Islamist.