Portia Modise was born on 20 June 1983 and is a South African footballer who was named Player of the Championship at the 2006 Women's African Football Championship.
14 Facts About Portia Modise
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Portia Modise represented the South Africa national team at the 2012 London Olympics.
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Portia Modise became the first African player to score 100 international goals.
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Portia Modise chose football ahead of netball at school, and began playing with Soweto Rangers at under-10 level.
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Comfortable in either a midfield or forward role, Portia Modise was nicknamed "Bashin" after the male footballer Albert "Bashin" Mahlangu.
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In 2003 Portia Modise was invited to trials with Arsenal Ladies.
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Portia Modise left after seven months in February 2006 following a disagreement with her boss Augusto Palacios.
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Portia Modise was captain of the South Africa under-19 national team when she was called into the senior squad.
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In 2005, Portia Modise was one of two African footballers, alongside Perpetua Nkwocha, to be nominated for the Women's FIFA World Player of the Year, which was won by Birgit Prinz.
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Portia Modise was voted in the top three for the 2006 CAF Women's Footballer of the Year award, and was selected to play for the All-Stars squad in the match preceding the official draw for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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In November 2008 Portia Modise announced she would no longer play for South Africa, after a breakdown in her working relationship with coach August Makalakalane.
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Portia Modise had 71 goals in 92 international caps heading into the 2012 Olympic football tournament.
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October 2012 saw Portia Modise named in the South African squad for the 2012 African Women's Championship.
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Portia Modise played a key role in South Africa's run to the final, where they were beaten by Equatorial Guinea.