Warren Lewis is a former South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

n professional association football player.

Biography

After a few seasons at Moroka Swallows, Lewis decided to become more religious

Baal teshuva

Baal teshuva or ba'al teshuvah , sometimes abbreviated to BT, is a term referring to a Jew who turns to embrace Orthodox Judaism. Baal teshuva literally means, "repentant", i.e., one who has repented or "returned" to God...

. He chose to refrain from playing matches on the Jewish Sabbath. In 2009, Lewis coached the Maccabi South Africa side at the 2009 Maccabiah Games

2009 Maccabiah Games

The 2009 Maccabiah Games were the 18th incarnation of the Maccabiah Games, being held in July 2009. According to the organizing committee these were the largest games held yet. On the 13th of July, more than 6,000 Jewish athletes from all over the world joined Team Israel's 3,000 participants at...

 in Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

.

International

Lewis earned his first cap for the South Africa national football team

South Africa national football team

The South Africa national football team represents South Africa in association football and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. South Africa's home ground is Soccer City, known as FNB Stadium due to a naming rights deal, in...

 in a 2000 COSAFA Cup

2000 COSAFA Cup

- First Round Knockout :Seychelles and Madagascar registered for the tournament following their admission to COSAFA but were excluded from participation due to 'budgetary constraints'.-Quarter-Finals:Angola , Namibia, Swaziland...

 semi-final match against Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe national football team

The Zimbabwe national football team, nicknamed The Warriors, is the national team of Zimbabwe and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association. They were known as the Southern Rhodesia national football team from 1939–1964, then the Rhodesia national football team until 1980, when Rhodesia...

 on 29 July 2000. His only other appearance for South Africa came in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier versus Congo

Congo national football team

The Congo national football team, nicknamed the Diables Rouges , is the national team of the Republic of the Congo and is controlled by the Fédération Congolaise de Football. They have never qualified for the World Cup, but did win the Africa Cup of Nations in 1972...

 in Pointe Noire in September of that same year.

Club

Orlando Pirates (Official Tournaments)

• • Premier Soccer League
    Premier Soccer League
    Premier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League of South Africa. The top league is the ABSA Premiership, sponsored by ABSA...
    
    : 2000/01
  • Top Eight Cup
    MTN 8
    The MTN 8 is the current name of South Africa's oldest football cup competition. It is made up of the top eight teams that finished in that order at the close of the ABSA Premiership season...
    
    : 2000

Individual

Southern New Hampshire University

Southern New Hampshire University

Southern New Hampshire University, also known as SNHU, is a private university in Manchester and Hooksett, New Hampshire. The university is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and also has numerous specialized...

• • NSCAA All-America: 1994
  • NSCAA All-New England: 1991, 1992, 1994

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