Richard Henyekane (28 September 1983 – 7 April 2015) was a South African professional footballer who also represented the national team.

Henyekane hails from Kimberley's Galeshewe township; his younger brother Joseph, who died in December 2014 in a car accident, was also a professional footballer.

[1] On 4 March 2012, his team set a record in the Nedbank Cup when they beat Powerlines FC by 24–0, with Henyekane scoring five of the goals.

[2] He joined Free State Stars on loan from Sundowns in the January Transfer Window of 2014, with the move made permanent in July 2014.

[1] Henyekane was first called up for international duty in 2009 but was left out of the Joel Santana squad for the 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup.