Lifting the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations was a fantastic achievement and South Africa’s players deserve all the praise they get.
Since they conquered the rest of the continent at the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco earlier this month, South Africa’s female footballers, Banyana Banyana, have been showered with praise from all quarters.
The 2023 World Cup will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand and will be Banyana Banyana’s second appearance at the pinnacle tournament after they made their debut three years ago. They are joined by fellow African nations Nigeria, Morocco and the fast-rising Copper Queens of Zambia.The high quality performances of these four sides during the three-week tournament in Morocco demonstrated the strides African women’s football has made in recent years.
“The game is changing in the minds of a lot of people,” commented former Banyana striker Portia Modise. “It is now up to sponsors, who need to take the risk and say they want to grow the women’s game. “I’m hoping that this great achievement by Banyana Banyana will bring more attention to women’s football,” Motlhasi toldduring Banyana’s celebratory homecoming at OR Tambo International Airport on 26 July.
Of course, many teams still do not have individual sponsors and team owners usually have to dip into their own pockets to ensure that their teams are able to compete.
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