Banyana Star Fulfills Dream in New Zealand
Thembi Kgatlana of South Africa during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Qualifier match between Banyana Banyana and Tanzania at Mbombela Stadium on 27 February 2024 in Nelspruit, South Africa. Banyana Banyana attacker Thembi Kgatlana took to Instagram to show her followers how she fulfilled a long-term dream, which has nothing to do with football.
Kgatlana shared a short vlog of her getting up close and personal with her spirit animal during a visit to New Zealand.Thembi Kgatlana seems to have put the disappointment of Banyana Banyana not qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris behind her, following dreamy trip to New Zealand. Kgatlana headed to the Wellington Zoo to the the chance to fulfill a long term dream of feeding tigers! Although we're blessed with the big five in South Africa, a prominent member of the big cat family can't be found here...
Tigers are native to Asia, making Kgatlana's dream of feeding the menacing beast an even more distant one. Kgatlana, who plies her trade in Mexico for Tigres UANL Femenil, was seen feeding pieces of meat to hungry tigers through what looked like a metal barricade. "For a long time, I have dreamt of feeding my favourite animal. And when it happened, it was magical like I have always imagined it to be.This is one experience I hold dearly in my heart. Thank you, @wellington.zoo and my friends from New Zealand @delarkis @life_of_riley_wellington for making this dream a reality," wrote Kgatlana's IG post caption.For 14 free days, you can have access to the best from Soccer Laduma, KickOff, Daily Sun, TrueLove and Drum.
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