SA women’s team up against Nigeria on Tuesday as they prepare for Cosafa Cup
Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis. Picture: ALEX GRIMM/GETTY IMAGES
Banyana, who will take on hosts Nigeria in their next match at the same venue on Tuesday, secured the victory through goals from Hilda Magaia of Moron BK in Sweden, Thembi Kgatlana of Atletico Madrid in Spain and Sibulele Holweni of the University of the Western Cape. “We created a lot of opportunities. We will always create a lot of opportunities. That’s who we are and if we don’t concede we have a chance of winning the game.”
“We also showed we can play a bit of combination play and get players through and, as the game got on, we got a bit better," she said. “Towards the later stages I thought we managed the game very well.”
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