South Africa are confident of breaking their Africa Women’s Cup of Nations trophy drought in 2022.
In the past, Banyana Banyana — South Africa’s senior women’s football side — have claimed the silver medal five times at the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations . They fell marginally short of gold on each occasion, with the most recent Awcon heartbreak coming in 2018.
Desiree Ellis, coach of Banyana Banyana annouces the squad during the Banyana Banyana final squad announcement at SAFA House on June 20, 2022 in Johannesburg, South Africa. “Many of us [in the team] have been participating in this particular tournament [for a long time now]. This is my seventh edition and not yet a gold medal. So, for myself firstly, that is something I’m striving towards. We know that we have the capabilities of lifting that trophy. But we’ll take each game as it comes, and make the most of it,” Banyana Banyana captain Janine van Wyk told journalists on Tuesday morning.
“In 2018 we just lost out on the gold medal, on penalties. With penalties, it’s always a gamble. We just need to keep the same mindset that we had in 2018. Then we were confident enough in ourselves and we had the experience,” said Van Wyk. “We know that Nigeria is a tough match. Especially as the opening match of the competition. But we are ready. The preparations have been going well. Everyone is hungry to succeed.
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