Thembi Kgatlana said a professional league would dramatically improve the standard of women's football in SA.
Khanyiso Tshwaku
Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa said the South African Football Association's 2027 Women's World Cup bid must include the guaranteed provision of an established professional women's football league. The calls for the formation of this league, with the same being applicable to netball, have grown ever louder in the aftermath of successful World Cup campaigns for the women's national soccer team and their netball counterparts at their respective global tournaments.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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