Banyana Banyana may have celebrated late into the night on Thursday upon qualifying for next year's Women's Fifa World Cup after beating Tunisia 1-0 in Rabat, Morocco, but for coach Desiree Ellis, improving Banyana's game was uppermost in her mind.
“We've received so many messages wishing us well on social media and on our own personal WhatsApp and phone calls, and so this is for everyone back home because of the support we've been getting.”
“We'll keep working. That's all we can do. We'll keep working and it also comes with a lot of confidence,” she said. Ellis said she felt for the young players in her team and could tell that the nerves got the better of them as the game went on against a Tunisian side which nearly sneaked in an equaliser in the second half.
“But they showed true character and grit. Losing a player like Thembi at the time , they were a bit sad. But they said let's do it for her then.
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