There had been questions on whether the tournament would take place, or whether South Africa would participate in the wake of host Turkey still reeling from a deadly earthquake. The team finally answered those questions as it landed in the country.
South Africa’s senior women’s soccer side arrived in Turkey on Wednesday. Banyana Banyana are set to participate in the Turkish Women’s Cup as part of preparation for the Fifa Women’s World Cup — which is now just five months away.deadly earthquake struck the country and parts of neighbouring Syria
The local organisers, plus the Turkish government, as well as world soccer governing body Fifa, greenlighted the tournament — which is set to take place in the city of Alanya . “The Venezuelan Football Federation informs the general public that due to the latest events in Turkey and Syria, and in solidarity with those affected in both nations, the women’s team will not be in Alanya to play the Turkish Women’s Cup 2023,” stated the Venezuelan federation.
The South African Football Association said it consulted “extensively” before allowing the team to depart for the grief-stricken nation. Banyana Banyana’s Lizza Mokoena during the Cosafa Women’s Championship semifinal against Namibia at Isaac Wolfson Stadium in Gqeberha on 9 September 2022.
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