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he growing number of Banyana Banyana team members playing in T Europe is encouraging for the future of our women’s national team. With the greatest respect to Safa’s national women’s league, our top players need exposure at the highest levels of club football and that’s exactly what they will be getting at their well-resourced European teams. Women’s football is growing rapidly in Europe and many well-known clubs are committing more resources to improving the standard of the game. Playing with and against better players will take our stars to a higher level and it’s encouraging to see national vice-captain Refiloe Jane and Thembi Kgatlana making an impact at AC Milan and Benfica respectively. Over the past few months others like Kelso Peskin (Toulouse), Jermaine Seoposenwe (Real Betis) and Linda Motlhalo (Djurgardens) have been signed by European clubs. They join national teammates Leandra Smeda, Stephanie Malherbe, Rhoda Malaudzi and Nothando PLAYING WITH AND AGAINST BETTER PLAYERS Vilakazi who have been campaigning overseas for a while. WILL TAKE OUR STARS TO A HIGHER LEVEL Not only playing for, but also training in – and being exposed to – a professional Africa. The players have done well to Cup of Nations. The experience gained by environment is sure to benefit the players capitalise on the shop window provided the overseas contingent, who would at the who would otherwise have been stuck in by last year’s Women’s World Cup in same time have become better footballers, a semi-professional environment in South France to secure their moves abroad. should make Desiree Ellis’ team a much After the massive disappointment of stronger outfit than the one that finished HOW TO SUBSCRIBE crashing out in the second round of the second to Nigeria at the 2018 tournament. qualifiers for July’s Olympic Games in The Women’s Afcon has eluded CALL 0860 117 530 Tokyo, Banyana have a chance to redeem Banyana, who have been runners-up Between 08:30 and 17:00 themselves at this year’s Women’s Africa no fewer than five times since they first entered the biennial competition in 1995. With a growing European-based contingent SMS ‘SOCCER’ and your Email your account number or at her disposal, Ellis will be well placed to account number to 45176 ID number to [email protected] *Standard SMS rates apply become the first coach to deliver the long-
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