The journey to glory. Road to Womens Afcon 2022
The anticipated match between Banyana Banyana of South Africa and Super Falcons of Nigeria has come and gone and Banyana Banyana emerged victorious
Banyana Banyana did very well in the Afcon qualifiers and they managed to book themselves a seat in the most electrifying women's soccer tournament.
Banyana Banyana's 12-0 aggregate thumping of Cosafa rivals Mozambique in October gave them the perfect start to their adventure. Banyana Banyana first thrashed The Mambas of Mozambique 7-0. The mambas suffered their second loss to Banyana Banyana and it was a 5-0 lose
Five months later, Banyana Banyana defeated Algeria 3-1 to earn their 12th qualifying spot in the prestigious tournament. In the first round against Algeria Banyana Banyana won 2-0 and the next round they drew 1-1 to make it an aggregate of 3-1
Despite winning their qualifying matches Banyana Banyana suffered a 5-1 defeat at the hands of the Lionesses of Netherlands. Even though Banyana Banyana lost to the European champions they managed to get some international experience
Banyana Banyana are in the good hands of Coach Desiree Ellis. Coach Ellis is a two time CAF Women's Coach of the year winner. In 2018 Coach Ellis made history when she guided Banyana Banyana to their fourth WAFCON final and women's world cup.
Key players such as Janine Van Wyk, Thembi Kgatlana and Jermaine Seoposenwe are all part of the Banyana Banyana squad that wants to make history in the ongoing WAFCON tournament