Thursday, August 3, 2023
Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa has expressed huge pride in Banyana Banyana, South Africa’s national women’s football team, for progressing to the Round of 16 at the FIFA Women’s World Cup taking plot in Australia and Novel Zealand.
In a memorable match on Wednesday, Banyana Banyana beat Italy 3 – 2 in Wellington, Recent Zealand. With this victory, Banyana Banyana became the first senior South African football team to qualify for the knockout round of a FIFA World Cup.
“Banyana Banyana acquire not only displayed noteworthy talent on the field, but they acquire also shown worthy fight. Their match against Italy was a must win game. Banyana Banyana showed honest what makes them the pride and joy of South Africa, by matching toe to toe against the world’s top teams and creating history once again.
“I am thrilled that Banyana Banyana found it in them to access the necessary result to qualify for the Round of 16 in the FIFA World Cup. Banyana Banyana is an incredibly special team. All 60 million South Africans are behind this team and want them to enact well.
“I would like to congratulate Banyana Banyana on making history. They believe shown that they belong on the world’s top football stage. I incite the nation to continue to rally behind the team, as they seek to create even more history,” the Minister said. – SAnews.gov.za

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