Desiree Ellis Names Banyana Banyana Preliminary Squad For AWCON
Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis has announced her preliminary 33-member squad to start preparing for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for Morocco in July.
The players will report for camp on Friday next week ( 10 June 2022) in Johannesburg. Ellis, whose side lost to Nigeria on penalties in the last AWCON tournament held in Ghana, will announce her final squad before the team departs for the tournament on 21 June.
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Banyana Banyana are in Group C with Nigeria, Botswana and Burundi. The South Africans play their opening match against Nigeria’s Super Falcons on July 4 in Rabat. The last time South Africa met Nigeria was when they came out victorious with 4-2 to lift Aisha Buhari Cup.
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FULL SQUAD
GOALKEEPERS:
- ANDILE DLAMINI – MAMELODI SUNDOWNS FC
- KAYLIN SWART – JVW
- REGIRL NGOBENI – UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE
- KEBOTSENG MOLETSANE – BLOEMFONTEIN CELTIC
DEFENDERS:
- KARABO DHLAMINI – MAMELODI SUNDOWNS FC
- CIMONE SAULS – JVW FC
- LEBOHANG RAMALEPE – DINAMO MINSK
- KOKETSO TLAILANE – TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY-PTA
- JANINE VAN WYK – JVW FC
- TIISETSO MAKHUBELA – MAMELODI SUNDOWNS FC
- BAMBANANI MBANE – MAMELODI SUNDOWNS FC
- BONGEKA GAMEDE – UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE
13.NOKO MATLOU – SD EIBAR - LONATHEMBA MHLONGO – UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE
MIDFIELDEDERS:
- REFILOE JANE – AC MILAN
- MAMELLO MAKHABANE – JVW FC
17.NOMVULA KGOALEMFPARQUESDESOL CD - GABRIELA SALGADO – JVW FC
- LINDA MOTLHALO – DJUGARDEN
- THALEA SMIDT – MAMELODI SUNDOWNS FC
- KHOLOSA BIYANA – SPORTING GIJONSPAIN
- AMOGELANG MOTAU – UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN CAPE
- ROBYN MOODALY – JVW FC
- SIBULELE HOLWENI – UNIVERSITY FC WESTERN CAPE
- THUBELIHLE SHAMASE – UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG
FORWARDS:
- JERMAINE SEOPOSENWE – SC BRAGA
- MELINDA KGADIETE – MAMELODI SUNDOWNS FC
- LELONA DAWETI – MAMELODI SUNDOWNS FC
- NOXOLO CESANE – UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN CAPE
- NTHABISENG MAJIYA – RICHMOND LADIES
- THEMBI KGATLANA – ATHLETICO MADRID
- HILDAH MAGAIA – SEJONG SPORTSTOTO
- REITUMETSE CHABANA – TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Banyana qualified for this prestigious tournament after they got the better of Algeria with a 3-1 aggregate scoreline. Ellis’ ladies won 2-0 at home in a match that was played at Orlando Stadium. They went on to draw 1-1 in the second leg.
Banyana’s latest match saw them going down to Netherlands with 5-1 away from home. Although it was a terrific defeat but they played the match to learn while preparing for the upcoming AWCON.
