Janine Van Wyk Hanging Out With Yaya Toure

Again, another South African legendary female player Janine van Wyk has had an opportunity to hang out with Manchester City legend Yaya Toure through Heineken cheers to all programme with the UEFA Champions League final coming up this weekend.

Just a few weeks ago, the former and current footballers in South Africa had the opportunity to play a game of in-door soccer with icons like Clarence Seedorf and Luis Garcia. Benni McCarthy, Lucas Radebe, Teko Modise, Amanda Dlamini, and Reneilwe Letsholonyane were also among the players that were invited.

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“Hanging out with Mr @realtoureyaya for the weekend. Not very happy with the fact that he made me sign City jerseys with him,” said Van Wyk

Van Wyk has been the wall of Banyana Banyana for years and at the age of 35 years, she is still going strong. If she gets a call-up for the Africa Women Cup of Nations in July, she will perhaps have her last opportunity to lift the continental cup with Banyana.

Van Wyk who was born in Alberton, Gauteng started her career at Moroka Swallows before she moved to Palace Super Falcons. In 2012, Van Wyk formed her own club called Janine Van Wyk FC which is widely known as JVW FC. Since 2013, the club has been affiliated with the South African Football Association. The club now competes in the Hollywoodbets Super – the highest level of women’s football in SA.

In 2016, she moved to United States of America where she signed for a club called Houston Dash and was later joined by Linda Motlhalo and Thembi Kgatlana who are also Banyana stars. In 2019 she came back home to her club before she moved abroad again to Fortuna Hjørring in Denmark.

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In 2020, she was transferred to Glasgow City, a team that plays in the Scotland’s top division of women’s football. Van Wyk has over 170 caps for the national team that she started playing for in 2005 while she has scored 11 goals.