Portia Modise Bags A Deal With BMW
We all know Portia Modise for the records she broke and the history she made with Banyana Banyana. BMW recently announced they have teamed up with former SA Sports Star of The Year.
She’s the only African footballer, of any gender, to score 100 international goals, and represented her country for 15 years from the age of 16.
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Modise, who recently launched her new book: titled: From Portia Modise with Love was also given a hot new ride by BMW as they announced a deal with her.
“BMW Joburg City is proud to be the vehicle partner of renowned South African footballer Portia Modise for the launch of her new book
( From Portia Modise with Love ).
As someone who represents black excellence in South African football and having set the benchmark of being the only African footballer, of any gender, to score 100 international goals,
Portia resonates with two of the four pillars of the BMW brand aura – sportiness and leadership. Portia’s new book launch will take place at BMW Joburg City on Thursday, 19 May,” they wrote.
Modise has been standing up for women’s football as she felt that there was unfairness during her times of playing.
“If people didn’t love me when I was scoring goals, putting South Africa on the map, why would I expect them to love me because I tell the truth about women’s football?
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“By the time I retired, I knew that they [the football community] will always say that I’m a problem child, but I was always trying to figure out how I’m a problem child.
“When I was entering that field, I was the best player — I was disciplined. I was only a problem child when I was telling the truth about the unfairness that was happening in women’s football, [about] the way we were treated.
“Back then, I didn’t even think that women’s football would be powerful in South Africa, but I made it powerful. I made people recognise that there is women’s football.”
