The hosting of the Banyana Banyana-Botswana International friendly match presents the North West Provincial Government with a stunning opportunity for the province to be the first province to congratulate the Banyana Banyana team for their good performance in their current Africa games and at the London Olympics, North West Premier Thandi Modise said on Monday.

Premier Modise has expressed appreciation to South African Football as custodians of the Banyana-Banyana brand for partnering with the province to honour Banyana Banyana.   

Entrance to the match to be played at Moruleng Stadium as from 3:30 pm this afternoon as part of the 16 Days of activism for no violence against women and children campaign closing event is free.

The province and Rustenburg as a host City will use the match as a dry run and to mobilize communities towards AFCON 2013. All technical and logistical teams will also use the match to test their readiness for the coming AFCON 2013 games.

SASOL as the official sponsor of the Banyana Banyana team is sponsoring the Gala Dinner to honour the girls’s achievements for the year. This will be attended by the Province’s political leadership, available Ministers, Magosi Ba Kgafela, Municipalities and other stakeholders and SAFA Executives.