As part of their preparations for the 9th edition of the African Women’s Championships, the South African Senior National Women’s team, Sasol Banyana Banyana will play Namibia in a friendly match on Saturday, 5 July at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek.

The Sasol sponsored Women’s National team was scheduled to go on a West Africa tour, but had to alter their programme.

“The plan was to go on a West Africa tour and play stronger opponents. It’s unfortunate that we won’t be going as we could not get confirmation from the teams and we couldn’t wait longer as we have to prepare our team. I would like to thank SAFA and our sponsor Sasol for all their hard work in ensuring that we continue with our planned program by securing the match against Namibia,” said Banyana Banyana coach Vera Pauw.

Sasol Banyana Banyana will depart for Namibia on Wednesday, 02 July.

“This match will help us build on the good job that the girls have been doing, and also give us time to work on some aspects that need attention. We need to play as many games as we can before the tournament, ” concluded Pauw.

Sasol Banyana Banyana qualified for the 2014 edition of the African Women’s Championships after a 13–0 win over Comoros.

The African Women’s Championships, taking place in Namibia from 11 – 25 October, will also be used as qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada.

The top three teams from this competition will automatically qualify for the World Cup.-TDN
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