Banyana Banyana will be at Sedibeng this weekend
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Posted: 2011-10-18 12:50
Banyana Banyana is set to strut out their stuff at Sedibeng this weekend when the national squad of 38 players gets divided into two teams for a practice match to be played at the DP de Villiers Stadium in Sasolburg on Saturday.
Kick-off is at 15h00.
Tickets for Banyana home matches are free but fans need to collect them prior to heading to the stadium.
Four-thousand tickets will be distributed at Sasol Football Road Shows at shopping malls in and around Sasolburg on Thursday and Friday.
An additional 4000 tickets will be distributed among Sasol staff members in the Sasolburg area.
"I would like to thank our team sponsor Sasol and Safa for ensuring training camps and practice matches take place to give the players the best opportunities to prepare to do South Africa proud at the 2012 London Olympic Games," said Banyana Banyana head coach Joseph Mkhonza.
The players will report at the High Performance Centre at the University of Potchefstroom on Wednesday to undergo scientific testing and training which forms part of the first phase of preparation for the Olympics.
Banyana Banyana’s 2011 season has seen them win 12 and draw one of their 15 matches. This included being one of two African teams to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics as well as reaching the final of the COSAFA Cup in Zimbabwe in July.
"The fact that Banyana Banyana was able to field two quality national teams on September 11 (one against Ethiopia in the Olympic qualifier second leg in Addis Ababa and the other against Ghana at the All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique), is a sign of the depth that has been created in women’s football in South Africa thanks to our loyal sponsor and support from other stakeholders," added Mkhonza.
Banyana Banyana is set to compete in a Four Nations tournament on home soil in December, before returning to Harare for their final fixture of the year - a Unity Game showdown against hosts Zimbabwe on December 22.
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