We want to end on a high note – Banyana Coach Dr Ellis

Banyana Banyana go into their final CAFWomen’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 match with one thing in mind, to end the tournament on a high note.

The South African senior women’s national team take on Ghana in a third and fourth playoff match that will be played on Friday (25 July 2025) at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca, Morocco. Kickoff is at 21h00 SA Time (20h00 local time in Morocco).

Banyana Banyana and the Black Queens met in their opening match of the tournament, with South Africa emerging 2-0 winners following first half goals from Linda Motlhalo and Jermaine Seoposenwe. But a lot has happened since then.

Both nations have not progressed to the final of this year’s tournament and will now fight for bronze.

“Obviously the ambition was to get to the final and go back-to-back – a bit of disappointment in not reaching it but we still have a game to play. We want to end on a high note and obviously go home with our heads held high. We’ve got one training session to go today, there’s not a lot that you can do, we’ve done so many things during the tournament. We have played against Ghana and it’s always difficult to play the same team twice in the tournament, but we’ll give it our best shot,” said Banyana Banyana coach Dr Desiree Ellis.

“This is not the match we wanted to play, but it’s in front of us. We want to go home with something, not just for Gaby (Salgado) but for Jermaine (Seoposenwe) as well. We were hoping to give her a fantastic send-off, but unfortunately

it didn’t work that way.” This will be South Africa’s fifth match in the tournament after three wins – against Ghana,

Mali and Senegal – along with a draw and a defeat against Tanzania and Nigeria respectively.