Banyana beat Zambia to lift Cosafa trophy
Tiisetso Makhubela scored the only goal of the game as Banyana Banyana claimed a 1-0 victory over Zambia and a hat-trick of Cosafa Women’s Championship titles at a packed Wolfson Stadium in Nelson Mandela Bay on Sunday.
It is the third year in a row that coach Desiree Ellis has led her side to regional success, but this time it was achieved without her overseas stars, as the likes of Thembi Kgatlana, Linda Motlhalo and Leandra Smeda were missing due to club duty.
It is the perfect warm-up for the Olympic Games qualifier against Botswana that starts later in August, with Ellis able to blood a number of new names at international level.
The success was deserved, with Banyana comfortably the most accomplished team in the competition, and has also recorded their biggest win with a 17-0 hammering of Comoros Islands in their opening match.
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