Regardless of the Ladies’s Africa Cup of Nations being haphazardly postponed, the motion might present Banyana Banyana with a while to repair their inner points.
It is a travesty that the 2026 Ladies’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) was postponed simply two weeks earlier than that match was scheduled to begin. Nevertheless, it could be a blessing in disguise for 2022 African champions Banyana Banyana.
Previous to Wafcon being formally pushed again by the Confederation of African Soccer (CAF), sources inside the Banyana Banyana pre-Wafcon camp approached Day by day Maverick to color an image of discord and disharmony. The well-placed insiders mentioned that regardless of an exterior picture of concord as South Africa’s senior ladies’s soccer aspect competed within the Cosafa Ladies’s Championship (the place they ultimately misplaced within the last to neighbours Namibia), this was not the case.
Inside turmoil
Because the South Africans navigated to the decider of the southern African match in preparation for Wafcon, senior gamers not collaborating could possibly be seen cheering the youthful model of Banyana Banyana from the stands. This was only a veil over the problems inside the camp, our sources mentioned.
The crux of the issues? A rift between long-time Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis and her assistant Thinasonke Mbuli. Ellis’ assistant additionally coaches Hollywoodbets Tremendous League College of the Western Cape, and the insiders instructed Day by day Maverick that…
