This is the third time Ellis has won the award.
Desiree Ellis of South Africa won the Coach of the Year award during the 2022 CAF Awards at Mohammed VI Complex in Sale, Morocco on Thursday.
This is the third time Ellis wins the award, having first won in back in 2018 and in 2019, following Banyana’s incredible performance during that year’s Caf Women’s Africa Cup of Nations hosted in Ghana, with Banyana losing the final on penalties to Nigeria.Ellis has managed to take South Africa to their second successive Wafcon final, with Banyana set to meet with tournament hosts Morocco at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium on Saturday.
“I would like to say thank you to Safa and Sasol for all the support. This award is for Banyana, this award is for all the coaches who coach women’s football and it is also for all the football fans in South Africa,” said Ellis during her acceptance speech. Meanwhile, Sundowns Ladies dominance in the domestic league also spread out to the continent last year. Banyana Ba Style’s exceptional run at the maiden Caf Women’s Champions League in 2021 saw the Pretoria side write their names in history of African women’s football when they lifted the trophy.
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