FIFAWWC | Banyana Banyana hero Thembi Kgatlana hailed her team-mates after her 92nd winner against Italy in Wellington on Wednesday booked South Africa a spot in the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup. LloydBurnard Sport24news
Kgatlana then revealed that, personally, she had endured an incredibly difficult few weeks that had threatened her participation at the World Cup.
"I've [also] come back from a very brutal injury and for me to be here and play for the country and represent every girl that wanted to be here and make history with the girls for South Africa, everyone deserves it."We might have messed the two games up, but this one was something we had to dig deep for. The girls are happy and we have made history."
"We just told ourselves that we have to fight. We had nothing to lose. They came here with pressure because they are higher ranked than us," said Kgatlana, who plays for Racing Louisville in the United States.
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