Kgatlana happy after scoring in Banyana's World Cup warm-up friendly against Costa Rica: Banyana Banyana star striker Thembi Kgatlana was happy after scoring in her first match since returning from injury that kept her from representing South Africa for…
Kgatlana was happy to see her team keeping a clean sheet against a Costa Rican side ranked higher then Banyana in the Fifa rankings. Costa Rica will also compete at the World Cup where they're in Group C alongside Spain, Japan and Zambia.
“First a clean sheet overall for Kaylin and the rest of the team because we didn't concede and also how we controlled the match from the start. I think the coaches should be happy with the performance because the players are happy with how we did today. “There's no time to slack, every time is the time to learn and I think it will be great for everyone to go back to the drawing board and see what we could have done better and we continue to take it from there.”
Banyana have not had the best of preparations for their second appearance at the global showpiece with their fight over better pay derailing their plans. But Kgatlana thanked the fans for their encouragement since the players landed in New Zealand where they'll face Argentina and Italy in other group matches.“We feel the love even though we're far away from home.
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