South Africa beat tournament hosts Morocco 2-1 in the final on Saturday in Rabat, thanks to a double from striker Hildah Magaia. 🎉🎉🎉 BanyanaBanyana ECR_Newswatch
South Africa beat tournament hosts Morocco 2-1 in the final on Saturday in Rabat, thanks to a double from striker Hildah Magaia.The victory has sparked a public debate around equal pay in the country, after it was reported the players would receive less money in prize bonuses than their male colleagues did for reaching the quarter-finals of the men's tournament in 2019.
"Our hearts are filled with pride. They are bursting at the seams with a great deal of joy," Ramaphosa said during a reception at the government's Union Buildings in the capital. "You deserve equal pay for equal work that you do," he told the players, urging the country's ministers of finance and sports to up the bonus.""We need to give added remuneration to these young women who have made our country so proud. But having done so, we must then make sure that we eliminate the whole process of unequal pay out of our system."Ramaphosa said the country should outlaw pay discrimination and embark on a programme to bridge the gender pay gap.
"You deserve the best. Welcome home, champions of Africa. You are the Golden Girls of our country. You are the queens of Africa," he said.
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