Advocates for transformation and gender equality have lashed out at the bonus pay structure for the senior national women’s soccer team Banyana Banyana.
The players will earn R400,000 each for winning the Women’s African Cup of Nations on Saturday after beating Morocco 2-1. This has caused an outcry, with supporters drawing parallels between what Bafana Bafana players got paid in 2019 for reaching the quarterfinals. Bafana players each received R520,000. At the time, Safa had promised each Bafana player R920,000 should they bring the cup home.
“We call on the Safa leadership and the department of arts, culture and sports to look at this issue as a matter of urgency. We cannot have Safa delegates getting excited when the Banyana Banyana win but the remuneration is not the same as the men’s senior team.” “Safa [officials] are in leadership and it is their responsibility to make sure women’s football is attractive. [If] they are failing, it is better to step aside and allow people who want to lead and make sure they will get money for Banyana. Sponsorships are enticed and they can come on board when Banyana are winning.”We have been speaking about Banyana and Bafana players being rewarded the same for a long time.
“Women must be paid the same as men. We hope that the powers that be should look at and implement equal pay for equal effort that the teams have put. It is a principle issue and it will address the issues of the past ... where people were not treated equally. We call on Safa to make sure that Banyana get what they deserve,” said Matabane.
Matabane cautioned that failure to address the pay gap could result in young women athletes not considering football as a profession.
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