President Ramaphosa Honours Banyana Coach Ellis With the Order of Ikhamanga: SouthAfrica DesireeEllis BayanaBanyana coach
Ellis attributed her success to team work and thanked SAFA, the Banyana Banyana players, the members of her technical team, her support staff, the sponsors SASOL and the fans for their support."I am very grateful, I am very blessed to be able to receive it and I am even more blessed that for the first time at any event my mother has been able to come with me. So this is very special."
SAFA President Dr Danny Jordaan applauded Ellis and said the honour will serve as an inspiration at the FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in July. "Through her amazing achievements, coach Desiree Ellis has become a continental brand and this latest honour further cements her status as one of the best football coaches in the country, and on the African continent," the SAFA President said.
"She has achieved some wonderful accomplishments in a sport predominantly dominated by her male counterparts. I hope this Presidential honour will inspire her and the girls at the forthcoming FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand."
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