When she was raising Banyan Banyana defender Bambanani Mbane as a single mother in rural Eastern Cape, her mother Nancy Mbane never imagined her daughter would scale the heights she has.
“I’m the type of player who wants to win every competition I participate in. Winning motivates me. The more I win, the hungrier I am to win even more,” she said then.
Her eye for key passes from her half regularly allowed the likes of Jermaine Seoponsenwe, Noxolo Cesane and in the final versus hosts Morocco, Hildah Magaia, to use their pace and capitalise on the counterattack on the way to Banyana’s Wafcon win. On the 2022 Wafcon’s ultimate team, she was joined by Sundowns teammate and goalkeeper of the tournament — Andile Dlamini. Banyana co-captain and AC Milan midfielder Refiloe Jane also featured, as did the dangerous Seoposenwe.
She was named in the ultimate team of that tournament as well. Underlining her status as one of the best footballers in South Africa currently.However, it was not always rosy for Mbane and her family in rural Sterkspruit. As her mother Nancy Mbane shared with“I’m so overjoyed at this moment. Bambanani and I have come a long way together. I never imagined she would reach the heights she has reached… It was not easy.
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