Banyana Banyana will have to forge forward without star striker Thembi Kgatlana in pursuit of a maiden Women’s Africa Cup of Nations crown. The diminutive forward suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in the team’s final group game.
South Africa’s seamless conquering of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations group stage, following a 1-0 win over Botswana on Sunday, was soured by a tournament-ending injury to star striker Thembi Kgatlana.
She is expected to return to contact training after a minimum of 20 weeks, though full recovery from the injury can take six months, if not slightly longer. Despite not reaching her peak in Morocco as yet, she had already netted once as Banyana ended the group phase with nine points from a possible nine. They beat Burundi, Botswana and defending champions Nigeria.
Mokoka provided an update on the 28-year-old’s knock after she too did not finish the game against Botswana due to injury. Ellis’s charges dominated the game against their southern African rivals from the start, with 18-year-old Nthabiseng Majiya scoring the winning goal — her first for the senior side.
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