Banyana Banyana adds UJ soccer star to their AFCON team
AUCKLAND PARK – UJ soccer player to represent the country in Ghana.
University of Johannesburg soccer star Amanda Mthandi is ecstatic about her call-up to Banyana Banyana to compete in the Africa Cup of Nations women’s tournament.
The 22-year-old will make her debut for South Africa in Ghana in the tournament that will be hosted from 17 November until 1 December.
She said, “When my name was read out in the final squad, I did not know how to react. I was ecstatic but at a loss for words.”
Banyana Banyana’s latest addition already has goals planned for her performance in the tournament.
“Obviously as a team, we want to qualify for next year’s World Cup, but my special aim is to net one for Banyana Banyana.”
She is also looking forward to the valuable experience she will gain playing at this high level of women’s football.
Mthandi, who is a second-year transportation management student, failed to make the final cut for an international football tournament earlier in the year but has bounced back in tremendous fashion.
She said she was eager to make an impact for the team in Ghana.
“I play as a wing, but I believe I have the sort of versatility in my game which can add some value. For example, I can play as a holding striker or I can adapt to the requirements of playing up front, running onto balls in an attacking position.”
She was part of the UJ team that won the University Sport South Africa tournament in Port Elizabeth in July. She was also named the player of the tournament and ended up being the top goal-scorer.
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