THE South African women’s soccer team, Banyana Banyana played against Tanzania at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Sunday, where they beat the Tanzanians 6-1.
Portia Modise’s first attempt at a goal with Shiwe Nogwanya inside the box was intercepted by the Tanzanian goalkeeper, Fatima Omary Jawadu, in the 10th minute.
The Tanzanians came back five minutes later and found the back of the net after a well taken set-piece outside the box by their captain, Sophia Edward Mwasikili.
The home side levelled the score in the 21st minute when Nogwanya found the back of the net after a scramble in the box and that brought Banyana back into the match.
The levelling goal gave Banyana Banyana a boost and they started to dominate.
Leandra Smeda increased Banyana’s tally through a header from a corner kick just before half-time to bring the score to 2-1.
After half-time, the South African team scored their third goal through defender, Janine Van Wyk, in the 53rd minute.
When pressure mounted on the Tanzanians, Banyana continued to outrun the visitors’ defence on several occasions, but missed brilliant chances.
Chantelle Esau hit the cross bar in the goalmouth.
Banyana’s Silindile Ngubane increased the pressure when she scored another two goals to bring the score to 5-1.
Sanah Mollo scored the final goal for Banyana before the final whistle and made it 6-1 in favour of the home side
Banyana’s goal scorers were Shiwe Nogwanya, Leandra Smeda, Silindile Ngubane, Sanah Mollo and captain Janine van Wyk.
It was another victory for Banyana ahead of the African Women’s Championship tournament in October.
A week ago, Banyana won 4-0 against Zambia, and the coach, Vera Pauw said she was happy with her team’s victory.
