24 June 2022 – The South African senior women’s national team Banyana Banyana have settled well in Morocco after their arrival on Wednesday, 23 June 2022 ahead of the upcoming Africa Woman’s Cup of Nations.

The Pride of the Nation kick off their campaign against arch rivals, Super Falcons of Nigeria on Monday, 4 July 2022 at the Moulay Hassan FUS.

The team had their second training session on Friday morning and coach Desiree Ellis was impressed with the drive and enthusiasm shown by players.

“We were welcomed warmly when we arrived at the airport. We are coping very well and there has been so much enthusiasm and drive at our training session,’’ said Ellis.

“The closer we get to our opening game the more we get into more detail. We show the players footage and try to break it down.

“We are still working on a lot of things and we have the footage for the players to see who they are up against and work on different areas on the field,’’ concluded Ellis