Women’s Africa Cup of Nations
Result: South Africa 3-1 Burundi
Date: 07 July 2022
Venue: Stade Prince Moulay EL Hassan
Banyana Banyana qualified for the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals with a game to spare after defeating Burundi 3-1 on Thursday evening.
After the impressive win over Nigeria on Monday, coach Desiree Ellis handed starts to Robyn Moodlay and Bongeka Gamede in place of Linda Motlhalo and Bambanani Mbane.
The South Africans dominated in the early stages, with Thembi Kgatlana and Jermaine Seoposenwe going close with shots in the opening 15 minutes.
Five minutes later, Kgatlana was not to be denied as the newly signed Racing Louisville forward exchanged passes with Seoposenwe before calmly slotting into the far corner.
Burundi, however, got the equaliser against the run play as captain Asha Djafari did well to skip past one challenge before setting up Aniella Uwimana for the close range
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