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  • 7/7/2025
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00:00Underway South Africa the reigning African women's champions playing from
00:11right to left all in yellow up against Ghana the three-time finalists but not
00:16since 2006 from left to white all in white and I'm delighted to say that
00:23alongside me Simpiwe Gludlup who played for Banyana from 2006 to 2014 even
00:30captaining the side in the 2010 Wafcon one of three tournaments she played in
00:36Klamini trying to play forward only finding it a figure in white Yeboah over
00:45onto the far side picked up by Alice Kusi we've yet to see too much of her that
00:50top scoring qualifying well it's on target I'm not sure that was the
00:54intention and it's turned behind for what will be a Ghana corner Glamini having to
00:59be alert in the South African goal I'm winner only to meet the Netherlands down
01:04by two goals to nil but it was a huge achievement for South African women's
01:08football on top of their triumph of course here in Morocco three years ago I'm sure
01:15you may have seen there's everyone out she is outside how is that even possible
01:20because surely across and Barney was was playing on the Ghana and it was just a
01:25couple of yards inside each decisions from the assistant referee on that this
01:29near side absolutely you look at this moment here and wondering what would we are
01:35saying and because you can see that you're watching the official to see if she's
01:40going to go to the screen and she is there is the sign for VAR they took their
01:45time but I think this is absolutely the right call and I think I know you have to
01:54be impartial as a South African but waters as a spot kick to South Africa here it is
01:59again you can see the ball is long gone and the player is clipped and taken down
02:07and I would imagine that unlike some VAR reviews this might be pretty quick for
02:13Vushra Kabubi and the defending champions have themselves a penalty
02:24so look Sisani celebrates by lying back on the ground and looking up at the sky in
02:30relief she's still not back on the pitch and she scored in the semi-finals
02:34against Zambia in stoppage time to take South Africa into the final far less
02:40pressure now they can one of South Africa's star players give them the lead
02:46cool as you like in the heat of Ujda but Lalo finds the bottom right-hand corner and
02:53the defending champions are up and running and a goal to the good from 12 yards
02:59out and Banyana lead by a goal to nil they lead by a goal to nil this is the
03:06perfect start for them and who else to take that penalty than Linda Mucalo who's
03:11cool calm and collected in this heat she just picks a spot and realizes the
03:15goalkeepers out here's the thing I have about penalties a player that can make can
03:21pass is a good one to take a penalty well you used to be head coach of the South
03:27Africa under-17 side and so I'm sure they've lost it Garnet and South Africa can
03:34break it into the middle in to say up a segue strike a goal and Banyana Banyana
03:39double their lead two goals in a matter of minutes one chance for the veteran 31
03:48year old one goal as well well this is her laugh gone farewell she said to Rama just
03:57go on take your time and when they were trying to press this is how she's been
04:01scoring goals in Mexico and that's why she's enjoying club football and I'm happy
04:06that she's bringing it into the national team as well because this is how a
04:10striker says I dance for the last time with so much pride and such class I love
04:17it ram it to you level hang Ramalepe to many of us the 33 year old playing a
04:23delightful ball in South Africa's counter-attacks scrappy in the middle of
04:30the park Asantois strike a goal from Asantois and sourcing a good save as well from
04:35Glamini who gets up and hollers at her back line but Asantois met it
04:42powerfully and forcing South African stopper to be at full stretch for another Garnet and
04:53corner there was a far better for the black still now after 45 minutes of play
04:57the simple to the second and the onus is on Ghana's black Queens to fashion
05:11something and unlikely route back into this game against the defending champions
05:17and inside that took a little while to settle down in the first half but ended
05:23it very strongly and looking almost as if they might score at will South Africa
05:29mission textbook isn't it get your body in between the opponent and the ball and
05:34she's got the strength as well well that's another wayward effort comes in
05:40from the Ghanaian side but not what we've come to expect from a Porsche
05:43Boraccia of course and still they go Badu there's only one in the middle here's
05:51Alice Kusi she can let fly really good effort from Kusi against the bar well
05:54that was by far and away Ghana's most impressive effort now they go again our
05:58super stop from Glamini it wouldn't have counted in any sense but the first effort
06:04from Kusi showed us what she was all about coming to the party a little late the
06:0830 year old if you're an attacker that knows you can pack something like that why
06:13not use it half the time because the one tactic of you getting the ball in space and running
06:18into the defenders is not working then try this this is the second time where
06:22they hit a long a long shot and they hit the target so it means they have to try
06:27this a lot more it might be favorable for them best eyes are watching so it's
06:32going to be important for them to also show up even when the stakes are like this
06:36but Senre cannot find the back of the net once again well once more she was in
06:42behind of her four Ghanaian players just up front it very much in a forward line so
06:51it's attacking a ten they want a goal nice turn this strike a goal as well and
06:55Lamini forced into the save well that was much better Princess Marfo the 21 year
07:00old is she knew what she wanted to do and she created the space she got her shot
07:05away she's a club mate of Asis even in the domestic football in South Africa it's
07:10them against each other as well on the charge can they make this count can they
07:16use this with just under 10 minutes to go to the back post against the crossbar again
07:21and she can't believe it either Princella Adubea no they are not just knocking on
07:29the door they are knocking the woodwork into the area and if you're being half
07:33you should say that should be converted look at this right in front of goal just a
07:38yard or two out expertly found by Yeboah perfect cross and she met it really well as
07:46well and she just couldn't get over it enough but I could see a percent ways
07:50effort at the other end it looks like she got everything right she got
07:54everything right it just didn't go over the line and she's looking at herself
07:58and saying hmm so they're ready champions

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