Basetsana target Burundi in U20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers
The South African U20 Women’s National Team will play Burundi over two legs of their first round of 2024 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers. Both matches, home and away legs, will be played in South Africa after Burundi requested to host their home match on 8 October 2023 at Lucus Moripe Stadium, Pretoria. Burundi’s stadiums are not CAF approved and therefore cannot host international matches.
The second leg of the qualifiers will be hosted by South Africa a few days later on 11 October 2023 and will be played at the same venue.
Both matches are scheduled for 3pm kick off.
Basetsana have been in camp for a week now and will be looking to progress to the next round of qualifiers, on their road to Colombia 2024. The FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup will be hosted from 31 August – 22 September 2024.
Head Coach Maud Khumalo is looking forward to the challenge and has called up players most of who have international experience at U17 level.
Speaking to www.safa.net Khumalo emphasized the importance of this team’
s success.
‘The U20 Women’s National team is under immense pressure, as this is our only national team that is yet to qualify for the FIFA World Cup but this is the year that we have to deliver. We have drawn a lot of inspiration from what the Senior National Team has achieved in the last two years, and have emphasized to the players that they are the next Banyana Banyana generation and that the journey starts here at U20,’ said Khumalo.
‘We have had a good week of training and have worked on areas that failed us in the past; therefore, we are confident that we will get good results against Burundi over the two legs.
”It is important that we take advantage of playing both matches at home because this is a blessing in disguise. We must take full advantage,’ concluded Khumalo.
23 player squad:
NAME and SURNAME POS CLUB PROVINCE
1. CASEY GORDON GK JVW FC GAUTENG
2. KGOMOTSO MSIMANG GK TS GALAXY FC GAUTENG
3. NALEDI NKOSI CB SUPER STRIKERS FC GAUTENG
4. MMABATHO MOGALE DCM TUKS FC GAUTENG
5. PORTIA MAS
ILELA RB HOME SWEEPERS FC GAUTENG
6. NTHABEISNG MAJIYA FW RICHMOND LADIES FC NORHTERN CAPE
7. NOMPHELO YAKUPHI LW COPPERBELT FC LIMPOPO
8. ADRIELE MIBE LW UJ FC GAUTENG
9. CIMONE SAULS LB JVW FC GAUTENG
10. LINDELWA MABUZA CM MAMELODI SUNDOWNS FC GAUTENG
11. SANDRA MABI LF UJ FC GAUTENG
12. AYANDA MKHIZE DCM DURBAN LADIES FC KZN
13. ASANDA MCHUNU RW DLALA NTOMBAZANA FC KZN
14. SINAMILE MKHWANAZI CM TUKS FC GAUTENG
15. LONDEKA MKHWANAZI FW DLALA NTOMBAZANAFC KZN
16. LUMKA QHEKEKA RW MAMELODI SUNDOWNS FC GAUTENG
17. OLWETHU SOSIBO CM DLALA NTOMBAZANA KZN
18. PERTULE PERTERSON RW TS GALAXY FC GAUTENG
19. ZOE DE KOCK FW HOTSPURS FC WESTERN CAPE
20. KUTLWANO MAPHANE FW MAMELODI SUNDOWNS FC GAUTENG
21. MIHLE LUMKO FW HPC FC GAUTENG
22. GOSITANG MOTSHEGWE DCM COAL CITY WIZRADS FC MPUMALANGA
23.NTANDO PHAHLA CB SUNFLOWER KZN
Source: South African Football Association