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Banyana Banyana climb two places up FIFA World Rankings

Written By Unknown on Monday, June 24, 2013 | Monday, June 24, 2013

South African senior women’s national team, Banyana Banyana moved up two places on the latest Coca-Cola FIFA Women’s World Rankings released on Friday, 21 June.

The high-riding Banyana Banyana moved from 53 to 51st position. The upward trend might have been influenced by the 5-0 demolition of neighbours Mozambique and a credible 1-1 draw with Zimbabwe this month.

The top five rankings on the continent remain the same with Nigeria (32) leading the pack followed by Cameroon (48) and Ghana (49). Banyana Banyana remain in the 4th position followed by 2012 AWC Champions Equatorial Guinea (52).

Banyana Banyana head coach Joseph Mkhonza was elated upon receiving the news and said this was a great stepping stone for his squad to continue building on their success.

“This is good for the girls. It is encouraging to see the girls’ achievements being rewarded. The intention is to continue our rise and break into the top 20 in the world,” said Mkhonza.

“Our immediate goal is to break into the top three on the continent because I believe we are far much better than the fourth place we currently occupy. We were at the Olympics and reached the finals of the African Women Championships. I think we are not far off from being among the best on the continent,” he said.

The soft-spoken coach expressed appreciation to Banyana Banyana’s number one sponsors, Sasol for their continued support in helping the squad realise its goals.

“I would like to thank Sasol and SAFA for the support they have given to women’s football in the country as well as our fans for standing behind us. The continued growth on the rankings should serve up as motivation to the players to keep working harder and represent the nation with pride,” said Mkhonza.

The next rankings will be released on Friday, 2 August 2013.

- SAFA 
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