Thembi kgatlana
Banyana Banyana star Thembi Kgatlana joins Atlético de Madrid Femenino
The 25-year-old has signed a contract until 2023 as she earns a move following an impressive 2020/21 season where she scored 10 goals in 21 matches in the...
The player arrives from Chinese outfit Beijing BG Phoenix, having also played for American team Houston Dash, UWC Ladies and Cape Town Roses.
Sweden-based Leandra Smeda as well as Linda Motlhalo and Thembi Kgatlana, who play in China, will not be available due to club commitments.
The first half was a goalless affair with the sides testing each other out but Finland did have the better half out of the two nations.
The duo spent one season in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) side, where they joined defender Janine van Wyk – captain of Banyana.
Banyana Banyana's Desiree Ellis and Thembi Kgatlana will be the guests of the President Cyril Ramaphosa in Parliament on Thursday.
The South African Football Association (Safa) has congratulated Banyana Banyana duo of Desiree Ellis and Thembi Kgatlana on winning their respective Coach and Player of the Year awards at the CAF awards ceremony.
The 26-year-old Liverpool star finished first with club-mate Senegalese Sadio Mane and Arsenal and Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang the other finalists.
The speedy striker finished the African Women’s Cup of Nations tournament as the top goal scorer.
The announcement of the nominations comes just a day before Banyana Banyana faces Nigeria in the final of the 2018 Women’s Afcon.
In what looked certain to be a goalless draw with both sides sharing the spoils in the Cape Coast of Ghana, Thembi Kgatlane’s thunderous strike gave Desiree Ellis’ ladies their first win over Nigeria.
The team beat Zimbabwe 2-1 in the final at the at the Barbourfields Stadium.