South African Football Association (Safa) president Dr Danny Jordaan believes that Banyana Banyana players should be earning as much as the Bafana Bafana team.

The South African Women’s national team are set to face 10-time champions Nigeria in the African Women’s Cup of Nations final in Accra, Ghana, on Saturday.

Following their 1-0 victory over Mali in the semi-final of the competition, Desiree Ellis’ side have qualified for Fifa Women’s World Cup for the first time in their history.

Banyana Banyana are set to earn R160K if they manage to lift the African Women’s Cup of Nations trophy, but Jordaan insists that the incentives gap between male and female players should be addressed, not just in South Africa but around the world.

‘I agree that the issue of salaries for women’s football must be addressed‚’ Jordaan told TimesLive.

‘It is not only an issue affecting us as Safa, but football associations worldwide have a challenge in addressing it‚’ Jordaan said.

Jordan revealed that they are working on closing the gap between men’s and women’s football by launching a new women’s national league in May 2019.

‘There has been a gap in the structure of women’s football when compared to their male counterparts in South Africa‚’ he said.

‘The level of competition for women has been at provincial league level. If you go to men’s sides there are two top leagues that are national leagues‚ the National First Division and the PSL [Premier Soccer League].

‘So you can see where the gap is when it comes to women’s football. We will close that gap when we launch the women’s national league in May.’

The Safa president has also urged businesses to support the South African women’s national team with sponsorship deals.

‘I hope the sponsors will see the quality and the efforts of these woman‚’ he said.

‘We are already talking to some of the corporates to support the national women’s league.’