Banyana can hold heads high
Vera Pauw, coach of South Africa during the 2016 Rio Olympic Games Women Football match between South Africa and Sweden at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 03 August 2016 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix

Banyana can hold heads high

By Gary Lemke in Rio

First, the harsh reality. Banyana Banyana are out of contention for the knockout stages at Rio 2016 after suffering a 2-0 defeat to China at the Olympic stadium on Saturday night.

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Banyana show they’re closing the gap
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL. 3 AUGUST 2016. Amanda Dlamini during the soccer game between South Africa in the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro today. Copyright picture by WESSEL OOSTHUIZEN / SASPA

Banyana show they’re closing the gap

By Gary Lemke in Rio

Some 46 places separate them in the Fifa world rankings but at the end of their opening Group E match at the Olympic stadium in Rio, only one goal was the difference between Sweden and Banyana Banyana.

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Waiting is over for Banyana
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL. 1 AUGUST 2016. Noko Matlou during the training session of the womes soccer palyers of Team SA at the Centro Futebol Zico venue in Rio de Janeiro today. Copyright picture by WESSEL OOSTHUIZEN / SASPA

Waiting is over for Banyana

A determined Banyana Banyana will be out to stop the bleeding when they take on Sweden in their opening Group E match at the Olympic stadium in Rio on Wednesday, writes GARY LEMKE in Brazil.

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