Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis was full of praised after South Africa beat Morocco in the final Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) on Saturday.
Two second half goals by striker Hilda Magaia were enough to hand Banyana a 2-0 win over the hosts and WAFCON title at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.
You know, it’s been a long time coming,” Ellis told SAFA media.
“I think, even me as a player, I got a silver in 2000 when we played the tournament in South Africa, we lost to Nigeria. And a lot of coaches and players before, we’ve all tried, but today was really special.
“You know when we walked out, and we saw the crowd, I was not perturbed. As I said that reminded me of 2015 when we went to Equatorial Guinea, and before we even went to the stadium, we had a meeting, and the players came in with a big speaker, and I knew today something special was gonna happen.
“I thought we played really, really well. I said, maybe we’ll keep the goals for the final. But the goals were so well taken, and I think the players were special today.”
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