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Building a squad capable of handling the demands of international football requires more than having a strong starting eleven, and Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis is using every opportunity to ensure her team has the depth to compete when it matters most.  Amogelang Motau on educatin and football South Africa's 3-0 victory over Madagascar at Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein on Tuesday completed a 7-0 aggregate win in their Olympic qualifying tie. Beyond securing their place in the next round, the two matches gave Ellis an opportunity to assess her players, experiment with different combinations and see how her less-regular players responded. Ellis made six changes to her starting line-up for the second leg as part of her broader plan to strengthen the squad ahead of important international assignments. The coach believes giving players opportunities now will prove valuable when injuries, unavailability or tactical changes force her to look beyond her established core of play...

Sasol Banyana Banyana have progressed to the third round of the CAF Women’s Olympic Qualifiers, where they are scheduled to face Angola in February or March 2027 as the road to Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games continues. The remaining 16 African nations will compete in this round, with fixtures to be announced by the Confederation of African football (CAF) ahead of the match window. Amogelang Motau South Africa secured their progression with a 7-0 aggregate victory over Madagascar, winning the second leg 3-0 at Toyota Stadium in Bloemfontein on Tuesday, 13 October. Gabriela Salgado-Moodaly opened the scoring shortly after half-time before substitute Ronnel Donnelly netted twice to seal the win. Amogelang Motau, who was named in the starting lineup of the second leg, reflected on the importance of the result and the team’s continued growth. “Today’s game was a good one. It was one of the games we needed to win to make sure we progressed to the next round of qualifiers, and that was the mo...