Mbuli: Banyana Needs Top Tier Competition
By Malose Wa Ga Lamola Thinasonke Mbuli, a mentor at the University of the Western Cape, spoke with ShakingInk about the recent Banyana Banyana European tour and the presence of two of the top-performing domestic league teams in the Women's CAF Champions League. losing Noxolo Cesane, one of her main players, to the Eastern Flames. Having two teams in the Women's CAF Champions League, according to Mbuli, who is lovingly referred to as "The Bull" in football circles, is an indication that women's football in the country has improved. "I think it’s great for South African women’s football to have two teams—in the Champions League—it shows the standard of our league has improved (not where we want it)) but there’s a lot of improvement—we are debutant, so I don’t want to put too much pressure on my players. The first goal is to get out of group stages," said Mbuli. The University of the Western Cape has lost one of the key players and Banyana Banyana sta...