Limpopo born star joins Australian soccer club

Thohoyandou born Banyana Banyana striker, Rhoda Mulaudzi is the first female soccer player from the country to join an Australian Women’s Premier League Club, Canberra United.
Mulaudzi who joined the club on Monday, signed a one-year deal with an option to renew.
The 28-year old who has 15 caps for Banyana Banyana was part of the national team that beat Zambia 5-3 in the semi-finals of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa) Women’s Championship.
She boasts two international goals and 53 in the Gauteng Sasol Women Soccer League.
Mulaudzi reportedly said she was excited about the move and she would make the best of it. ‘’For someone who is from a rural village where most people think it is impossible to fulfil your dreams, the move means a lot to me and I hope it inspires other young girls from my area.”
Congratulating Mulaudzi, President of South African Football Association in the Capricorn Region, Abel Rakoma said they were proud of her achievements and wished her well in Australia.
“She is a good example to her fellow soccer players and aspiring female soccer players in the province. She is an epitome of women football development in the province. She comes from the development structures and she has done well,” Rakoma said.

Story: Herbert Rachuene
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