Sundowns Ladies showered by Sport Minister
Banyana Ba Style pocketed R1 Million to share among the team, thanks to the department of Sports, Arts and Culture.
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies have received a whopping R1 million reward from the Minister of Sport, Nathi Mthethwa following their exploits in winning the inaugural CAF Women’s Champions League. Picture: Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix
Reigning Caf Africa Women’s Champions Mamelodi Sundowns ladies have pocketed R1 Million to share among the team, thanks to the department of Sports, Arts and Culture after Banyana Ba Style won the inaugural continental women’s tournament last year.
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This was all revealed during the Sports minister Nathi Mthethwa’s ministers recognition of excellence in sports awards held in Sandton, Johannesburg on Tuesday.
“Mamelodi Sundowns is the first South African football team to participate in both the male and female versions of the CAF Club Champions League, launched on 12 September 2020. We applaud the ladies for defeating Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies F.C. in the finals hosted in Egypt,” said the Sports Minister.
“Women are showing us how to win in sports. A special thank you to Sasol for believing in women’s football when a few believed in that vision to establish women’s football”
Another important factor that the minister touched on was Caf’s new condition, that will force every team that competes in continental football to start having female teams. In that way, club’s like Orlando Pirates, Kaizer Chiefs, will have to make it a point that they begin to launch women’s sides if they wish to take any part in the Caf Champions League or the Caf Confederation Cup.
“We applaud Caf for their club licensing condition indicating that all recognised men’s clubs as of 2022 will be required to have a female team in its set to participate in the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup.”
