The South African Football Association (SAFA) have confirmed that all 23 Banyana Banyana players who recently made history in Morocco have been paid their bonuses, as promised.
Banyana were crowned Women’s Africa Cup of Nations last month after beating hosts Morocco, 2-1 in the final.
The agreed deadline for payment with the players was within 30 days after the triumph.
“The payment was supposed to be done within 30 days of them winning the title and SAFA has undertaken and fulfilled that commitment,’’ said SAFA president Dr Jordaan at a Press Conference at SAFA House on Friday.
SAFA’s finance manager Gift Sekonde also confirmed that the payments were done on Friday morning, adding that Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa’s funding pledge would be an addition to the payment made by the Association.
The Press Conference was attended by Banyana Banyana star striker Thembi Kgatlana who confirmed that the payment had been made. Also in attendance were Kglatlana’s mother, and NEC Members Pius Nqandela, Linda Zwane and Job Mchunu.
Kgatlana, who was forced to leave the WAFCON tournament early in Morocco after sustaining an injury, paid tribute to sponsors SASOL and Hollywood Bets for being at the forefront of bankrolling women’s football.
She also lauded the High Performance Centre (HPC) for being the bedrock of the current formidable Banyana Banyana team.
Dr Jordaan said SAFA with the help of the 2010 Legacy Trust had ploughed in a massive R300m towards women football’s developments and the fruits were there for all to see. The SAFA President also spoke on the issue of the ongoing discrepancy of payments between men and women, saying the issue was a challenge that the Association was busy attending to.
He touched on the global difference in broadcast revenue of men’s and women’s football as the main root cause of the wide discrepancies in payments.
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