Bantwana gearing up for World Cup qualifier against Ethiopia

The South African Under 17 National Women’s Team (Bantwana) reported for camp over the weekend in preparation for the FIFA Under 17 Women’s World Cup qualifier against Ethiopia set for Friday, 15 April, at Wits Stadium.

Bantwana will face the East Africans and push for victory in the home leg before heading to Ethiopia for the second leg in May.

Head coach Siphiwe Dludlu is determined to lead Bantwana to their fourth FIFA U17 World Cup and will look to improve their 2018 performance in Uruguay.

“We have had a challenging weekend with the bad weather, but we have managed to work mainly on the players’ fitness levels,” said Dludlu.

“We are hoping to spend the rest of the week concentrating on how we will approach the match against Ethiopia. We have done all the theory over the weekend through our video sessions, but we need to put all the theory into practical now on the pitch.”

The match is scheduled for 15:00.