Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis shares the key to her team's success!

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The celebration of our South African queens continues and today's guest on Stacey & J Sbu is a woman with an incredible story to tell!

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome WAFCON-winning Banyana Banyana coach, Desiree Ellis.

In this beautiful interview, Coach Ellis speaks about how looking out for each other - as women - supporting each other and how fighting for each other on the field helped them achieve their goal!

So. how did this phenomenal woman fall in love with soccer?

Here are some key points from Stacey Norman's interview with Coach Ellis:

- football teams at the school level and how to help more girls get access to football
- the impact the win has had on South Africa, especially ahead of Women's Month
- what the win means for the future of Banyana Banyana
government funding for Banyana Banyana
- what it takes to succeed as a team
- her style of coaching and what she stands for
- woman supporting woman
30 Aug 2022 English South Africa Society & Culture · Personal Journals

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