2007 October Woman: Fran Hilton-Smith
Anyone who knows anything about women’s soccer in South Africa, knows Fran Hilton-Smith. She has held so many positions in the 22 years she’s been involved with soccer, it’s difficult to give her just one title, but for now she is team manager of the national women’s soccer team, and she takes care of the U20 and U17 teams, too.
Personal Account: Mmangwato Mabusela
My name is Mmangwato Mabusela, a female referee from Soshanguve in the north of Gauteng (Tshwane). I have been involved with soccer for more than 10 years. I work for the South African Post Office as a Computer Operator.
Banyana Win, Fair Play Loses
Under impossibly contentious circumstances, the South African national women’s soccer team managed to overcome odds stacked against them, to secure a 4-2 (5-4 aggregate) victory over Equatorial Guinea.
Madiba Blessing for Banyana
The South African National Women’s Soccer Squad, Banyana Banyana leave for Nigeria from the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg at 3:30pm this afternoon, and their flight will be all the more significant for having just met former South African President, Nelson Mandela.