University of Western Cape are continuing to make strides allowing women to lead their sport teams with the announcement of Aneesah Adams as the women’s rugby team head coach.
At 24, the Somerset West native is the first female to hold the position and has also been involved with the Varsity Cup men’s team doing video analyst as well managing the team.
“As a woman in the team, I’m thankful to be currently working in an environment where my opinion is valued and taken into consideration,” Adams revealed to UWC.
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Hailing from Somerset West, Aneesah Adams (24) becomes the first female head coach to be appointed by UWC to coach the women’s rugby team.
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“I usually would be the only female in IRB Coaching courses I attended. Sometimes it would be intimidating but that is also where I learned to trust my abilities as a coach.”
In a previous interview with gsport, UWC’s Director of Sport, Mandla Gagayi, revealed the university’s policy to allow women to lead their female teams.
“We made it clear that we were not doing this at the expense of our men’s teams. We still support our men’s teams, but we also have to bring women’s teams to their level,” Gagayi pointed out.
“The buzzword in our planning meetings is always “Equity over Equality” and I am proud now that the following women’s teams, previously coached by men, are coached by women: football, cricket,” he concluded.
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Photo 1 Caption: 24-year-old Aneesah Adams appointed as UWC women’s rugby head coach. Photo: UWC (Twitter)
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