BANYANA COACH
New Banyana coach Ellis handed a huge ‘to do’ list
New Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis has her work cut out for her if the tough mandate handed to her by SA Football Association (Safa) president Danny Jordaan on Thursday is anything to go by. Ellis was named as new Banyana coach on Thursday and Jordaan said she has to qualify for the 2018 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Ghana in December‚ the 2019 Fifa Women’s World Cup in France and the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan. ‘‘So there are three targets‚" Jordaan said. Ellis will also be required to ensure that Banyana are one of the top two teams in Africa. "More importantly we want Banyana to be in the top two on the African continent. As we have indicated‚ Fifa is launching a women’s world league where the 16 top countries — Brazil‚ Argentina‚ France‚ Korea and others — will play in that 16-team world league‚" Jordaan said. "There will be two teams from Africa. The two top teams as things stand are Nigeria and Ghana. This means we have to beat Nigeria and Ghana to get one of those tw...
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