Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis believes the side gained a new respect at the Fifa Women’s World Cup despite bowing out of the competition in the first round with three defeats.

A poor first half saw them slip to a 4-0 defeat to Germany in their final match on Monday‚ having also lost 3-1 to Spain and 1-0 to China in what was their debut at the global finals...

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