President Cyril Ramaphosa Welcomes African Champions Banyana Banyana, Heaps Praise on South Africa's Pride

• President Cyril Ramaphosa has showered the South African senior women's national team with praise
• This is after he welcomed the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations winners to the Union Buildings in Tshwane
• Describing their achievement as reaching the pinnacle of women's football in Africa, he advocated for them to receive equal pay to their male counterparts

President Cyril Ramaphosa was on hand to welcome Banyana Banyana, the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations winners, to the Union Buildings in Tshwane.

This was a day after thousands of supporters flocked to the OR Tambo International Airport yesterday to celebrate their arrival from Morocco with the trophy in tow.

According to The Citizen, Ramaphosa said:

“[You tried on five previous occasions] and now you have claimed it. By so doing, you have reached the real pinnacle of women’s football on our continent."

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Joining in the now very loud chorus pushing for the team to now starting as their male counterparts, with Sport24 quoting him as saying:

"You deserve equal pay for equal work that you do. I've been told that you get paid 10 times less than your male counterparts, and that needs to come to an end. You should be given what you deserve. Danny Jordaan (SAFA president), we cannot continue supporting the notion that when Bafana Bafana play, they get much more than what Banyana Banyana gets. It must come to an end."

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As reported by Sports Brief, the legendary 35-year-old defender warned her teammates to use their bonuses wisely while local women's football still tries to woo Corporate South Africa for investment. The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture injected R5.8-million into the R9.2-million pot of gold that was promised to the team if it returned from Morocco with the trophy.

This means that each member of the squad will take home approximately R577 000 from the R15-million bonus.