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Basetsana Gear Up For Reunion
27 November 2009

The South African National Women's Under 20 team, Basetsana, face their Botswana counterparts in a friendly international match on Saturday (28 November) in Gaborone, Botswana. Kickoff is at 14h30.
 
South Africa is using the encounter to prepare the team for the upcoming 2010 FIFA Women's Under 20 World Cup qualifier. In the qualifier Basetsana will play Reunion away in the first leg on December the 5th. The return leg will be played in South African on the 19th of December.

This will be Basetsana's second match in preparation for the qualifiers – last month they played to a goalless draw against Namibia.

“The match against Reunion is very crucial for us. We have to be ready and ensure we qualify for the World Cup because this team is the future Banyana Banyana. And playing the 2010 World Cup will be a good grounding for the Under 20s as some of them will graduate to the Banyana Banyana team and they will play in the 2011 Women's World Cup. They should then be able to hold their own as they would have gained valuable experience,” said team manager Fran Hilton-Smith.

South Africa did not play in the last round as they got a bye, while Reunion defeated Madagascar to reach this round.

Here is the full squad of players to face Botswana:

GOALKEEPERS

16

Yalula Tsawe

Coastal Utd, EC

1

Lebogang Phume

UJ Univ. Gauteng

DEFENDERS

3

Valencia Moeng

Crusaders. NC

6

Thembeka Magxidolo

HPC. NG

14

Mapula Malatji

Flamingo. Limpopo

2

Yola Jafta

UJ Univ. Gauteng

4

Elizabeth Cele

Real City, KZN

8

Amanda Sister

Liverpool. EC

MIDFIELDERS

9

Nomandla Nqothani

Dangerous Heroes. WC

12

Maite Makola

Mokopane Acad. Limp

18

Chantelle Esau

Super Falcons. Gauteng

10

Lerato Kgasago

Fabulous. Gauteng

13

Busisiwe Ndimeni

Swallows. Gauteng

15

Wendy Nkotwana

Real City KZN

STRIKERS

11

Bontle Mashilo

Dlala Ntombazana

5

Melinda Kgadiete

Birmingham City. EC

7

Kate Nhlapho

HPC/Zamdela. Gauteng

17

Ntswaki Ramolahlehi

Mangoung Youth Ctr. OFS

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