Banyana Banyana of South Africa have qualified for the final of the WAFCON 2022 after securing a dramatic 1-0 win against the Copper Queens of Zambia in Monday’s semi-final.
With the game heading for extra-time after six minutes of added time, the South Africans were awarded a penalty for a foul on a Banyana Banyana player after long consultation with VAR.
And Linda Motlhalo converted the spot kick to send the South Africans to their fifth WAFCON in final appearance.
It is now back-to-back final appearance for Banyana Banyana, who lost 4-3 to the Super Falcons of Nigeria at the 2018 edition.
They will now wait for the winner of the second semi-final between hosts Morocco and Nigeria.
Both Morocco and Nigeria will be meeting for the third time in the WAFCON, with the Falcons winning the previous two clashes 8-0 and 6-0 in 1998 and 2000 respectively.
All the semi-finalists have automatically qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women‘s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
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COMMENTS
Thieving ref.
Manufactured penalty! I don’t know why this CAF president is hellbent on a South African final and by extension WAFCON title at all cost. Very questionable call by the referee!
OK let hope Nigeria women beat morroco women so we meet them in final and have opportunity to revenge
Can’t FAZ appeal against that useless officiating by VAR?
The writer of this article either did not watch the match or was writing out of sheer stupid*ty. How can someone write that the penalty was awarded for a foul on a Banyana Banyana player? Zambia was robbed and I believe it was deliberate. It was clearer than daylight that those behind the VAR and the referee deliberately connived against Zambia. What a sad story!
Daylight Robbery