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influential member of the senior women’s team Banyana Banyana when achieving the historic win in the 2022 Women’sAfrican Cup of Nations (Wafcon), staged in Morocco. She showed her prowess when she scored on her debut for the team during their match against Botswana in the continental competition.

Now in Gr. 12, Nthabiseng has also been part of the country’s U20 national women’s team since 2020. Her contribution has also ensured that Banyana Banyana qualifies for the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup, to be hosted jointly byAustralia and New Zealand from 20 July to 20 August.

The global competition will see the tournament expanded from

24 to 32 teams.

Richmond coach, Edwin Lisene, is delighted about Nthabiseng’s steady rise and contribution, as well as the once-in-a-lifetime chances she is receiving to improve her football career

“Considering her background, current team and the country, it is a great motivation to her teammates and girls aspiring to play football. Obviously, education comes first because it is lifelong, something she must never compromise,” said Lisene. Nthabiseng’s contribution helped her team, Richmond, finish in seventh position on 48 points in the last season – the highest ever in the club’s history - News24