Motsepe Foundation makes donation to break South African women’s pre-World Cup strike
July 7 – The South Africa Football Association (SAFA) says a pay dispute with its Women’s World Cup squad has been resolved after a charity set up by Confederation of African Football president and billionaire businessman Patrice Motsepe stepped in.
The team, known as ‘Banyana Banyana’, had been due to face Botswana in a friendly last Sunday as a send-off to the tournament in Australia and New Zealand.
But with the squad locked in a dispute with SAFA over bonus payments and contracts for the showpiece event,
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