{"id":244879,"date":"2020-04-27T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/244879\/bantwana-on-to-next-round-in-world-cup-2020-qualifiers\/"},"modified":"2020-04-26T10:29:24","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T08:29:24","slug":"bantwana-on-to-next-round-in-world-cup-2020-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2020\/04\/27\/bantwana-on-to-next-round-in-world-cup-2020-qualifiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Bantwana on to next round in World Cup 2020 qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The South African u-17 Women\u2019s National Team (Bantwana) took the win against Zambia recently, placing them in the finals of the FIFA u-17 Women\u2019s World Cup India 2020 qualifiers.<\/p>\n

JVW Football Club, based in Bedfordview, has five players in the national u-17 Bantwana, captain Jessica Wade, Taylor Berkovic, Aliyaah Allie, Jade Leask and Cimone Sauls.<\/p>

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Namhla Mphelo, South African Football Association (SAFA) media officer, said Bantwana overturned a 2-0 loss from the first leg, with a 3-0 win against Zambia.<\/p>\n

\u201cCaptain Jessica Wade broke the deadlock on 12 minutes before second half strikes from Nelly Gamede and Kananelo Taiwe completed the comeback,\u201d said Mphelo.<\/p>

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Mphelo announced the victory earned Bantwana a spot in the final round of the World Cup qualifiers.<\/p>\n

The team joins four other teams, Cameroon, Uganda, Nigeria and Ghana.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust like South Africa, Uganda reversed first-leg deficits in the qualifiers, while Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria cruised through in style,\u201d said Mphelo.<\/p>\n

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First round, second leg results:<\/p>\n

Bantwana 3 \u2013 0 Zambia<\/p>\n

Cameroon 6 \u2013 0 S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe<\/p>\n

Ghana 8 \u2013 0 Liberia<\/p>\n

Uganda 5 \u2013 0 Tanzania<\/p>\n

Nigeria 5 \u2013 1 Guinea<\/p>\n

\u201cMorocco automatically made it through to the last round after Botswana decided not to travel due to Covid-19 concerns,\u201d said Mphelo.<\/p>\n

Morocco won 1-0 to Botswana.<\/p>\n

Mphelo mentioned winners will now play off for Africa\u2019s three India 2020 spots, from May 1 to 17.<\/p>\n

The World Cup will take place from November 2 to 21 in India.<\/p>\n

Second round fixtures: Bantwana vs Morocco (date to be confirmed).<\/p>\n

Uganda vs Cameroon.<\/p>\n

Ghana vs Nigeria.<\/p>\n