Banyana Banyana have been eliminated from the Women’s World Cup after falling to the Netherlands on Sunday at the Sydney Football Stadium.
Despite the loss, Banyana will come home with their heads held high after they defied the odds to get into the knockout phase for the first time in their history.
It was a far cry from their first World Cup appearance in France 2019 when they failed to win a point and scored just a solitary goal.
They can build from the experience gained in the 2023 edition to push their claims in both continent and global competition.