SA Ladies National team warms up for the African Championship
SA Ladies National team warms up for the African Championship
After spending some time in Potchefstroom for a week’s training camp, The SA ladies team left for Angola on Tuesday 19 May 2009 for a friendly tournament. Here are the ladies taking part in the tournament
| Province | Name and Surname | |
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Eastern Cape Province | Nosipho Njokweni |
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Free State Province | Philadelphia Khoabane |
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Free State Province | Seipati Mokhathi |
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Gauteng Province | Lungile Mtsweni |
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Gauteng Province | Makhotso Moloantoa |
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Gauteng Province | Tuki Modiselle |
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Gauteng Province | Ellen Moutlatswe |
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Gauteng Province | Takalani Mafamadi |
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Limpopo Province | Emmerentia Ledwaba |
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Limpopo Province | Phuthi Mosehlane |
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Limpopo Province | Requelh Molema |
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Western Cape Province | Veronica Samuels |
Head Coach : Craig Daniels Western Cape
Assistant Coach : Brenda Mutungutungu Gauteng
We will bring you updates as soon as we get them and we wish them luck.
Article by Victor Shakineza
Vic
I take it Pumla Sathula had other commitments or work problems?
Or she didnt make the team?
Just asking if u by any chance know 🙂
Update from Angola 22/09/2009:
South Africa played their first game yesterday, Thursday 22 May 2009, against Portugal. It was a tough game because the team had spend the day travelling from Luanda without food or water and had to play a few hours after landing. The ladies lost 95-36. Their next game is against the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) today at 18h00 and the team is excited with the chance to test themselves.
This update courtesy of Craig Daniels (Senior Ladies Head Coach)…
Kim on the subject of Pumla, I heard that she had some school commitments to attend to.
Just in case you were wondering were they were going to from Luanda… The tournament is taking place in Lubango which is supposed to be an hour flight… Key word is supposed to be… The team is travelling with BSA board member Dumisani Tuka
Vic
Thanx very much for the update.
A couple of questions.Do you know how the team is travelling.flying or driving?
What happened to the food and water?
Good luck to the ladies,we behind you gals.Just go out there and give all you have.Forget about the hardships,thats part of the plan to make sure you grow stronger 😉
Hi Kim,
I don’t know the details of their trip but I just heard that there are 4 teams at the tournament: Angola, DRC, Portugal and SA. They play DRC today and then Angola tomorrow morning… Ciao,V
Update from Angola 22/09/2009:
The ladies just finished playing DRC and unfortunately they lost 63 -48. More details to follow shortly….
Update courtesy of Craig Daniels
something just hit me when i see the results. our ladies team seem to be averaging less than 50 points per game. this is based also on the Zim games for qualifiers. i believe that we have to make sure that we are a very good defensive team for us to win a couple of games as its going to be hard for us to keep most teams under 50 points a game.
thanks to Craig for giving us the updates. also big up to BSA for ensuring that our ladies team get as many compatitive games as possible before the African Champs. that is a sign that we are moving in the right direction slowly but surely.
Vic
any updates for the under 16 teams in Zim?
Hi Baller,
No update from the U16s as of yet but I will put something up as soon as I get it..
A bit more information regarding the Ladies game against the DRC:
They were 7 points down in the fourth quarter, then the war began with Phila out with a busted tooth, Requelh went out with a bleeding nose and Ellen “Poopsie” went out with a bad knock and the forwards started fouling out after that. The ladies showed great heart by staying in the battle until the end. But they couldn’t make up the deficit in the end.
Update courtesy of Craig Daniels in Angola
Keep Balling gals,the road can only get better.I agree with the sentiments that BasketballSA should be applauded for afording the gals and opportunity to continuosly prepare for their upcoming African Champs.
Bigup
Who is Phila for the under 16 girls playing in Zim. Please update with their scores
Please can you tell me what rank in the world the SA Ladies team hold.
Margaret Maytham
They are ranked number 64.If you need more info you can into http://www.fiba.com
Themba
The website(www.sabasketball.com) does not have any relevant information concerning South Africa basketball.
I think it was put there just for formality,it works though but no info about SA bball.
The new site for BSA is http://www.basketballsa.org... ciao,V