By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
South Africa captain Katleho Malebana remains upbeat the Bantwana will scale through to the final qualifying round of the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
The Bantwana were handed a 3-1 defeat by Nigeria in the first leg tie at the Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria on Saturday.Harmony Chidi (brace) and Shakirat Moshood were on target for Nigeria.
Malebana scored from the penalty spot for South Africa.
“The game wasn’t that bad, we just needed to take advantage of our opportunities next time around. We believe in ourselves, and we’ll be ready for the second leg,” she told safa.net.
The second leg will hold at the Remo Stars Stadium , Ikenne next Saturday.
