Soccer Star making history

Congratulations to Kirsten Nolan who has been chosen to participate in the U17 Soccer team.

The information below is taken directly from www.safa.net.

"The South African u17 Women’s National Team, Bantwana, is back in camp to prepare for the crucial 3rd round first leg FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Jordan 2016 qualifier against Nigeria.The match will take place on Saturday, 12 March at the Abuja National Stadium in Nigeria. Kickoff is at 16h00 local time in Abuja (17h00 in South Africa).

Bantwana will be looking to qualify for their first ever FIFA Women’s World Cup after bowing out to Zambia in the final round of the previous qualifiers in 2013. The squad will travel to Abuja on Tuesday, 8 March 2016 where they will continue with their preparations ahead of the clash on Saturday. South Africa automatically qualified for the third round of qualifiers after Zambia pulled out of the competition ahead of their matches against Bantwana in January this year.

The FIFA u17 Women’s World Cup will be held in Jordan from 30 September to 21 October later this year."