Kgadiete pulled from SA squad

A day before the start of the Cosafa Women’s Challenge, Desiree Ellis has released Bloemfontein Celtic’s Melinda Kgadiete from the squad after finding out that she was not fit for action.

Banyana begin their title defence with a meeting against Madagascar at the Wolfson Stadium in Port Elizabeth today. Ellis has since called-up Tiisetso Makhubela of Mamelodi Sundowns as a replacement.

It is unfortunate that we had to send her back home, but she was not in the correct physical state for the tournament,” said Ellis. – Tshepo Ntsoelengoe