Cape Town, May 24 (UNI) South Africa's women's football team - Banyana Banyana - will for the first time earn the same amount of bonuses as the men's team when they take part in the Fifa World Cup in June, the boss of the country's football association has announced, TimesLive reports.
“This will go a long way towards closing the pay gap between the men and women footballers in this country and it is a happy day for South African football‚” Danny Jordaan said.
The men's team - Bafana Bafana - will play in the African Cup of Nations (Afcon) in June in Egypt.