South Africa women’s national team star Thembi Kgatlana’s 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations was devastatingly cut short after the announcement that the 26-year-old forward suffered an Achilles tendon tear in South Africa’s final group stage match against Botswana on Sunday. Kgatlana is due for a long recovery period and the injury comes at the worst time after she secured a transfer to American club Racing Louisville in the country’s National Women’s Soccer League following the competition.
South Africa’s star player is set for a likely recovery time of six months after she undergoes surgery back in South Africa. Banyana Banyana will face Tunisia in the quarterfinals on Wednesday with high expectations after topping a Group C that included Nigeria. More of the latest news involving Kgatlana and the injury situation with the South African team is in the link below from Daily Maverick.
