Ramalepe Urges Banyana Banyana for Super Falcons Clash

Lebohang Ramalepe, a player for Banyana Banyana, has urged her teammates to demonstrate mental toughness as they prepare for a crucial FIFA Women’s World Cup ‘play-in’ match against Nigeria’s Super Falcons. This call to action comes after Banyana Banyana's disappointing 2-1 defeat to Morocco in the quarter-finals of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.

Similarly, the Super Falcons faced a setback, losing 1-0 to the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon in their quarter-final match. To secure a spot at the inter-confederation playoffs, Banyana Banyana must defeat their long-standing rivals, the Super Falcons.

Ramalepe emphasized the importance of resilience, stating, “What is required is mental toughness. As a team, we just need to ask ourselves: what is it that we want?

If we go into the next match with the mentality of ‘all is lost’…no, we still have a chance, all is not lost,” as reported by ESPN.