Banyana Banyana players

Advocates for transformation and gender equality have lashed out at the bonus pay structure for the senior national women's soccer team Banyana Banyana.

It is a principle issue and it will address the issues of the past ... where people were not treated equally. Motsepe has pushed for 150% increase in women’s cup prize money, so this shows that the same changes can be adopted back home. “We call on the Safa leadership and the department of arts, culture and sports to look at this issue as a matter of urgency. “Safa [officials] are in leadership and it is their responsibility to make sure women’s football is attractive. They should be rewarded for this victory, probably even more than what Safa promised because since the association made this commitment, they [Safa] will also receive prize money from CAF for winning the trophy. At the time, Safa had promised each Bafana player R920,000 should they bring the cup home.