The South Africa Football Association (SAFA) said a pay dispute with its Women's World Cup squad had been resolved after a charity stepped in with a 'humble donation'.
Players of the South African women's soccer team, show off their trophy during their arrival, after winning their first Women's Africa Cup of Nations title in Morocco, at the O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 26, 2022. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photowith its Women's World Cup squad had been resolved after a charity stepped in with a "humble donation".
But with the squad locked in a dispute with SAFA over bonus payments and contracts for the showpiece event, a shadow national side including a 13-year-old took the field instead. Minister of Sport Zizi Kodwa had called on SAFA to meet with the players' union to resolve the issue and said in a statement on Wednesday that he was happy the two sides had come together.
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