Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis has paid tribute to the footballers who've paved the way for women's football in South Africa.
Ellis recently made history when she guided the national team to their first-ever Women's Africa Cup of Nations title in Morocco last month.
Banyana were named CAF Team of the Year, Sundowns Ladies were named Women's Team of the Year (club) and Ellis won her third Women's Coach of the Year award.
"Thank you to all the women that have come before us," Ellis said, as per SAFA.net.
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"Your sacrifices have made it possible for all of us to do thing we love. We should celebrate each other's achievements and we must learn to support each other."
"The future belongs to women and if we work together as a united front, we can scale greater heights"
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