Former Banyana Banyana captain Amanda Dlamini has made African football history at this year's AFCON. Check it out!
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Banyana Banyana legend Amanda Dlamini made history at recently at the Africa Cup of Nations by becoming the first woman to ever commentate a game in the tournament.
Many would have expected Bafana to be the ones writing themselves into the history books, but Dlamini beat them to it during the first round of games the continental showpiece.
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Amanda Dlamini's history making moment
Former Banyana Banyana skipper Amanda Dlamini wrote her name into the CAF Africa Cup of Nations broadcasting history books during Morocco's vs Tanzania in San Pedro's Stade Laurent Pokou Stadium.
Since retiring from professional football in 2018, Dlamini has been a prominent football analyst and commentator for SuperSport, covering the various CAF club competitions and joined CAF analysts at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.
An emotional Dlamini said on the CAF website: "I knew it was the biggest day of my life to do a Men's CAF Africa Cup of Nations. When I was told I will be commentating at AFCON, I was very overwhelmed but had to try keep calm. I didn’t want it to get to my head because of how emotional the feeling was. I'm hoping this historic moment opens more doors for many other women to believe in their abilities and talents," said the KwaZulu Natal-born legend.
She grew up in Harding, a rural town in KZN and has wholesome memories of Bafana Bafana's 1996 Africa Cup of Nations home triumph on TV, as a child:
“I was actually reminiscing with colleagues about how my parents used to go refill the car battery so we could watch Bafana Bafana games in 1996. I remember an incident where my mother burnt uPhuthu twice when SA won the tournament because it was so intense.
"I remember my dad picking me up and tossing me in the air after the final whistle," she added.
Dlamini, who retired on 105 caps for Banyana, played in two Women's Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, where they finished third and second in 2010 and 2012 respectively.
"Super grateful for the opportunity afforded!" wrote Dlamini on CAF's Instagram post this week, celebrating her achievement in the commentary box:
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