Nearly 30 years after she played in South Africa’s first-ever women’s international football match, Desiree Ellis coached her nation to their first title when they beat hosts Morocco in the final of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in front of 50,000-plus fans.
It ended decades of heartbreak, as South Africa had lost in four finals: 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2018.
