History was in the COSAFA Women’s Championship, as South Africa whitewashed Comoros Islands 17-0 in their group A opener.
Playing at the Wolfson Stadium in Nelson Mandela Bay, Banyana Banyana recorded what was the biggest ever Victory in the competition, beating the 15-0 victory recorded by Zimbabwe over Lesotho in 2002.
It is also South Africa’s largest ever win in their history.
A reminder of how the record was broken… 17-0 vs Comoros, Wednesday 31 August, 2019 COSAFA Women’s Championship, Port Elizabeth @Banyana_Banyana @BafanaBafana @SasolLeague @SasolSA #limitless @COSAFAMEDIA #BanyanaBanyana #RSA pic.twitter.com/jgyovzuRZA
— Banyana_Banyana (@Banyana_Banyana) August 1, 2019
The Ellis Desiree tutored side will subsequently play Malawi and Madagascar in the group stage.
A day later Zambia equalled Zimbabwe’s record thrashing Mauritius 15-0 in their group opener.
