WATCH | Banyana Banyana make spectacular entrance at OR Tambo

26 July 2022 - 13:08

By Marc Strydom

Banyana Banyana defender Janine van Wyk greets supporters on arrival at a function welcoming the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations champions at OR Tambo international airport in Kempton Park in Ekurhuleni on July 26 2022

Image: Alaister Russell Banyan-12 Banyana Banyana defender Janine van Wyk greets supporters on arrival at a function welcoming the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations champions at OR Tambo international airport in Kempton Park in Ekurhuleni on July 26 2022

Banyana Banyana made a spectacular entrance at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday after winning the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) in Morocco.

SA beat the hosts 2-1 in the final in Rabat on Saturday night.

The squad circumvented the normal airport arrivals area and were bussed to a function in an open area at the airport.

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The crowd was warming up in full song before @Banyana_Banyana's arrival pic.twitter.com/TwQQilVPGg
— Marc Strydom (@marc_strydom) July 26, 2022

African champions @Banyana_Banyana are feted at OR Tambo International Airport on their return from Morocco pic.twitter.com/aOP8xE6KDC
— Marc Strydom (@marc_strydom) July 26, 2022

The anthem by the SAPS brass band as Wafcon champions @Banyana_Banyana are feted at OR Tambo International Airport pic.twitter.com/itiGtdHFHK
— Marc Strydom (@marc_strydom) July 26, 2022