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Women’s World Cup: How South Africa’s Shongwe promised her father to play football over athletics

Women’s World Cup: How South Africa’s Shongwe promised her father to play football over athletics

Wendy Shongwe has narrated how she made a promise to her father to play football over athletics while in school. The 20-year-old is currently a student at the University of Pretoria and is part of South Africa’s squad at the ongoing 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Playing football was however not straightforward for her as she started out in athletics where she excelled and that was...