By Thando Hlophe JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's surprise success in reaching the knockouts at the Women's World Cup has highlighted their ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSJOHANNESBURG - South Africa's surprise success in reaching the knockouts at the Women's World Cup has highlighted their inferior pay and resources when compared with the historically less successful men's team.
The achievement, however, was partly overshadowed by a spat between the team and the South African Football Association in the leadup to the tournament over bonus payments. In a 2022 investigation into the bonus structure for Banyana Banyana, South Africa's Commision for Gender Equity found that"players are not remunerated on the same scale ... their male counterparts".
Each player on the men's team by contrast would have received a 250,000 rand bonus if they had qualified for the World Cup in Qatar in December -- which they did not.
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