'We are over the moon!' South Africa fans ecstatic about first win at Women's World Cup

Record ID: 1736753

  • Title: 'We are over the moon!' South Africa fans ecstatic about first win at Women's World Cup
  • Date: 2nd August 2023
  • Summary: WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND (AUGUST 2, 2023) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF SOUTH AFRICA FANS SINGING AND CELEBRATING FIRST WIN IN WOMEN'S WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA FANS SHOUTING AND SAYING: "BANYANA BANYANA" (SOUNDBITE) (English) 34-YEAR-OLD SOUTH AFRICA FAN, JAMES SHELTOM, SAYING: "Oh yeah we're over the moon. It's amazing for the women." (SOUNDBITE) (English) 33-YEAR-OLD SOUTH AFRICA FAN, KAYLENE SHELTOM, SAYING: "It's amazing for the women. They've come really really far, given everything. Yeah, they really deserve this. They played a hard time tonight." (SOUNDBITE) (English) 34-YEAR-OLD SOUTH AFRICA FAN, JAMES SHELTOM, SAYING: "Very excited. So, really well done. S.A.!" VARIOUS OF SOUTH AFRICA FANS SINGING WHILE WALKING OUT OF STADIUM EXCITED SOUTH AFRICA FANS SHOUTING WHILING POSING FOR CAMERA SOUTH AFRICA FAN HOLDING FLAG (SOUNDBITE) (English) 40-YEAR-OLD SOUTH AFRICA FAN, JACQUELINE LUES, SAYING: "(I'm) beyond excited about tonight's win. Not only does it mean that we're through to the next round, but I'm also incredibly proud of Banyana Banyana (the South Africa women's national football team), and what they represent our country, which is going to make me cry, because it's so beautiful. But South Africa I love you, and tonight it's Banyana Banyana did us proud. I couldn't be happier." SOUTH AFRICA FANS SINGING SOUTH AFRICA FANS WALKING (SOUNDBITE) (English) 45-YEAR-OLD ACTING HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR SOUTH AFRICA WHO LIVES IN WELLINGTON, EDGAR MOTSISI, SAYING: "I mean, first of all the first goal, the penalty, it almost broke us down. But the minute the goal was recovered, we had full confidence that they will be able to recover. And then two goals came later on. It was amazing, spectacular, especially the last goal, unbelievable." PEOPLE WALKING OUT (SOUNDBITE) (English) 30-YEAR-OLD SOUTH AFRICA FAN, ANISHA KUNYENYA, SAYING: "I feel great. I think South Africa was going to win originally anyway. They played well, and I think that the Women's World Cup is better than the Men's." PEOPLE WALKING (SOUNDBITE) (English) 23-YEAR-OLD ITALY SUPPORTER, BRADEN LONGSTAFF, SAYING: "It's a bit gassing. It was good to see us to come close. I mean we came from behind twice, but I guess it just wasn't to be." SOUTH AFRICA FAN HOLDING FLAG AND WALKING TOWARDS GATE SOUTH AFRICA FANS POSING FOR CAMERA FANS LEAVING STADIUM FIFA SIGNAGE
  • Embargoed: 16th August 2023 11:59
  • Keywords: Banyana Banyana Italy South Africa Women's World Cup World Cup
  • Location: WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
  • City: WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
  • Country: New Zealand
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Sport,World Cup
  • Reuters ID: LVA001170002082023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:South Africa fans were joyous on Wednesday night (August 2) in Wellington after they witnessed history as their team beat Italy 3-2 to qualify for the Women's World Cup knockout stages for the first time ever.
    What's more this was South Africa's first ever victory at a Women's World Cup and it was sealed when Thembi Kgatlana scored a last-gasp winner to send them through to the last 16.
    The result meant Italy, who reached the quarter-finals in 2019, were knocked out the tournament.
    Fans were singing and dancing outside the Wellington Regional Stadium as they looked forward to the prospect of playing the Netherlands in Sydney on Sunday (August 6).
    (Production: Irene Wang, Tim Hart)
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