THEY arrived to pomp and ceremony at the airport.
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies team, returned home to SA after winning the Caf Women’s Champion League this past weekend.
They beat Sporting Casablanca 3-0 in the final at Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium in Korhogo, Ivory Coast.
This is the second time in three years ‘Banyana Ba Style’ have won the silverware.
Sundowns finished the tournament without conceding a goal while they scored 10.
Coach Jerry Tshabalala and his technical team should be applauded for a sterling work.
On Tuesday, fans draped in Downs’ colours came in thousands to welcome the team at OR Tambo Int’l Airport.
This means the team has cemented their place as the queens of football in Africa.
Social media users also sent their congratulatory messages and called other clubs to follow in Downs’ footsteps by investing in ladies football.
Image (Downs’ players in jubilation. They were joined in by CAF boss Dr Patrice Motsepe and Downs headhoncho Tlhopi Motsepe).
