Motlhalo stepped up to convert from 12 yards in the 28th minute after the Black Queens midfielder, Grace Asantewaa, had fouled Sinoxolo Cesane, who was playing her 50th game for Banyana.
Moroccan referee Bouchra Karboubi had to check the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) monitor before awarding the penalty. Banyana quickly doubled their lead via Seoposenwe’s brilliant first-time finish, just four minutes after the half-hour mark.
Seoposenwe, who’s already confirmed she’ll retire after this Wafcon, pounced on a nice pass, sneaked behind the Ghana defence by full-back Lebogang Ramalepe. Banyana regressed towards the end of the first half. Dlamini made a few saves to ensure Banyana led 2-0 at halftime.
Seoposenwe nearly bagged a brace in the 63rd minute after being teed up by Motlhalo, the same style as Ramalepe did for the first goal, but the 31-year-old striker missed that 1v1 chance with Ghana keeper Cynthia Konlan.
Ghana winger Alice Kusi was a thorn in the flesh of the Banyana defence in the second half but it wasn’t meant to be with some of the Black Queens’ best attempts hitting the crossbar twice, while Dlamini also pulled off a few solid stops.
Banyana face Tanzania in their second Group C fixture of this Wafcon at the same venue on Friday (9pm SA time).
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