Kaylin Swart welcomes Banyana Banyana pressure

Banyana are currently back in training after downing tools in Morocco due to outstanding monies from recent camps, as earlier reported by SABC Sport.

Swart says she has no doubt they will perform well in the continental tournament, which is set to kick-off on Saturday.

"I always say pressure is a privilege and I think when our backs are against the wall that's when we really performm, and I will back this team 100%," Swart told the public broadcaster.

"Yeah, there is a little bit of pressure [from] being champions because that title holds a lot of weight, but I know that once we start the tournament, that pressure is not going to get to us because we know what it's going to take.

"We've grown so much individually, and we are much more mature now. I think the coach can also see how much we've grown. 

"So, yeah, that pressure, I think that's when we'll play at our best, but I don't think that pressure will get to us. I'm just excited to see how well we do."

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South Africa are drawn in Group C, alongside Ghana, Mali and Tanzania, with their opening match against the Black Queens on Monday, 7 July.

Swart says they are thrilled to be back in Morocco, with a certain familiarity helping a great deal.

"There's such great memories in Morocco – I mean we were in Rabat in 2022 and now we are in Casablanca, and rhe feeling is the same," she added.

"We are very excited to be here because it's familiar territory for us and yeah, hopefully all that excitement can come back from 2022 and hopefully we can do it again.

"Now we've got to write a new book and there's a lot more to be done, but if we can repeat history that will be great, but it's not going to be easy. But yeah, 2024 might just be a good chapter for us."