England v South Africa: women’s international friendly – live
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South Africa welcome back their captain Thembi Kgatlana, who missed the defeat in Denmark due to visa problems. Their star player is winger Linda Motlhalo, formerly of Glasgow City and now Racing Louisville of the NWSL. Sphumelele Shamase and Thubelihle Shamase, identical twins, are on the bench.
Sarina Wiegman speaks to ITV. “We have two friendlies … we’re getting ready for the Euros next summer … it’s an opportunity to try out lots of things … to see many players … that’s what we’re going to see tonight … everyone has a point to prove every night … you want to show consistency … tonight [Mary Earps] is going to do that … [Jessica Naz] is very quick … we want to get runs behind and be a danger for the opponent … we have many players playing well for their club … it’s an opportunity for players to show themselves at international level.”
