Ronaldo scores AWCON goal

It was a very special moment for the nation as for the first time a women’s football team was to play a FIFA accredited match. The Mares were invited to a series of friendly matches in a tournament held in Zimbabwe. The team’s debut was one to forget as the local girls were hammered 14-0 by South Africa on April 19, 2002.

A 3-0 defeat to Eswatini followed before they lost 7-1 to Mozambique ending the Harare tournament winless. However, it was a moment to savour for the then young Double Action striker, Nkutlwisang. In the last game against Mozambique, 'Ronaldo' scored the team’s first ever goal. “I still remember that goal, in the 7-1 defeat to Mozambique; that was my only goal with the national team because I did not play many games thereafter. I will forever cherish the moment,” Nkutlwisang said.