“Your hair is so short you look just like a boy. And you play soccer with them,” said one girl. “Girls don’t do that.”

Thembi smiled.

“Didn’t you hear what we said? You play soccer. Girls don’t do that.”

“Yes, I heard you.” She smiled again and walked past the girls. She went straight to the sports field to play soccer.

In this courageous and inspiring book, Thembi Kgatlana tells the story of her beginnings in the tough streets of Mohlakeng. She always had the talent and a dream to play soccer for South Africa but she was told that ‘Girls Don’t Do That’. This is the story of her hard work, her determination and of her bravery.
 
Read her story to find out how she came to play for Banyana Banyana and was named the greatest player on the African continent.