Thembi Kgatlana

Chrestinah Thembi "Pikinini" Kgatlana (born 2 May 1996) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Racing Louisville FC and the South Africa women's national team.

Quotes

• " I was a leader in the team and I needed to understand that it’s not just for me but for the country as well."
• "I am a human being before I am a soccer player. I don’t know too many people who would be able to go through what I went through on a personal and professional level."
• "I had to protect myself and at the end of the day, you have to draw a line."
• "The respect has to be both ways."
• "I was very sad that in this day and age we still have to be fighting. We don’t have to prove anything to anyone and I don’t like this comparison between us and the men’s team."
  • 'We don't have to prove anything to anyone' - Banyana's Thembi Kgatlana by Michael Pedro August 18, 2023.Retrieved 04/11/2023.
• “I think we're really strong when we play together as a team and that’s why we get results.”
  • Kgatlana: South Africa need to stay hungry by fifa.com July 27, 2023. Retrieved 04/11/2023.