By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Mexico’s Mazatlán F.C. Femenil announced the signing of Banyana Banyana duo Hildah Magaia and Sinoxolo Cesane on Tuesday, 2 January 2024.
Magaia joins from South Korean side, Sejong Sportstoto WFC, while Cesane leaves East Tennessee University in the USA for the new signing.
She famously scored in South African’s 3-2 win over Italy to book their place in the last 16, but they fell to a defeat to the Netherlands.
Cesane, who made her Banyana debut in September 2023 against the USA, sealed the move to Mexico after parting ways with Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves SC in the USL League One.
The pair will now be playing with fellow Banyana teammates Thembi Kgatlana and Jermaine Seoposenwe in Liga MX. Kgatlana made a move from Racing Louisville to Tigres Femenil in what was a record deal, as the second-highest fee in the National Women’s Soccer League’s (NSWL) history.
Mazatlán F.C. Femenil went through a rebrand in 2020, where a new crest and club colours were unveiled, and with it came a more positive change in the boardroom as Jessica Castañeda was named as director, making her only the second woman with a managerial position in the Liga MX Femenil.