SA-National-TeamsBanyana Banyana's hopes of playing at the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup remains alive despite being knocked out of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations. South Africa suffered a 2-1 defeat to Morocco on Saturday night, which saw them miss out on automatic qualification for the World Cup. Read: Morocco end Banyana's WAFCON journeyHowever, Banyana will now a secondary play-off route for the World Cup, which starts on Thursday against either Nigeria or Cameroon. Despite exiting the tournament at the quarter-final stages, Ellis remained proud of her charges. We knew how important this game was, and I think everybody that stepped onto the field can be proud that they gave everything."