Banyana Banyana may have bowed out in the quarter-final stages of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) continental showpiece, thereby missing out on automatic qualification to the Fifa Women’s World Cup, but they can still qualify via the backdoor. The South Africans are back in action on Thursday in Casablanca to begin the long play-offs route, where they start off with a match against Nigeria. “Of the six teams in the final phase, three will advance to the World Cup in Brazil via victory in their single knockout matches. Said Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis after their disappointing loss to Morocco in the quarterfinals last Saturday:“We wanted to go this route (World Cup) but unfortunately, it’s past now, we’re thinking already of the next game coming up. I also want to congratulate Morocco for qualifying for the World Cup, but we are not out of it completely,” she added.