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Women's World Cup: Thembi Kgatlana - It's not about Banyana Banyana's revenge against the Chinese

South Africa forward Thembi Kgatala has stated that she is expecting an interesting clash with China at Parc des Princes on Thursday.

The Women's World Cup group stage fixture will reunite the Banyana Banyana star with four of her club teammates at Beijing Phoenix.

The Beijing stars on the Chinese 23-player squad are goalkeeper Xu Huan, defender Liu Shanshan and the midfield duo of Wang Yan and Gu Yash.

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Kgatlana joined the Chinese Women's Super League outfit in February, and she had scored three goals to power her club team to the Women's Football Championship last four.