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Migchelsen: Van Wyk mourns former Banyana Banyana assistant coach

South Africa international Janine Van Wyk has expressed her deepest sorrow at the death of former Banyana Banyana assistant coach Liesbeth Migchelsen.

The football world was thrown into mourning following the death of the Dutch coach from cancer at the age of 49 in the Netherlands on Wednesday morning.

Migchelsen, who earned 95 caps for the Netherlands during an international career of nearly 20 years, had a coaching stint with South Africa, as she assisted Vera Pauw at the 2016 Olympic Games.

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The demise of the former Dutch international shook many and the former Houston Dash and Fortuna Hjorring defender, who captained South Africa to the Rio 2016 event, took to social media to mourn her passing.