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Olympic Games: Kgatlana, Van Wyk and Motlhalo out of Banyana Banyana squad for Botswana qualifiers

Injured Thembi Kgatlana is out of South Africa's squad for their Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifying doubleheader against Botswana.

The reigning African Women's Player of the Year has missed three successive games for Jiangsu Suning and will not be available for Banyana Banyana's qualifier as a precautionary measure.

The 23-year-old scored her third goal in four outings against Henan Huishang on July 17 but sat out the 0-0 draw with Changchun, the 4-2 win over Guangdong and a 2-0 defeat to Shanghai.

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