Power, speed and goal. When Eibar signed Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa, 05/02/1996) last summer, they knew well of his enormous soccer qualities, but surely in the Gipuzkoan technical secretariat He did not imagine that the South African soccer player would adapt so quickly and well to the Primera Iberdrola. To the point of becoming the cornerstone on the path to armera salvation.
Eibar is steadily moving towards permanence (21 points in 17 games) on its return to the top women's category – in which it was already in 2009-2010 and 2010-11- after betting big on the section, who chained two consecutive promotions to reach First.
In summer, the sports management decided to keep the block that it had managed to climb and reinforce it with talented and young players with experience in Second, like María Llompart, Aída Esteve, Arola Aparicio; others with a first course, like Jujuba; Y a great international bet: Thembi Kgatlana.
The South African striker came to the gunsmith team from the Portuguese Benfica and had the award for the Best Player in Africa 2018 and her participation in the 2019 World Cup in France —Goal to the Spanish National Team included—. But his performance, in a particularly difficult season and with four relegation places at stake, was anyone's guess.
Seven months later, Thembi Kgatlana has become the salvation from Eibar. The attack of the Eibar team and their chances of permanence pass through the feet of the player Banyana Banyana, who has scored eight goals in 16 games —Seven of them opening the can for their gear— and has distributed five assists.
In addition, it should be noted the category of some of the rivals he has scored, such as Atlético, Real Madrid, Levante or Real Sociedad. Eibar's '18' is never hidden.
And is that Kgatlana has contributed directly to 62% of the 21 targets carried by the Gipuzkoan team in the present Primera Iberdrola. Much remains, but armera salvation passes, without a doubt, through the feet of its star.