In this months edition we
speak to National Player
Gabriella Salgado.
Gabi, as she is known to her teammates, only recently received her first call up to the Banyana Banyana squad and since has seen an upward trend in her footballing career.
Away from the National Team Gabi can bee seen turning out for Jvw First Team wearing jersey No. 9 in the midfield.
SB: What boots do you play / train in?
GS: Choosing boots has been and still is my worst nightmare because I have such small feet and finding a boot that I would like to wear is always in a bigger size it becomes frustrating. I determine what boot I will choose by how heavy the boot is ,looking at the studs and the look of the boot it's self and how it sits on my foot . I only wear Nike and both my boots are Mercurials.
SB: Who are your Hero's
GS: In women's football I have two it would be Amanda Dlamini. She has been a great inspiration to me and I'm sure many other women in football feel the same.
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SB: When did you start playing football?
GS: At the age of 5 I started playing soccer. I would watch my older brothers games and I thats when I fell in love with the beautiful game.I would kick around on the side whilst my brother played and my parents and brother realized it's something I can be good at . At that time there wasn't any women teams that I could play for so boys was the only option, but that never stopped me my brother and parents had to put up a fight because Robertsham Callies refused to let me play for their team and my brother wouldn't take no for an answer . It all came down to " let her play if she can't play and you don't want her in the team then you can say no " where the words spoken by my brother. As I touched the ball and had a training session with the team I knew this is what I wanna do and I proved to the coach I deserve to be in the team.
SB: What are your favourite foods?
GS: I love sushi and pasta dishes and as a footballer I can indulge as much as I like because pasta is a is good for a sports player.
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