In 2007 Banyana-Banyana midfielder, Eudy Simelane, was gang raped and stabbed to death because she was a lesbian. South Africa is traditionally a patriarchal African society where homophobic violence is a reality for many gay women.
Faced with discrimination in their community, a group of young lesbians in Mbekweni Township outside Cape Town came together and formed their own soccer team. It became a place of safety where they could pursue their passion for soccer. The prejudice from members of their community intensified to the point that it was no longer safe for them to play soccer in the township.