5 talking points | How brave Banyana Banyana conquered the continent

Bayana Banyana were crowned deserved winners of the Women's African Cup on Saturday evening in Rabat, Morocco when they defeated the hosts 2-1 in the final of the competition. 

Here are five talking points from South Africa's 2-1 win against Morocco in Rabat on Saturday and the tournament in general:

Striking when it matters

South Africa was profligate in front of goal in this tournament. The one game where they probably played their best from a tactical and finishing perspective was against Nigeria.

They took their chances, while not only defending resolutely, but controlled the game to ensure their biggest threat was taken care of.

From that point on, Banyana went through stages of nerves mixed with excellence where they dominated teams, but failed to make a statement.

They may have had nine shots at goal on Saturday, with four on target, but it was the clinical nature of the chances converted by Hildah Magaia that was the most impressive aspect of Banyana's win.

Both chances came from dispossessed opportunities, with Jermaine Seoposenwe (more on her later) played a key role in the creation of those changes.

There was a gnashing of teeth when Thembi Kgatlana was ruled out with injury, but this Banyana side is indeed a brilliant sum of its parts that functions excellently from a collective perspective.

It's also worth remembering that key passes for the goals came from defenders Karabo Dhlamini, Bambanani Mbane and Noko Matlou (more on them later).

Judicious Jermaine rises to the occasion

There was an air of nervousness from Jermaine Seoponsenwe at the Banyana squad announcement.

She hadn't played much for the women's national team and with questions over Mamelodi Sundowns's Ladies forward Andisiwe Mgcoyi's exclusion not being