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Soccer: Banyana winger Salgado out for six months after successful surgery

# Soccer: The South African Football Association has confirmed that Banyana Banyana winger, Gabriela Salgado, has undergone successful surgery after suffering a fracture on her left leg in Tuesday’s 2-1 WAFCON semifinal loss to Nigeria. SAFA confirmed Salgado’s recovery at Mohamed-Six University Hospital in Casablanca. President Cyril Ramaphosa and Nigeria’s Super Falcons sent heartfelt wishes, with some players visiting her in hospital. Salgado’s prognosis is about at least six-months for full bone recovery as Banyana prepare to face Ghana tomorrow in the third-place play-off.