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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Chile_-_Sud%C3%A1frica_20181009_19.jpg/440px-Chile_-_Sud%C3%A1frica_20181009_19.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2996" data-file-height="3162" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="padding:0.2em 0 0 0;">Ellis in 2019</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Full name</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data nickname" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> Desiree Ellis<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Date of birth</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1963-03-14</span>) </span>14 March 1963<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 61)</span><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Place of birth</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data birthplace" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <a href="/wiki/Salt_River,_Cape_Town" title="Salt River, Cape Town">Salt River, Cape Town</a>, South Africa</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Position(s)</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data role" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <a href="/wiki/Midfielder" title="Midfielder">Midfielder</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Team information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Current team</div></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data org" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="South Africa women's national soccer team">South Africa</a> (manager)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Youth career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal"></span></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> Saban United</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Senior career*</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Years</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>Team</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b><abbr title="League appearances">Apps</abbr></b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(<abbr title="League goals">Gls</abbr>)</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1978–1984</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> Athlone Celtic</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 126</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (51)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1985–1986</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Wynberg_St_Johns" title="Wynberg St Johns">Wynberg St Johns</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 44</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (22)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1987–1988</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> Joyces United</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 46</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (28)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1989–1990</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/St_Albans_City_F.C." title="St Albans City F.C.">St. Albans City</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 54</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (36)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1991–2002</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Spurs_Ladies" class="mw-redirect" title="Spurs Ladies">Spurs Ladies</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 330</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (231)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Total</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> </td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>600</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(368)</b></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">International career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1993–2002</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="South Africa women's national soccer team">South Africa</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 32</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (6)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Managerial career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2006–2016</span></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Spurs_Ladies" class="mw-redirect" title="Spurs Ladies">Spurs Ladies</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">2016–</span></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="South Africa women's national soccer team">South Africa Women</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-below" style="color:darkslategray; font-size:95%"> *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2014</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Desiree Ellis</b> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Ikhamanga" title="Order of Ikhamanga">OIG</a></span></span> (born 14 March 1963) is a South African <a href="/wiki/Manager_(association_football)" title="Manager (association football)">soccer manager</a> and former <a href="/wiki/Soccer_player" class="mw-redirect" title="Soccer player">player</a>. She currently coaches the <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="South Africa women's national soccer team">South Africa women's national team</a>. </p><p>As a player, Ellis played club soccer for 24 years with South African, Irish, and English club teams, primarily playing as a <a href="/wiki/Midfielder" title="Midfielder">midfielder</a>. Her longest club spell was for <a href="/wiki/Spurs_Ladies" class="mw-redirect" title="Spurs Ladies">Spurs Ladies</a>, with whom she played for 11 total years. Internationally, she represented and was a founding member of the South Africa women's national team, which officially formed in 1993 following <a href="/wiki/South_African_Football_Association" title="South African Football Association">SAFA</a>'s admission to <a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a> in 1992. At 30 years old, she debuted for South Africa as vice captain of the team's first-ever official match, a 13-0 win against <a href="/wiki/Eswatini_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Eswatini women's national football team">Eswatini</a> (formerly Swaziland). Ellis continued to play soccer for the next 9 years, retiring in 2002 at the age of 39. </p><p>As coach of the South Africa women's national team since 2016, she coached <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="South Africa women's national soccer team"><i>Banyana Banyana</i></a> to a runners-up finish at the <a href="/wiki/2018_Women%27s_Africa_Cup_of_Nations" title="2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations">2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations</a> (WAFCON), qualifying them for their first ever Women's World Cup tournament, the <a href="/wiki/2019_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="2019 FIFA Women's World Cup">2019 FIFA Women's World Cup</a>. In 2022, she coached the team to their first ever WAFCON title, which also qualified them to their second Women's World Cup tournament. At the <a href="/wiki/2023_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="2023 FIFA Women's World Cup">2023 Women's World Cup</a>, the team qualified to the knockout rounds of the tournament for the first time in their history, bowing out in the Round of 16 after facing <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Netherlands women's national football team">the Netherlands</a>. </p><p>For her accomplishments with Banyana Banyana, she has been given <a href="/wiki/CAF_Awards#CAF_Women's_Coach_of_the_Year" title="CAF Awards">CAF Women's Coach of the Year</a> honors every year from 2018 to 2023, totaling four awards. In April 2023, Ellis was bestowed the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Ikhamanga" title="Order of Ikhamanga">National Order of Ikhamanga</a> by the South African Government for her contributions to soccer.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desiree_Ellis&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ellis was born on 14 March 1963 to father Ernest Ellis (d. 1989) and mother Natalie in <a href="/wiki/Salt_River,_Cape_Town" title="Salt River, Cape Town">Salt River</a>, a suburb of <a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a>. As a child, she stayed at her grandmother's home after school as both her parents worked during the day.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were no women's clubs then, and she played soccer with boys and her cousins. After school she would drop off her school bag, change her clothes and run outside to her waiting teammates. Her father often threatened to send her to school barefoot because she would ruin her shoes while playing soccer.<sup id="cite_ref-iol.co.za_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iol.co.za-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>She attended Dryden Street Primary School and Salt River High School. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Club_career">Club career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desiree_Ellis&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Club career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ellis eventually found another women's club (Athlone Celtic was the first club she played for), <a href="/wiki/Spurs_Ladies" class="mw-redirect" title="Spurs Ladies">Spurs Ladies</a> while she still worked at a butchery in <a href="/wiki/Lansdowne,_Cape_Town" title="Lansdowne, Cape Town">Lansdowne</a> mixing spices. </p><p>She once left town with the club over a weekend, promising her employers that she'd return in time for work but the vehicle the team was travelling in broke down on the way home, making her fail to arrive on time. Consequently, Ellis was fired.<sup id="cite_ref-iol.co.za_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iol.co.za-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_career">International career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desiree_Ellis&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: International career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ellis went for trials for the national team and passed. She would feature in the team's first international match. She debuted against <a href="/wiki/Swaziland" class="mw-redirect" title="Swaziland">Swaziland</a> at the age of 30 on 30 May 1993 in a 14–0 win.<sup id="cite_ref-iol.co.za_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iol.co.za-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ellis scored a hat-trick, as did two other players.<sup id="cite_ref-rsssf.com_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rsssf.com-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the 1995 World Cup qualifiers, South Africa beat <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zambia" title="Zambia">Zambia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Angola" title="Angola">Angola</a> on aggregate, 10–1, 11–5 and 6–4 but lost to <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a> 11–2.<sup id="cite_ref-rsssf.com_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rsssf.com-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> hosted the <a href="/wiki/2000_African_Women%27s_Championship" title="2000 African Women's Championship">2000 African Women's Championship</a>, she captained the side to a runner-up finish. In 2000, Ellis was nominated alongside <a href="/wiki/Mercy_Akide" title="Mercy Akide">Mercy Akide</a> and <a href="/wiki/Florence_Omagbemi" title="Florence Omagbemi">Florence Omagbemi</a> for <a href="/wiki/African_Woman_Footballer_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="African Woman Footballer of the Year">African Woman Footballer of the Year</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1.87_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1.87-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>She was recognized for her services to soccer the same year when she received a Silver Presidential Sports Award. She also led Banyana Banyana to the 2002 COSAFA Cup victory. In her 32 caps for South Africa she won 23 matches, lost seven and drew two. </p><p>She retired from soccer in April 2002 at the age of 38.<sup id="cite_ref-laureus.co.za_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-laureus.co.za-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_career">Coaching career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desiree_Ellis&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Coaching career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ellis was appointed interim manager of the <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_women%27s_national_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="South Africa women's national football team">South Africa women's national soccer team</a> in 2016 after Vera Pauw resigned following the team's group stage exit at the 2016 Olympics.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ellis was appointed head coach in February 2018<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and coached the team, then ranked 50th in the world, to a second-place finish in the <a href="/wiki/Africa_Women_Cup_of_Nations" class="mw-redirect" title="Africa Women Cup of Nations">Africa Women Cup of Nations</a>, losing to 11-time champions Nigeria on penalty kicks in the final; nonetheless, by finishing second, South Africa qualified to its first-ever <a href="/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="FIFA Women's World Cup">FIFA Women's World Cup</a> in <a href="/wiki/2019_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="2019 FIFA Women's World Cup">2019</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was awarded <a href="/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football" title="Confederation of African Football">Confederation of African Football</a> Women's Coach of the Year in 2018, 2019<sup id="cite_ref-:0_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ellis coached Banyana Banyana to their maiden Africa Cup of Nations victory in <a href="/wiki/Morocco" title="Morocco">Morocco</a> in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She made history with Banyana Banyana by beating <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> and making it to the final sixteen in the <a href="/wiki/2023_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup" title="2023 FIFA Women's World Cup">2023 FIFA Women's World Cup</a>. </p><p>In September 2023, she won the Momentum Coach of the Year award at the 18th edition of Africa’s foremost women’s sport awards at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2023, she won the <a href="/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football" title="Confederation of African Football">CAF</a> Women's Coach of the Year award for the 4th time, for her team's efforts at the 2023 World Cup.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ellis had previously won at the <a href="/wiki/CAF_Awards" title="CAF Awards">CAF Awards</a> in 2022, 2019 and 2018. </p><p>She was ranked 7th in the <a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_Football_History_%26_Statistics" class="mw-redirect" title="International Federation of Football History & Statistics">IFFHS</a> Women's World Best National Coach ranking for 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Outside_soccer">Outside soccer</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desiree_Ellis&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Outside soccer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Administration">Administration</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desiree_Ellis&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ellis had many administration occupations during her playing career. She was the vice-president of Western Province Women's Football Association from 1994 to 1995, and was the PRO of the association from 1996 to 1997. She worked as a chief librarian at the photo agency Touchline in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-1.87_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1.87-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Media">Media</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desiree_Ellis&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ellis can be seen on TV as a soccer commentator and a pundit on local television station e-TV. She was an ambassador for the <a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2010 FIFA World Cup">2010 FIFA World Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-laureus.co.za_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-laureus.co.za-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She also worked at <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gallo_Images&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gallo Images (page does not exist)">Gallo Images</a> as a picture editor.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desiree_Ellis&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Player">Player</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desiree_Ellis&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Player"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>South Africa</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/COSAFA_Women%27s_Championship" title="COSAFA Women's Championship">COSAFA Women's Championship</a>: 2002<sup id="cite_ref-:1_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Women%27s_Africa_Cup_of_Nations" title="2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations">Women's Africa Cup of Nations</a> runners-up: <a href="/wiki/2000_African_Women%27s_Championship" title="2000 African Women's Championship">2000</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><b>Individual</b> </p> <ul><li>Mobil Achievement Award by WP Sportswriters: 1980</li> <li>SAFA Women's Inter-provincials: 1986, 1989, 1992</li> <li>Foschini Cape Woman Football Player of the Year: 1989, 1993</li> <li>WP Player of the Year: 1983, 1993</li> <li>Sanlam Sports Star of the Month (November): 2000</li> <li>SAFA Special Recognition Gold Award: 2001</li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_South_Africa" title="President of South Africa">Presidential</a> Sports Silver Award: 2001<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Mandisa Shiceka Role Model Award by ANC Youth League: 2001</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Manager">Manager</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Desiree_Ellis&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Manager"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>South Africa</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2022_Women%27s_Africa_Cup_of_Nations" title="2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations">Women's Africa Cup of Nations</a>: <a href="/wiki/2022_Women%27s_Africa_Cup_of_Nations" title="2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations">2022</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> runners-up: <a href="/wiki/2022_Women%27s_Africa_Cup_of_Nations" title="2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations">2018</a><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/COSAFA_Women%27s_Championship" title="COSAFA Women's Championship">COSAFA Women's Championship</a>: <a href="/wiki/2018_COSAFA_Women%27s_Championship" title="2018 COSAFA Women's Championship">2018</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/2019_COSAFA_Women%27s_Championship" title="2019 COSAFA Women's Championship">2019</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/2020_COSAFA_Women%27s_Championship" title="2020 COSAFA Women's Championship">2020</a><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aisha_Buhari_Cup" title="Aisha Buhari Cup">Aisha Buhari Cup</a>: 2021<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><b>Individual</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Sports,_Arts_and_Culture" title="Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture">Sports Minster's</a> Excellence Award: 2017<sup id="cite_ref-:1_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football" title="Confederation of African Football">Confederation of African Football</a> Women's Coach of the Year: 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Momentum Coach of the Year: 2023<sup id="cite_ref-:2_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Federation_of_Football_History_%26_Statistics" 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