Strike a Rock : The Story of Thembi Kgatlana

It is not easy. Having a dream, having talent and being faced with a world that wants you to have neither - it is not easy.

This is not an easy story. This is a book about difficult odds, about cruelty, about broken families and addiction.

This is also a story about hope. This is a tale of bravery and the undefeatability of the spirit of South African women.

This is a story about football, but it is a story about so much more.

This is a tale about the fearless women who carry the sport on their back, told through the eyes of the best player on the African continent.

This is the story of a little girl who rose out of the tough streets of Mohlakeng and went on to become a champion of the world.