Author Archives: CentreCircle

South African Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Mr Nathi Mthethwa, has heaped praise on the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana for reaching the final of the 2022 TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations currently underway in Morocco. Desiree Ellis’ charges needed an added time penalty to get past a resilient Zambia in the COSAFA derby in […]

The draw for the HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Champions League zonal qualifier will take place in Morocco at 13h00 CAT | 11h00 GMT | on Wednesday 20th July as the six competing Southern African teams learn their fate in the race for the continental finals. You can watch the draw live here!  The tournament itself will be held in Durban […]

Hosts Morocco stunned ten-woman Nigeria 5-4 on penalties to book their place in the final of the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in their history at the Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay-Abdellah on Monday. The Atlas Lionesses reached the final after beating the Super Falcons in a post-match penalty shootout following […]

He and his Zambia team were so close, but coach Bruce Mwape’s big regret is that they will not return to Rabat to play in the amazing Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Saturday’s WAFCON final. Zambia conceded an injury time penalty, which ultimately proved costly and led to heartbreaking defeat to South Africa’s Banyana Banyana in […]

The Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana needed a stoppage time penalty to secure a place in the final of the 2022 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nation in Morocco. Sweden-based midfielder Linda Motlhalo scored for South Africa in added time of their clash against a strong Zambia side to emerge 1-0 victorious in a very tough contest. This […]

For every citizen, nothing means more to them than the sound of their national anthem – more so for athletes. But Banyana Banyana were left bemused ahead of their 2022 TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal fixture against Tunisia in Rabat when the organisers played only the last part of the South Africa National […]

The Lionesses of Teranga and the Eagles of Carthage both started this tournament in thunderous fashion. Tunisia convincingly beat Togo 4-1, while Senegal comfortably beat Uganda 2-0 as they made the best possible starts to the competition. Unfortunately, that early promise did not relate to an automatic FIFA Women’s World Cup qualification as they were […]

Botswana are looking to write more history when they take on 2016 WAFCON finalists Cameroon in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifying playoff tie on Sunday in Rabat, Morocco. The Mares, who are the only WAFCON 2022 debutants that made it out of the group stages and into the knockout phase, have impressed many […]

Since their arrival in Morocco ahead of the start of the 2022 TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana have been based in Rabat – where they played four matches. They have now changed their base camp and moved some 63km away to Mohammedia – a port city on the west coast of […]

World icon Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela alias Madiba once said that, “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand.” One would think that he looked into the […]