The kickoff of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is exactly 500 days away. The expanded tournament, to be hosted by Australia and New Zealand, will feature 32 teams for the first time ever. The first whistle will sound on the 20th of July 2023. For more on the story: https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023/news/fifa-womens-world-cup-2023-tm-500-days-to-go Source: FIFA.com
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The 2022 Hollywoodbets Super League season is upon us, and clubs are already hard at work with their pre-season preparations. Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies are the reigning champions and the rest of the other teams would like to topple them off their crown. One such club is JVW FC, who will be heading into their second […]
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The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) has released their first ever women’s club world rankings – and South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies are top on the continent and 26th in the world. The list is headed by Spanish giants Barcelona, followed by France’s Olympique Lyonnais. Bayern Munich (Germany), Chelsea (England) and PSG […]
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FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers 2022 First Round, First Leg Uganda 2-2 Ethiopia Hosts Uganda threw away a two goal lead to share the spoils in a 2-all draw with Ethiopia in the first leg of the second round in a FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier. The clash took place at St. Mary’s […]
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FIFA has selected 47 talented female coaches from 27 member associations to benefit from a scholarship, as part of its Coach Education Scholarship programme, designed to increase the number of female coaches working in football. Five of the 47 coaches are from the African continent – Burkina Faso, Kenya, Papua New Guinea and Uganda. Fore […]
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Fresh from helping Banyana Banyana qualify for their 12th consecutive Africa Women’s Cup of Nations tournament, Andile Dlamini continues to shine. The Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies goalkeeper has just obtained her CAF Level C Coaching Licence, adding to her SAFA D Licence coaching badge. The announcement was made today by her club on twitter. Congratulations Andile […]
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Reigning African champions, Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies, have added more firepower to their arsenal. The Brazilians have confirmed the signature of Gobonnelwe Salome Kekana from their rivals Tshwane University of Technology (TUT). The Soshanguve-born Kekana is an allrounder who can play both in defence and attack, as evidenced during her stay at TUT. “After spending 7 […]
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The South African U17 Women’s National Team (Bantwana) will not be in action this coming weekend following the suspension of Kenya by the world football governing body, FIFA, due to government interference. The decision saw Bantwana progress https://centrecircle.archgriffin-hosting.co.za/bantwana-through-to-next-round-after-fifa-suspends-kenya/ to the next round without kicking a ball. They will now face the winner between Uganda and […]
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Gabby Salgado has long wanted to be a footballer, and when she got a chance to follow her passion she did not let it slip by. When she was only 12 years old, the dynamic midfielder was “cooked” by Banyana Banyana captain Janine van Wyk in private coaching sessions, before making her move to the […]
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The South African U-17 Women’s National Team (Bantwana) are through to the next second round of the African FIFA U-17 Women World Cup qualifiers without even kicking a ball. This comes after the world football governing body, FIFA suspended both Kenya and Zimbabwe, citing government interference. The South Africans received a bye in the preliminary […]