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Miedema named 2021 BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year

Netherlands and Arsenal striker Vivianne Miedema has been named BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year 2021. Miedema, who came second behind England defender Lucy Bronze for the 2020 award, is both the Netherlands and Women’s Super League all-time leading goalscorer. The 25-year-old also broke the record for most goals scored at a single Olympic Games […]

African Champions Sundowns Ladies visit SAFA President

African champions Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies team, on Tuesday (23 November 2021), paid a courtesy call to SAFA President, Dr Danny Jordaan at SAFA House to show him the CAF Women’s Champions League trophy. The all-conquering Sundowns Ladies beat Ghana’s Hasaacas Ladies 2-0 in Cairo, Egypt to win the inaugural CAF Women’s Champions League and in […]

New chapter in history of African women’s football written

A FIFA delegation, led by Secretary General Fatma Samoura and including Chief Women’s Football Officer Sarai Bareman, attended the CAF Women’s Champions League match for third place, which saw Morocco’s ASFAR beat Equatorial Guinea’s Malabo Kings FC 3-1, before the eagerly awaited final between South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies and Ghana’s Hasaacas Ladies. The South […]

2021 SASOL League National Championships launched

Today the South African Football Association (SAFA) and Sasol launched this year’s eagerly anticipated instalment of the Sasol League Championship scheduled to take place 6 – 12 December at Princess Magogo and King Zwelithini Stadiums in Durban. The Sasol League Championship will see the nine provincial winners of the Sasol League battle it out for the honour […]

Best XI of CAF Women’s Champions League

Following two weeks of high-quality football during the inaugural TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League, the Technical Study Group (TSG) today released the list of the tournament’s outstanding performers including the best XI. South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns were crowned as champions following their 2-0 triumph over Ghana’s Hasaacas Ladies in Cairo. While Mamelodi Sundowns claimed top honours, […]

CAF Women’s Champions League Post-tournament facts

Did you know that Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies kept five clean sheets in the inaugural edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League tournament that took place in Cairo? Did you also know that they used 19 different players on their way lifting the trophy in the competition? For more on the story: https://www.cafonline.com/caf-women-champions-league/news/totalenergies-caf-women-s-champions-league-opta-post-tournament-facts source: cafonline.com

Sundowns Ladies enter history books

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies have made history by winning the inaugural TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League tournament. They defeated Hasaacas Ladies 2-0 in the final to claim gold in a match held in Cairo, Egypt. Here’s more on the story: https://www.cafonline.com/caf-women-champions-league/news/remember-the-name-mamelodi-sundowns-becomes-the-first-ever-wcl-champions source: cafonline