Banyana Banyana midfielder Linda Motlhalo is heading into an exciting 2026 as she will be taking part in four different competitions – Sky Sports Cup, ScottishPower Women’s Premier League, the Scottish Cup and the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON 2026). It could so easily have been five had Glasgow City not been knocked out […]
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Jan
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The year 2026 will present a big test for the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana as they embark on a mission to qualify for their third FIFA Women’s World Cup in a row. Dr Desiree Ellis led the 2022 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) champions to their first global participation in France in 2019 and […]
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Jan
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Former Banyana Banyana defender and captain Janine van Wyk has arrived at her new home in Sweden and hit the ground running. Shortly after landing, she attended her first training session with new employers, Kristianstads DFF in the Damallsvenskan – the Premier Women’s Football League in Sweden. She was greeted by freezing conditions at the pre-season gathering. […]
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Jan
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Fresh from winning the 2025 Hollywoodbets Super League with Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies in South Africa, as well as lifting the trophy in the second edition of the CAF U17 Girls Integrated Football Tournament (GIFT) with the Brazilians’ Ladies Youth Team in Zimbabwe where she was the assistant coach, midfielder Kholosa Biyana still managed to put […]
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Former University of Johannesburg midfielder, Ayesha Moosa, is settling in nicely at her new club CD Argual Femenina based in La Palma, Spain. She spoke exclusively to CentreCircle.online from her European base while enjoying the festive season break. The former Soweto Fabulous player left South Africa in October this year to start a new life abroad after […]
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Former Banyana Banyana captain Janine van Wyk says her departure to Europe is not a goodbye but more like a chapter of growth. The retired South African defender will be leaving her country of birth early in the new year to start up a new career in Sweden, where she has been appointed assistant coach […]
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Dec
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The 2025 Hollywoodbets Super League season will go down as perhaps one of the toughest for most teams. Perhaps the signs were all there when the campaign had a stop-start affair at the beginning, which saw a limited number of matches being played due to contract negotiations between the Hollywoodbets and the South African Football […]
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Dec
Dec
Mamelodi Sundowns from South Africa were crowned champions of the second edition of the CAF Under-17 Girls Integrated Football Tournament (GIFT) Zimbabwe 2025 after defeating Lishoeshoe from Lesotho 5-0 in the final at a wet Ngoni Stadium on Thursday (18 December 2025). Sundowns join Tanzanian side JKT Queens as winners of the regional trophy after […]
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Lesotho’s Lishoeshoe booked their place in the final of the CAF Under-17 Girls Integrated Football Tournament (GIFT) Zimbabwe 2025 after defeating Namibia’s Okakarara Golden Ladies 4-0 in their final Group B match at Ngoni Stadium on Monday. The victory made it three wins from three for Lishoeshoe, who top the pool and will meet the […]
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Dec
Dec
Diepkloof Ladies Head Coach Muzi Khazamula says it took a lot of character for his team to gain promotion to the Hollywoodbets Super League and also clinch the 2025 SAFA Women’s National Championship. In only their first attempt at the tournament, they defeated Limpopo’s Ramatlaohle 1-0 in a rain-soaked final at the Vaal University of […]