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Banyana Banyana drawn against Nigeria in Group C of AWCON

Banyana have been drawn in Group C of the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations 2022 alongside rivals and defending champions Nigeria, as well as debutants Botswana and Burundi. The 14th edition of Africa’s biggest women’s tournament is scheduled to be played from 2-23 July – with the top four countries earning the right to represent […]

Three Hollywoodbets Super League matches to be broadcast live

The Tshwane University of Technology is the place to be this weekend when they will host a Hollywoodbets Super League triple header on Sunday, May 1 2022 – in what will be in a first in women’s football, a clear indication of the growing interest in the game. But if you are unable to make […]

Njoya and El Moutawakel to be 2022 AWCON draw assistants

Two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup participant, Ajara Njoya of Cameroon, alongside Morocco’s Nawal El Moutawakel, will be on hand to assist with the draw for the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in Rabat, Morocco on Friday night (29 April 2022). Leading the proceedings will be CAF’s Director of Competitions Samson […]

Banyana Banyana coach looks ahead to the women’s AFCON draw

The draw for the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2022™ will take place on Friday, 29 April in Rabat. Banyana Banyana will be part of the 12 nations that go into the hat. After securing a 2-0 victory at home against Algeria, the South Africans played to a 1-1 draw in the return fixture […]

Italian women’s football to turn professional in July

Banyana Banyana and AC Milan midfielder Refiloe Jane will turn into a professional footballer next season. This comes after Italy’s Football Federation (FIGC) announced that the women’s Serie A (Serie A Femminile) will become professional as of July this year – in time for the start of the 2022/2023 season. This will put the league […]

Sundowns Ladies coach happy with result and debutants

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies head coach Jerry “Kappa” Tshabalala is a happy man after his charges kicked off the 2022 Hollywoodbets Super League with victory. But what excited him more was seeing new recruits get a run and display their talent – these included Tiisetso Makhubela, Salome Kekana, Khunjulwa Mali as well as Miche Minnies, who […]

We are learning and growing – Vasco da Gama coach 

New kids on the block Vasco da Gama got a baptism of fire in the elite women’s league when they lost 2-1 to Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies in their opening match of the 2022 Hollywoodbets Super League. The clash took place on Saturday, 23 April at Siwelele Park in Bloemfontein. The Cape Town outfit won their […]

Banyana Banyana to learn their AWCON fate on Friday

The South African Senior Women’s National Team (Banyana Banyana), will know who they are pitted against when the draw for the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2022 is conducted on Friday, 29 April in Rabat. Desiree Ellis’ charges are among twelve nations that will go into the hat at the Mohamed VI Complex. […]

Winning the first match of the season was very important – UWC coach

Head coach of the University of the Western Cape (UWC), Thinasonke Mbuli, was elated that they managed to win their opening match of the 2022 Hollywoodbets Super League. The clash took place at the Isaac Woolfson Stadium in Qgeberha on Saturday (23 April 2022). UWC beat newcomers City Lads Ladies 2-1 with goals on either […]

Sundowns Ladies start title defence on a positive note

Reigning Hollywoodbets Super League champions, Mamelodi Sundowns opened the defence of their title with a 2-1 win over a stubborn Ma-Indies from Limpopo. The Sunday (24 April) afternoon clash took place at the Giyani Stadium as part of a double header. Masandawana took the lead in the 14th minute through debutant Miche Minnies, who was signed […]