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Sundowns Ladies crowned official League champions

Mamelodi Sundowns have been officially crowned the 2021 Hollywoodbets Super League champions. Banyana Ba Style closed off an impressive season with a dominant 7-0 victory over Ma-Indies Ladies of Limpopo at the Wits Sports Stadium. Here’s more on the story: https://www.safa.net/2021/12/05/champions-mamelodi-sundowns-ladies-conclude-hollywoodbets-super-league-season-in-style/ source: SAFA.net  

Sasol League National Playoffs postponed

The South African Football Association (SAFA) and sponsors Sasol have postponed the Sasol League National Playoffs in the wake of rising covid-19 cases across the country. The national play-offs were scheduled to take place in Durban from 6-12 December with the finals pencilled for Princess Magogo Stadium next Sunday. ‘’The Omicron variant cases are on […]

2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup match schedule

FIFA has announced the 64-fixture match schedule for the 9th edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, which will be hosted jointly by Australia and New Zealand in 2023. The opening match and opening ceremony will be held on 20 July 2023 at New Zealand’s Eden Park in Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau, while Stadium Australia in Sydney/Gadigal […]

No spectators for Sasol League national play offs

30 November 2021 – Following a national address by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday, 28 November, SAFA and sponsors Sasol have resolved that the final of the Sasol League national play offs will be played without spectators. The initial decision was that the final, which is now scheduled for 12 December at Princess Magogo Stadium […]

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, […]