South African women’s football had some incredible moments in 2023 and as the dawn of the new year affords more opportunities for all the role-players to stake their claim in this fastest growing sport around the world. The year 2023 saw the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana break record after record – getting their first win at […]
Category Archives: Bantwana
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Oct
Oct
Head coach of the South African U17 Women’s National Team, Simphiwe Dludlu says she is happy with the kind of showing her charges displayed in the two international friendly matches against Morocco. Bantwana, who were in camp for the first time, held their own in the first game, playing to a one all draw on […]
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The South African U17 Women’s National Team, Bantwana, suffered a 2-nil loss to their Moroccan counterparts in an international friendly match played at the Père Jégo stadium in Casablanca on Monday night (30 October 2023). This was the second clash between the two countries as both prepare for the next year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup […]
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Oct
The South African U17 Women’s played their first match in about a year with a new group of players and managed to hold their Moroccan counterparts to a 1-all draw in an international friendly match at the Mohammed VI football complex in Salé on Friday (27 October 2023). The clash is the start of preparations for […]
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The South African U17 Women’s National Team, Bantwana, are out in Morocco to play two international friendly matches against the host nation. Led by Head Coach Simphiwe Dludlu, and her assistant, Unathi Mabhena from JVW, the squad of 24 has been selected from an array of clubs and football institutions – the likes of SAFA […]
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South Africa’s duo of Sinazo Ntshota and Nobahle Mdelwa is off to Spain on Tuesday, 3 October 2023 for an experience of a lifetime. The pair will be part of a girls’ team comprising players from countries like Brazil, Nigeria, Tanzania, Japan, and Zambia. The group will be attending LaLiga’s flagship development program, the LaLiga […]
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The South African U17 Women’s National team Head Coach, Simphiwe Dludlu, is off to Colorado Springs in the United States of America to further her studies in the International Coaching Enrichment Program (ICECP). Dludlu will be in the USA between 1-22 September 2023, where she will spend the first and last week at the University […]
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Aug
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has made a very important appointment – that of Head of Women’s Football. They have tasked a little known Romaney Pinnock to take the role, which has been vacant for a very long time. The appointment came as the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana were about to compete at the 2023 […]
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The SAFA Girls Soccer Academy, based at the High Performance Centre (HPC) at the University of Pretoria, was instrumental in kickstarting the development process of 11 players in the current Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana squad that is in New Zealand ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. But during that preparation phase early on in their careers, […]
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“The success of Banyana Banyana is not incidental or accidental, but a result of long-term planning in player development. They have now played in two Olympic Games, they are African Champions and also heading to their second FIFA Women’s World Cup – that speaks to years of planning and continuity as well as input from […]