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 […]
Category Archives: Bantwana
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Aug
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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Jul
Jul
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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Jun
Jun
“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 […]
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Apr
Apr
The Gauteng Development League (GDL), under the auspices of the South African Football Association (SAFA), has been a major player in the development of youth football in South Africa since its inception in 2011. Over the years, it has successfully provided a platform for young boys to showcase their talents and improve their skills, with […]
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Mar
Mar
First landscape report highlights progress made so far in Women’s Football Report part of CAF’s commitment to invest in Women’s Football in Africa 52 countries participate in the research of the Study Study details progress in Women’s football and findings summarizes overview of women’s football on the continent For the first time, 47 out of […]
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Mar
Mar
President of the South African Football Association (SAFA), Dr Danny Jordaan and CEO Advocate Tebogo Motlanthe are in Rwanda to attend the 73rd FIFA Congress. South Africa is one of the countries bidding to host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup and the duo was present when the world football governing body, FIFA, approved the bidding requirements. […]
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Dec
Dec
She may not have won the Coach of the Year accolade in the 2022 Hollywoodbets Super League awards, but in her own right, Nthabeleng Modiko is a top class coach. In 2022 alone, she won four tournaments as head coach of the University of Johannesburg Ladies – the Engen Knockout Challenge in June, Engen Champ of […]
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Dec
Dec
Over the past weekend (9-11 December 2022) leading automotive brand Volkswagen hosted the inaugural VW Vaya Cup which saw 16 under 13 boys’ and eight under 16 girls’ soccer teams battling it out with the hopes of being crowned the first VW Vaya Cup Champions. The event was attended by VW Vaya Cup ambassadors, Simphiwe Dludlu […]
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Dec
Dec
In four matches the South African Women’s U17 National Team (Bantwana), scored a total of 23 goals to lift the 2022 COSAFA Women’s U17 Championship that ended in Malawi on Sunday (11 December 2022). They conceded only four goals. Bantwana defeated defending champions Zambia in a thrill-a-minute and end to end encounter in the final […]