Category Archives: Bantwana

Three more nations book U17 Women’s World Cup spots

Brazil, Brazil, Colombia and Chile have become the latest countries to confirm their FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup tickets after qualifying, joniing hosts India, China PR, Japan and New Zealand. For more on the story: https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/u17womensworldcup/india2022/news/brazil-on-top-colombia-chile-qualify-fifa-u17-womens-world-cup Source: FIFA.com

3rd round teams confirmed in the FIFA U17 Women’s WC qualifiers

The South African U17 Women’s National Team (Bantwana) will face Ethiopia in the third round of the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup African qualifiers after the East Africans pipped Uganda in the second round. Ethiopia and Uganda had played to a 2-all draw in the first leg. With the return fixture ending in a 1-all […]

Nigeria and Morocco into the 3rd round of FIFA U17 Women’s WC qualifiers

Nigeria and Morocco have booked their places into the third round of the 2022 India FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup African qualifiers. The Nigerians earned their spot after walloping Democratic Republic of Congo 5-0 in the second leg of the second round to go through 8-0 on aggregate, while Morocco had the better of Benin […]

Brazil and Colombia qualify for 2022 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup

Six nations, including hosts India, have already qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, which will run from 11 -30 October. The latest to book their spots are South Americans, Brazil and Colombia – with one between Paraguay or Chile waiting to take the final spot in the region. The two qualifiers join […]

Uganda and Ethiopia draw in U17 Women’s WC qualifier

FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers 2022 First Round, First Leg Uganda 2-2 Ethiopia Hosts Uganda threw away a two goal lead to share the spoils in a 2-all draw with Ethiopia in the first leg of the second round in a FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier. The clash took place at St. Mary’s […]

Bantwana through to next round after FIFA suspends Kenya

The South African U-17 Women’s National Team (Bantwana) are through to the next second round of the African FIFA U-17 Women World Cup qualifiers without even kicking a ball. This comes after the world football governing body, FIFA suspended both Kenya and Zimbabwe, citing government interference. The South Africans received a bye in the preliminary […]

Dludlu selects U-17 squad for Kenya WC qualifier

Head coach of the South African U-17 Women’s National Team (Bantwana), Simphiwe Dludlu, has announced a squad of 32 players for their upcoming FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier against Kenya. The former Banyana Banyana captain, who had to build her team afresh, has been on a scouting mission and has been impressed by several […]

Road to India starts in earnest for Bantwana

Simphiwe Dludlu, head coach of the South African U-17 Women’s National Team (Basetsana), has called up 29 players for a training camp – this is in preparation for the Road to the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup scheduled October in India. The tournament has been rescheduled after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to […]

Rwanda withdraws from African U-17 Women’s WC qualifiers

The Rwanda U-17 Women’s National Team is the latest to withdraw from the African qualifiers of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022. This comes hot on the heels of the three other national teams deciding not to participate in the qualifiers any more, namely South Sudan, Mauritania and Sierra Leone. Here’s more on the […]

Sierra Leone pulls out of CAF U-17 Women’s WC qualifiers

Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has withdrawn from the African Qualifiers of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, India 2022™. Sierra Leone was scheduled to face Senegal in the first qualifying round next month (January 2022). Here’s more on the story: https://www.cafonline.com/press-release/news/fifa-u-17-women-s-world-cup-2022-sierra-leone-withdraws-from-african-qualifiers source: cafonline.com