Category Archives: Bantwana

Dludlu gets her charges ready for Ethiopia clash

Dludlu gets her charges ready for Ethiopia clash The cold and wet Johannesburg weekend could not deter the South African U17 Women’s National Team from going ahead with their preparations. Bantwana had to endure long spells in the rain as they were getting ready for the upcoming FIFA U17 Women World Cup qualifier against Ethiopia […]

Nine spots up for grabs in the U17 Women’s WC qualifiers

Six countries have already confirmed their qualification into the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup, joining hosts India for the junior women’s world football showpiece set for 11-30 October 2022. The Peoples Republic of China and Japan, representing Asia, have booked their tickets alongside South America’s trio of Brazil, Chile and Columbia, while New Zealand will […]

Dludlu names squad for FIFA U17 Women’s WC qualifier

Head coach of the South African U-17 National Women’s Team (Bantwana), Simphiwe Dludlu has named a squad of 25 players that will face Ethiopia in a FIFA U17 Women World Cup qualifier. Bantwana will host the third round first leg scheduled for Friday, 15 April 2022 at a venue still to be determined. The South […]

Road to India 2022 U17 FIFA Women’s World Cup left with two rounds

Only two rounds remain on the Road to India 2022 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup African qualifiers. Twelve nations have confirmed their spots into the third round, with only six to emerge after this phase. The fourth round will see the sextuplets locking horns and the trio that finishes as winners will represent the African […]

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 […]

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 […]