Category Archives: Bantwana

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Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has withdrawn from the African Qualifiers of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, India 2022™.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  

Zambia Women’s U17 win gold

Zambia have cruised to the Girls’ Under-17 football crown at the Region 5 Youth Games Maseru 2020 with an emphatic 4-0 victory over Botswana in the final at the Setsotso Stadium on Monday. Zambia finish the competition unbeaten in their three matches and without having conceded a goal as they emphasised their quality and lived […]