Lindelani Ladies have been relegated from the Hollywoodbets Super League after their 4-1 defeat to the University of the Western Cape (UWC) on Saturday (12 October 2024). After 29 matches, Lindelani Ladies are on 16 points, three behind City Lads but the latter has a superior goal difference (-23 for City Lads vs -41 for […]
Category Archives: Banyana Banyana
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Oct
Oct
Mexico-based Jermaine Seoposenwe was a notable absentee when Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis announced her squad of 23 players to face Denmark and England in international friendlies later this month. Also among those missing from the travelling squad are the experienced Noko Matlou, Bongeka Gamede and captain Refiloe Jane. In goals, Ellis has named […]
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Oct
Oct
University of Pretoria Head Coach Maud Khumalo has named a strong squad of 21 Banyana Banyana players for the upcoming COSAFA Women’s Championship, which will take place in Gqebhera from 22 October to 2 November 2024. Herself a former South African Senior Women’s National team player, she takes care of the team in the absence […]
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Oct
Oct
There have been 11 previous HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championships since it first was played in 2002, each providing excitement and showcasing the quality of the talent in the Southern African region. 2002: The inaugural COSAFA Women’s Championship was staged in Zimbabwe from April 19-28, 2002, and was to feature nine teams before Mauritius withdrew. South […]
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Oct
Oct
This will be the eighth year in a row that the HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship has been held, a sign once more of COSAFA’s commitment to the development of the women’s game in the region. It will be hosted in Gqeberha, South Africa, from October 22-November 2 and we round up the numbers ahead of […]
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Oct
Oct
Former SAFA Head of Women’s Football Romaney Pinnock believes her new role as the Head of Women’s football for the Bristol City Women’s team will open doors for young South African girls. Pinnock was running the Badgers Football Academy for girls in Cape Town but has now relocated to the UK to take up her […]
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Oct
Oct
A record-breaking, expanded 2024 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship is to be staged in Gqeberha, South Africa from October 22-November 2 as holders Malawi gear up to defend their maiden regional title won at last year’s tournament. Along with hosts South Africa, who are record seven-time winners of the regional championship, Malawi and Zambia headline a […]
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Oct
Oct
Chairman of Thunderbirds Ladies team, Thembalethu ‘Terra’ Apleni, says they will have to do a lot of introspection about the way forward. He was speaking after his team was relegated from the Hollywoodbets Super League with four games to play. The Eastern Cape side has had a torrid 2024-25 season and have not won a […]
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Oct
Oct
Two South African women’s football league records were broken on Saturday when Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies ran riot, defeating the already relegated Thunderbirds Ladies 13-0 in a one-sided Hollywoodbets Super League clash. The previous highest recorded scoreline in one game was when the Brazilians registered 11-0 wins against Golden Ladies from North West and Mpumalanga’s Coal […]
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Sep
The identity of Banyana Banyana forward Noxolo Cesane’s club in Saudi Arabia has been revealed. The former Cape Town Roses and University of the Western Cape star is now in the colours of Dammam-based Eastern Flames. Last season The Flames finished in seventh place in the Saudi Women’s Premier League and will be hoping for […]