South Africa’s Sheryl Botes has made history after she was appointed as the first foreign female Head Coach of the Uganda Senior Women’s National Team. She has signed a three-year contract, ending in 2026. The announcement was made by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) after she was revealed to the media on Wednesday, […]
Category Archives: Banyana Banyana
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South Africa has been nominated in all seven categories of the 2023 CAF Women’s Awards set for 11 December in, Marrakech, Morocco. Leading the charge for South Africa is Banyana Banyana who have been named among 10 nations for the CAF National Team of the Year Accolade, alongside Burkina Faso, Burundi, Ghana, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, […]
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Cape Town-born Shilene Booysen is the type of person who never shies away from a challenge. Her first overseas stint was when she was appointed the Performance Analyst and assistant coach of American side Houston Dash where former Banyana Banyana Head Coach Vera Pauw was in charge. Next was a move that no one expected […]
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The 2023 Hollywoodbets Super League returns after a short recess due to the international break that saw the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana play in a two-legged 2024 Paris Olympic Games qualifier against the Democratic Republic of Congo, which the South Africans won to progress to the third round. They will face Tanzania in February next year. […]
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The Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana will face Tanzania in the third round of the 2024 Paris Olympic qualifiers – this after the East African country defeated Botswana over two legs in the second round, 2-0 in Dar es Salaam (Thursday, 26 October 2023) and 1-0 in Gaborone on Tuesday, 31 October. South Africa on the other […]
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The Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana edged closer to booking their tickets to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after a clinical display saw them dispose of the Democratic Republic of Congo 2-0 (3-1 on aggregate) at Orlando Stadium on Monday (30 October 2023). The first leg ended in a 1-1 draw, thanks to a Thembi Kgatlana equaliser […]
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The Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana are one match away from progressing to the next round of the 2024 Paris Women’s Olympic Qualifiers. This is when they face the Democratic Republic of Congo in a winner-takes all clash on Monday, 30 October 2023 at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto. Kickoff is at 15h00 and entry is free. […]
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The Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana will be without long-serving stalwart Janine van Wyk for their crucial second round second leg clash 2024 Paris Olympic qualifier against the DR Congo on Monday, 30 October 2023 at the Orlando Stadium. The distraught defender has withdrawn from the fixture due to disappointment after she was an unused substitute in […]
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Reigning African Champions South Africa were held to a 1-all draw by the Democratic Republic of Congo in their second round first leg fixture of the 2024 Paris Women’s Olympic qualifiers. The clash took place on Wednesday, 25 October in Kinshasa. Playing in hot conditions on an artificial surface, the home side settled in quicker […]
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The Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana has not had ideal preparations for their upcoming clash against the DR Congo in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games qualifiers, but they are confident of getting an away victory to set them up nicely for the return leg. The second round first leg clash against the Central African nation takes place […]