Category Archives: Banyana Banyana

Alternate kit for Banyana Banyana and Bafana Bafana released

Technical sponsor Le Cog Sportif has given a glimpse of what the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana will be wearing at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in July after they released a new alternate kit for both the women’s senior national team and Bafana Bafana. This comes after Le Cog went public in a search to […]

Banyana Banyana’s Refiloe Jane scores and makes the Team of the Week in Italy

Co-captain of the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana, Refiloe Jane, was on the scoresheet for her Italian Serie A Femminile side Sassuolo, but could not help them as they went down 1-2 to FCF Como at the Ferruccio Stadium. The Soweto-born midfielder put in another fine shift as she netted in the 30 minute to level the […]

Banyana Banyana star on the mend in the USA

Nine months after leaving the field with an injury in Morocco, Banyana Banyana forward Thembi Kgatlana is back on the green grass again after undergoing high-intensity rehabilitation at home with the help of a trainer. She ruptured her Achilles tendon in the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations group stages clash against neighbours Botswana […]

Good news for Banyana Banyana as Matlou returns to action in Spain

Defender Noko Matlou is back in action after missing three club matches and a Banyana Banyana friendly due to injury. The Limpopo-born player was last on the field in the goalless draw against Espanyol (18 March 2023) in the Spanish Second Division, and suffered a small tear of muscle on her abductor. While recuperating from […]

Banyana Banyana star allays fears about injury concerns

Mexico-based Banyana Banyana forward, Jermaine Seoposenwe has moved quickly to allay fears of injury concerns after reports surfaced that she could be on the side-lines for a long time. This came on the back of her club, FC Juarez releasing a statement on Monday (17 April) that the Cape Town-born player was part of the […]

Thalea Smidt set to make Tuks Hollywoodbets Super League debut against UWC

Head coach of the University of Pretoria, Maud Khumalo has confirmed that new acquisition Thalea Smidt – who signed until the end of the season from cross-town rivals, Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies – will make her debut in the crucial clash against her other former team, the University of the Western Cape (UWC) on Saturday (22 […]

Ellis joins distinguished list of football recipients of Order of Ikhamanga

Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis has described being bestowed with a National Order as similar to “getting knighthood.” The Capetonian is in line to receive the Order of Ikhamanga (gold) which will be conferred to her by the State President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa later this month (28 April 2023) […]

Banyana Banyana coach to be honoured by RSA President Cyril Ramaphosa

Head coach of the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana, Desiree Ellis will be bestowed with the Order of Ikhamanga – which recognises South African citizens who have excelled in the fields of arts, culture, literature, music, journalism and sport. The ceremony will be held on Friday, 28 April 2023 in Pretoria. Ellis joins a list of distinguished […]

Hollywoodbets Super League returns for Week 9 after the FIFA break

Action returns in the Hollywoodbets Super League this weekend (Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 April) after the teams were on recess due to the FIFA break, which saw the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana travel to Serbia for an international friendly match. The South Africans lost 2-3 (the visitors scored goals came from forwards Hilda Magaia, based […]

Mixed results for 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup-bound nations as they wind down their preparations

It’s less than 100 days to go before the start of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. All the countries that have qualified for the tournament were in action during the 3-11 FIFA international break window, as they wind down their preparations for the global women’s football showpiece set to […]