President of the South African Football Association (SAFA), Dr Danny Jordaan and CEO Advocate Tebogo Motlanthe are in Rwanda to attend the 73rd FIFA Congress. South Africa is one of the countries bidding to host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup and the duo was present when the world football governing body, FIFA, approved the bidding requirements. […]
Category Archives: Banyana Banyana
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South African midfielder Noxolo Cesane left South Africa with high hopes of making it in the big leagues of Europe when she signed for Division One Stade de Reims in France. This was shortly after helping the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana lift their maiden CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title in Morocco last year. The Gugulethu-born winger […]
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A new women’s programme that aims to increase visibility and build grassroots opportunities while creating a safe space for women competing in the FIFAe ecosystem FAMEHERGAME initiative aims to increase women’s participation in FIFAe and esports; part of the Good Game Promise launched in 2022; unique chance for participants to be invited to FIFA (www.FIFA.com) […]
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Scotland-based South African midfielder, Linda Motlhalo, was on the scoresheet again when log leaders Glasgow City ran riot this past weekend (Sunday, 12 March 2023) – defeating the struggling bottom-of-the-table Glasgow Women 11-0 in the Scottish Women’s Premier League. The former South African U20 Women’s National Team captain opened the floodgates in the 13th minute, with […]
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The French Senior Women’s National team is on the hunt for a new coach to lead the squad at the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. This comes after the French Football Federation sacked head coach Corinne Diacre after some disharmony in the team, leading to three players – captain and […]
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Today is International Women’s Day, and FIFA Secretary General, Fatma Samoura has sent a message of warm wishes to all the 32 qualified teams for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, in particular, the eight debutants – Haiti, Morocco, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Vietnam, and Zambia. With the official slogan of the tournament […]
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With the clock very much ticking down to the start of the 2023 Women’s World Cup, almost all 32 nations were in action over the last two weeks — including the last three who used to the window to book their tickets to the tournament. With certain caveats, the international break proved a strong chance […]
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Official poster for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ unveiled in Adelaide/Tarntanya and Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-Tara Nine Host City posters also presented in gallery-style installations in Adelaide/Tarntanya and Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-Tara The 10 posters create a unified collection capturing the tournament’s theme of Beyond Greatness™ FIFA has unveiled the official poster for the […]
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Founder and Chairperson of the Motsepe Foundation, Dr Patrice Motsepe, accompanied by his wife, the CEO and co-founder of the Foundation, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, have announced a R150m sponsorship for schools football for boys and girls, schools netball as well as for schools choral African and indigenous music. The announcement is a massive increment to […]
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The FIFA Fan Festival™ will be rolled out in Australia & Aotearoa New Zealand this year for the first time ever at a FIFA Women’s World Cup™ All nine Host Cities across the two countries will offer a FIFA Fan Festival, all of which will be free to enter The FIFA Fan Festival goes beyond […]