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Tricky league tie for league champs, and battle for survival for Golden Ladies & Tsunami Queens

Defending champions, Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies and Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies headline week 23 of the Hollywoodbets Super League. All the matches will be played on Sunday, 2 October 2022. The two giants collide at the Mpumalanga Stadium in Hammersdale at 15h00. Although the hosts have vastly improved, they could fancy their chances of getting something out […]

Ellis drops regulars as she announces Banyana Banyana squad to face Australia

Head coach of the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana, Desiree Ellis, has taken a bold stance by dropping some of her regular players as she announced a squad of 23 players that will face 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup co-hosts Australia. The historic clash against The Matildas in London on October 8 comes on the back of […]

Minnies and Kgadiete lead Sundowns to an emphatic win

Miche Minnie and Melinda Kgadiete both scored brace when reigning Hollywoodbets Super League champions, Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies, returned to the winners’ circle with a emphatic 4-0 victory over Thunderbirds Ladies in one of the midweek matches. Minnies opened the scoring in the 35th minute, with Kgadiete getting in on the act in five minutes later for […]

Banyana Banyana defender honoured to kick off a men’s game in Spain

Never in her wildest dreams did Noko Matlou ever think she would be invited to do the honours of kicking off a men’s in La Liga. And that is exactly what happened! Her exploits at the 2022 TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) won her praise from all and sundry. She was applauded for […]

Sundowns return to winning ways, TUT blows JVW aside

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies bounced back in style in week 22 of the Hollywoodbets Super League when they demolished Thunderbirds Ladies 4-0 in a midweek clash played at the Lucas Moripe Stadium. The Brazilians were licking their wounds after going down 1-0 to neighbours Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in their previous outing, denting the defence […]

Van Wyk settling in nicely in Greece

South Africa’s most capped player, defender Janine van Wyk, is settling in nice at her new home in Europe. The founder and former player of JVW FC, which campaigns in the Hollywoodbets Super League, is now on the books of Ergotelis WFC, in top flight women’s football league in  Greece. Van Wyk has also played in […]

Seoposenwe makes women’s football history in Mexico 

Banyana Banyana forward Jermaine Seoposenwe rewrote the Mexican history books in women’s football when she scored the fastest goal in Liga MX Femenil. The Cape Town born star continues to shine in Mexico for Juarez FC whom she joined last month. She scored a brace on Monday night (26 September 2022) in a 3-0 victory […]

Super Falcons’ Michelle Alozie is equally at home on the field and in a research lab

Michelle Alozie is a star player for Houston Dash in the National Women’s Soccer League in the USA. On the national team frond, she plays in the colours of Nigeria’s Super Falcons, but she is also a research technician in a pediatric leukemia research lab in Texas. Here is her story: https://abc13.com/houston-dash-michelle-alozie-nwsl-texas-childrens-hospital/12251858/ Source: abc13.com

Banyana Banyana secure friendly against Women’s World Cup co-hosts

Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana will get another chance to test themselves against top international sides after they secured an international friendly match against 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup co-hosts Australia. This historic clash will take place in London next month – it will be the first time the two nations meet outside a tournament, and will […]

Zambia win the 2022 Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women’s Championship

Zambia ended a 20-year search when they lifted their maiden Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women’s Championship title after winning 1-0 in extra-time against a resilient young Banyana Banyana team. The final of the 2022 edition of the tournament took place at the Isaac Wolfson Stadium in Gqeberha on Sunday (11 September). Played in windy conditions that denied […]