Hosts South Africa will take on Zambia in Sunday’s final of the 2022 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship after the pair won through hard-fought semifinals at the Isaac Wolfson Stadium on Friday. Zambia, who have never lifted the trophy before, defeated defending champions Tanzania 2-1 to end their short reign, while South Africa edged neighbours Namibia […]
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Enterprising Banyana Banyana forward Noxolo Cesane has made a move to the French League where she joined Stade de Reims in the Arkema D1 Championship – or the First Division of women’s football. Cesane, whose twin sister Sinoxolo plays her club football in the USA, leaves the University of the Western Cape in the Hollywoodbets […]
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COSAFA recently held a workshop aimed at upskilling female media officers from the region and beyond as part of the legacy programme at the 2022 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship that is being staged in Nelson Mandela Bay. With a paucity of female media officers on the continent at both club and country level, this was […]
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South Africa and Namibia have joined Zambia in the semifinals of the 2022 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship following the completion of Groups A and B in Nelson Mandela Bay on Tuesday. South Africa drew 1-1 with Mozambique to top Group A with seven points, while Zambia had already secured a semifinal place before their 2-0 […]
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The Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana were given another footballing lesson by Brazil in an international friendly match played at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. The South Americans defeated their hosts 6-0 to add to the 3-0 they inflicted to the African champions four days ago at the Orlando Stadium to return home with a 9-0 […]
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Tabitha Chawinga scored a hattrick as Malawi took charge of Group C at the 2022 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship with a 6-0 victory over Comoros at the Madibaz Stadium on Monday. The victory leaves the Scorchers top of the pool going into the final round of games, where victory against defending champions Tanzania will ensure […]
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Striker Barbra Banda scored five goals as Zambia cruised into the semifinals of the 2022 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship thanks to a resounding 7-0 victory over Lesotho at the Madibaz Stadium in Nelson Mandela Bay on Sunday (4 September). Banda was lethal in front of goal as she took her tally in the tournament to […]
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Hosts South Africa cruised to a 4-0 victory over Mauritius to take charge of Group A at the 2022 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship on Saturday. The victory means Banyana Banyana have a full haul of six points from their two games and remain on course for the semifinals, though there is still work to be […]
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The Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana went down 3-0 to Brazil in an international friendly match at Orlando Stadium on Friday (2 September 2022). This was South Africa’s first outing since they lifted their maiden TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title in Morocco just over a month ago (23 July 2022). The clash between the two […]
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Defending champions Tanzania claimed victory in their Group C opener at the HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship 2022 at the Madibaz Stadium in Nelson Mandela Bay on Friday, but Botswana and Malawi could not be separated in their clash. Botswana’s Mares reached the quarterfinals of the recent Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, but faced […]