University of Johannesburg’s Thubelihle Shamase and Cimone Sauls of JVW FC are the only two new faces in Banyana Banyana’s preliminary squad of 33 players for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for Morocco next month (2-23 July). The pair will be hoping to be among the final 21 needed for the tournament in […]
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May
May
After missing three JVW FC matches in the Hollywoodbets Super League, Janine van Wyk has returned in time for the big fixture against the stubborn University of the Western Cape (UWC) on Sunday, 22 May 2021. The much-anticipated blockbuster of a clash takes place at the Wits Stadium at 15h00. The Banyana Banyana captain did […]
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May
May
The US Soccer Federation has announced a new equal pay agreement between the men’s and women’s national teams – this includes matching World Cup prize money along with their share of television and sponsorship revenues. With this move, they have become the first country to do so. The move has been hailed as something that will […]
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May
May
FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura and New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson have announced that Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau will host the Draw for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ on Saturday, 22 October 2022. Taking place in Aotea Centre, the Draw will reveal the match fixtures for the 32 teams competing in the ninth edition of the […]
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May
May
Banyana Banyana’s Noko Matlou is considering her options after her club SD Eibar Feminino was relegated from the Spanish Premier Division. While the 2008 African Women’s Football of the Year has put in some decent performances in recent times, which has seen her being selected into the Team of the Week on numerous occasions – […]
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May
May
Sporting de Gijón will bid farewell to the Segundo Division Pro (La Liga second Division) after they were relegated, with three matches remaining. Banyana Banyana’s hard-tackling midfielder, Kholosa Biyana, is on the books of the Spanish outfit, having joined them in October 2020. In 27 matches, they collected 17 points after managing only four wins […]
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May
May
Banyana Banyana defender Noko Matlou is set to graduate this month (27 May 2022) from UNISA with a Diploma in Sports Management. The SD Eibar player has been balancing school work, national team and club commitments in her quest to educate herself. “I started my studies in 2020 and it wasn’t easy trying to balance […]
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May
May
It was a bitter-sweet weekend for Banyana Banyana’s Refiloe Jane in Italy. Her AC Milan Women side claimed the bragging rights in the Milan derby when they brushed aside their bitter rivals Inter 3-0 in a Series A Women fixture. But it was not enough as they remained in third place on 46 points – […]
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May
May
Nine nations have already confirmed their tickets to the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand next year – with Denmark the latest to do so. Denmark qualify for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 The Danes qualified at the expense of Russia after UEFA confirmed that the eastern European country had been expelled […]
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Apr
Apr
Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis says that now the identities of their opponents for the 2022 TotalEnergies Africa Women’s Cup of Nations have been revealed, preparations can start in earnest. South Africa was drawn in Group C against arch rivals Nigeria, and debutants Burundi and Botswana – the latter being from the COSAFA region. […]