Category Archives: Basetsana

WORLD CUP DESK: Banyana Banyana reaping the rewards of HPC success

“The success of Banyana Banyana is not incidental or accidental, but a result of long-term planning in player development. They have now played in two Olympic Games, they are African Champions and also heading to their second FIFA Women’s World Cup – that speaks to years of planning and continuity as well as input from […]

Banyana Banyana duo on the move in Mexico

The Banyana Banyana pair of Jermaine Seoposenwe and Noxolo Cesane will be wearing different playing kits next season after parting ways with their clubs in the Mexican league, Liga MX Femenil. Both players are currently in camp with the South African Senior Women’s National Team as they await the announcement of the final squad that […]

CAF releases Women’s Football Landscape Report 2022 giving overview of progress in Women’s football in Africa 

First landscape report highlights progress made so far in Women’s Football Report part of CAF’s commitment to invest in Women’s Football in Africa 52 countries participate in the research of the Study Study details progress in Women’s football and findings summarizes overview of women’s football on the continent For the first time, 47 out of […]

SAFA President confident of 2027 WC bid after FIFA approves bidding regulations

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. […]

Another Banyana Banyana player finds a home in Mexico

Banyana Banyana midfielder Noxolo Cesane has become the second South African to move to Mexico in the Liga MX Femenil. This after she completed her move from Division One Stade de Reims in France to Tigres UANL. The former University of the Western Cape player made headlines when she was signed by the French side […]

Nthabeleng Modiko – a coach for all seasons!

She may not have won the Coach of the Year accolade in the 2022 Hollywoodbets Super League awards, but in her own right, Nthabeleng Modiko is a top class coach. In 2022 alone, she won four tournaments as head coach of the University of Johannesburg Ladies – the Engen Knockout Challenge in June, Engen Champ of […]

JVW’s Aliyaah Allie moves to Glasgow City FC

Hollywoodbets Super League side JVW will be without midfielder Aliyaah Alie after she completed a move to Glasgow City in the Scottish Women’s Premier League (SWPL). In signing for the club, the 18 year old follows in the footsteps of Banyana Banyana captain and JVW FC founder Janine van Wyk who was once on the […]

The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in stats

FIFA+ delivers statistics from the nine previous editions of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Huge victories, markswomen and rapid goals are in focus Sydney Leroux, Asisat Oshoala, Alex Popp and Christine Sinclair feature 36 Maren Meinert has coached in 36 games in the competition – comfortably a record. Costa Rica 2022 will be the […]

Everything you need to know about Costa Rica 2022

Costa Rica 2022 will kick off on Wednesday It will be the 10th FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup FIFA+ will stream all 32 games live Costa Rica is ready to welcome the future stars of women’s football. The country is hosting the 10th FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup™, which will see 32 matches played across […]

Ghana and Nigeria U20 Women get tough FIFA World Cup draws

Ghana’s U20 Women’s national team has been drawn in Group D alongside Japan, Netherlands and the USA at the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup to be played in Costa Rica in October this year. Their counterparts from Nigeria will battle it out with France, Canada and Korea Republic in Group C. The draw ceremony was […]