Category Archives: National Teams

Thembi Kgatlana ploughs back as she donates soccer boots

The Thembi Kgatlana Foundation’s main mission is to help women footballers in South Africa. The Atlético Madrid and Banyana Banyana forward put her money where her mouth is when she went back to the University of the Western Cape to donate soccer boots to every player in the ladies team of UWC through her foundation. […]

Hilda Magaia leaves Sweden for South Korea

Banyana Banyana’s Hilda Magaia has become the latest player to move clubs – leaving Sweden’s Morön BK to join Sejong Sportstoto in South Korea. The club competes in the WK League, the top division of women’s football in the country. Magaia, who scored 12 goals last season in Europe, has a lot of work ahead […]

SEOPOSENWE WINS WOMEN’S LEAGUE CUP IN PORTUGAL

Jermaine Seoposenwe has become the second Banyana Banyana player to win a gold medal in the 2022. The Capetonian lifted the Women’s League Cup with SC Braga in Portugal, following on the heels of defender Lebogang Ramalepe who won the Women’s Super Cup with Dinamo Minsk in Belarus about a fortnight ago. SC Braga beat […]

Road to India 2022 U17 FIFA Women’s World Cup left with two rounds

Only two rounds remain on the Road to India 2022 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup African qualifiers. Twelve nations have confirmed their spots into the third round, with only six to emerge after this phase. The fourth round will see the sextuplets locking horns and the trio that finishes as winners will represent the African […]

Three more nations book U17 Women’s World Cup spots

Brazil, Brazil, Colombia and Chile have become the latest countries to confirm their FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup tickets after qualifying, joniing hosts India, China PR, Japan and New Zealand. For more on the story: https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/womens/u17womensworldcup/india2022/news/brazil-on-top-colombia-chile-qualify-fifa-u17-womens-world-cup Source: FIFA.com

3rd round teams confirmed in the FIFA U17 Women’s WC qualifiers

The South African U17 Women’s National Team (Bantwana) will face Ethiopia in the third round of the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup African qualifiers after the East Africans pipped Uganda in the second round. Ethiopia and Uganda had played to a 2-all draw in the first leg. With the return fixture ending in a 1-all […]

Nigeria and Morocco into the 3rd round of FIFA U17 Women’s WC qualifiers

Nigeria and Morocco have booked their places into the third round of the 2022 India FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup African qualifiers. The Nigerians earned their spot after walloping Democratic Republic of Congo 5-0 in the second leg of the second round to go through 8-0 on aggregate, while Morocco had the better of Benin […]

Brazil and Colombia qualify for 2022 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup

Six nations, including hosts India, have already qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, which will run from 11 -30 October. The latest to book their spots are South Americans, Brazil and Colombia – with one between Paraguay or Chile waiting to take the final spot in the region. The two qualifiers join […]