Category Archives: National Teams

There have been 11 previous HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championships since it first was played in 2002, each providing excitement and showcasing the quality of the talent in the Southern African region. 2002: The inaugural COSAFA Women’s Championship was staged in Zimbabwe from April 19-28, 2002, and was to feature nine teams before Mauritius withdrew. South […]

This will be the eighth year in a row that the HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship has been held, a sign once more of COSAFA’s commitment to the development of the women’s game in the region. It will be hosted in Gqeberha, South Africa, from October 22-November 2 and we round up the numbers ahead of […]

Former SAFA Head of Women’s Football Romaney Pinnock believes her new role as the Head of Women’s football for the Bristol City Women’s team will open doors for young South African girls. Pinnock was running the Badgers Football Academy for girls in Cape Town but has now relocated to the UK to take up her […]

A record-breaking, expanded 2024 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship is to be staged in Gqeberha, South Africa from October 22-November 2 as holders Malawi gear up to defend their maiden regional title won at last year’s tournament. Along with hosts South Africa, who are record seven-time winners of the regional championship, Malawi and Zambia headline a […]

Chairman of Thunderbirds Ladies team, Thembalethu ‘Terra’ Apleni, says they will have to do a lot of introspection about the way forward. He was speaking after his team was relegated from the Hollywoodbets Super League with four games to play. The Eastern Cape side has had a torrid 2024-25 season and have not won a […]

Two South African women’s football league records were broken on Saturday when Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies ran riot, defeating the already relegated Thunderbirds Ladies 13-0 in a one-sided Hollywoodbets Super League clash. The previous highest recorded scoreline in one game was when the Brazilians registered 11-0 wins against Golden Ladies from North West and Mpumalanga’s Coal […]

The identity of Banyana Banyana forward Noxolo Cesane’s club in Saudi Arabia has been revealed. The former Cape Town Roses and University of the Western Cape star is now in the colours of Dammam-based Eastern Flames. Last season The Flames finished in seventh place in the Saudi Women’s Premier League and will be hoping for […]

Banyana Banyana forward Noxolo Cesane has secured what is believed to be a lucrative contract in Saudi Arabia. The University of the Western Cape (UWC) bade farewell to their star player, who jetted out of the country on Tuesday night to start a new life at an unnamed club in the Middle East. Cesane, who […]

Sasol Place in Johannesburg hosted the Sasol League National Championship Draw, uniting key stakeholders, media, and SAFA members. The draw kicks off the journey for teams competing for the Sasol League National Championship title and a spot in the Hollywoodbets Super League. This year’s playoffs will take place at Loerie Park Sports Grounds, Knysna, in […]

Thunderbirds Ladies have been relegated from the Hollywoodbets Super League, ending a five-year stay in the South African elite women’s football league. The Eastern Cape side suffered a humiliating 6-0 defeat at the hands of league title chasers, the University of the Western Cape (UWC) on Tuesday to officially drop to the lower Sasol League […]