Category Archives: National Teams

The HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship is a chance to showcase the incredible talent in the Southern African region by providing players with the platform to display their skill and perhaps move on to bigger things. It is certainly a competition that has met its aim and when the 2023 edition is staged from 4 – […]

This will be the seventh 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 Gauteng from 4-15 October, and we round up the numbers ahead of this year’s tournament. […]

The Hollywoodbets Super League clash between reigning champions Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies and hosts Durban Ladies, scheduled for Saturday, 16 September 2023, has been postponed for safety concerns. The match was due to be played at the King Zwelithini Stadium in Umlazi, near Durban – the same venue where last weekend’s two fixtures – Royal AM vs […]

The Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana will go into their training camp on Saturday, 16 September to start preparations for the upcoming international friendly matches against former World Champions USA. The two nations will cross swords on 21 September at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati and three days later (24 September) at Soldier Field in Chicago in the […]

Returning Zimbabwe will take their place in the Group of Death at the 2023 COSAFA Women’s Championship that will be hosted in Gauteng from 4-15 October, following the draw for the popular annual competition on Thursday, 14 September. Zimbabwe are in Group C along with Namibia, Botswana and Lesotho, and with only the top team […]

Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana were named the Team of the Year at the 2023 Momentum #gsport Awards held in Johannesburg on Tuesday, 12 September. This was the second year running they bagged the accolade. In 2022 it was after their heroic showing at the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations where they were crowned African […]

The 2023 COSAFA Women’s Championship is to be staged in Gauteng from 4 – 15 October. Holders Zambia gear up to defend their maiden regional title won at last year’s tournament, while Zimbabwe make a welcome return to the international fold. The draw for the tournament will be staged in Boksburg, Gauteng on Thursday, 14 […]

It’s been a crazy week for Banyana Banyana’s Thembi Kgatlana in the USA. On Saturday (September 2023) she scored a beautiful goal that saw her NWSL side Racing Louisville triumph over Portland Thorns for the first time ever. On Wednesday (6 September 2023) she was part of the team that brushed aside OL Reign – […]

Head Coach the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana Desiree Elli has announced a squad of 23 players that will do duty against their USA counterparts in two friendly matches. The African Champions will take on the former World Champions at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati on 21 September, with the second clash scheduled for Soldier’s Field in Chicago […]

Following an electric performance in a 2-1 win over league-leading Portland, Racing Louisville forward Thembi Kgatlana was voted by fans the Week 18 Bud Light NWSL Player of the Week, the league announced Tuesday (5 September 2023). Kgatlana, 27, scored the game-winner in Racing’s exciting comeback victory, collecting a header from teammate Rebecca Holloway off […]