Category Archives: National Teams

FIFA Secretary General sends warm wishes on International Women’s Day

Today is International Women’s Day, and FIFA Secretary General, Fatma Samoura has sent a message of warm wishes to all the 32 qualified teams for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, in particular, the eight debutants – Haiti, Morocco, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Vietnam, and Zambia. With the official slogan of the tournament […]

How all 32 WC-bound teams performed in the 2nd last international window before the 2023 FWWC

With the clock very much ticking down to the start of the 2023 Women’s World Cup, almost all 32 nations were in action over the last two weeks — including the last three who used to the window to book their tickets to the tournament. With certain caveats, the international break proved a strong chance […]

Official FIFA Women’s World Cup poster unveiled in outdoor galleries

Official poster for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ unveiled in Adelaide/Tarntanya and Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-Tara Nine Host City posters also presented in gallery-style installations in Adelaide/Tarntanya and Wellington/Te Whanganui-a-Tara The 10 posters create a unified collection capturing the tournament’s theme of Beyond Greatness™  FIFA has unveiled the official poster for the […]

Motsepe Foundation announces a massive sponsorship for football, netball and music in schools

Founder and Chairperson of the Motsepe Foundation, Dr Patrice Motsepe, accompanied by his wife, the CEO and co-founder of the Foundation, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, have announced a R150m sponsorship for schools football for boys and girls, schools netball as well as for schools choral African and indigenous music. The announcement is a massive increment to […]

First ever FIFA Fan Festival™ for a FIFA Women’s World Cup™

The FIFA Fan Festival™ will be rolled out in Australia & Aotearoa New Zealand this year for the first time ever at a FIFA Women’s World Cup™  All nine Host Cities across the two countries will offer a FIFA Fan Festival, all of which will be free to enter  The FIFA Fan Festival goes beyond […]

David vs Goliath in Week 4 of the Hollywoodbets Super League action

It’s the David vs Goliath clash on Sunday (5 March) when the Hollywoodbets Super League defending champions, Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies face new kids on the block Copperbelt Ladies. The match-up, which is part of a double-header at the Tsakane Stadium in Brakpan, east of Johannesburg, kicks off at 11h30. The top of the table Brazilians […]

SAFA President says professionalising the women’s league is the only way to go

President of the South African Football Association (SAFA), Dr Danny Jordaan, says for South African women footballers to be able to compete on an almost equal level internationally, it is crucial to professionalise the Hollywoodbets Super League. South Africa’s elite women’s league has been in existence since 2019, with the first batch of matches played […]

Booysen wants to help Banyana Banyana, hence she accepted her new role

Cape Town-born Shilene Booysen is not one shy away from a challenge. Proof of evidence lies in the fact that she was a Performance Analyst under very strict and professional coaches, both foreigners – Vera Pauw at Banyana Banyana, and Stuart Baxter at Bafana Bafana. When Pauw left, Booysen continued in her role under the […]

Everything you need to know about the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023

Australia and New Zealand will co-host the ninth FIFA Women’s World Cup Check out the groups, qualifiers and Play-off Tournament draw Read information on dates and venues Women’s World Cup dates 20 July to 20 August 2023. Women’s World Cup teams 32 nations will compete in the Women’s World Cup for the first time. Born […]

Renard, Bronze and Morgan secure FIFPRO Women’s 11 places

Wendie Renard extended her exceptional, ever-present run in the FIFPRO Women’s World 11 to seven years as Lucy Bronze and Alex Morgan made the selection for the fifth time each. Christiane Endler took the goalkeeper’s jersey for the third time running, while Mapi Leon, Leah Williamson, Lena Oberdorf, Alexia Putellas, Keira Walsh, Sam Kerr and […]