Freezing conditions in London did not deter the 2021 Hollywoodbets Super League individual award winners from enjoying themselves on a week-long visit to the UK. Accompanied by Indira Albuquerque from Hollywoodbets, the five players – Nompumelelo Nyandeni (JVW FC) – Top Goal scorer [shared]; Andisiwe Mgcoyi (Sundowns Ladies) – Top Goal scorer [shared]; Nthabiseng Majiya (Richmond United) – […]
Category Archives: National Teams
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Jan
Jan
In another landmark agreement, the Football Association of Wales (FAW) has announced that both their Senior Women’s and Men’s National teams will receive equal pay – with the agreement covering the period up to and including the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup. For that to happen, however, the Wales […]
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Jan
Jan
A January 2021 FIFA ruling has seen Iceland captain Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir win a landmark maternity case against her former club, Lyon from France. According to the ruling, female players are entitled to a minimum of 14 weeks’ maternity leave at two-thirds of their salary. But the players was given a raw deal by the French […]
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Jan
Jan
The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has announced the return of Banyana Banyana midfielder Kholosa Biyana to the Hollywoodbets Super League outfit. She re-joins the side after being clubless since shortly before the 2022 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament that was held in Morocco in July. She was on the books of […]
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Jan
Jan
Banyana Banyana forward Thembi Kgatlana is well on the way to full recovery after being out of the game for six months due to an Achilles tendon rupture she sustained in Morocco. Many will remember that fateful night on Sunday, 10 July 2022 in the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Group C clash […]
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Jan
Jan
FIFA has announced that over half a million tickets have been sold for the upcoming Women’s World Cup that will take place in Australia and New Zealand in July/August this year. The tickets were snapped up by fans from more than 120 countries – with the USA, France, Canada, Germany, Qatar and England among those […]
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Jan
Jan
The Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana are bracing themselves for a hectic year as they are about to continue with the preparations for the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand from 20 July to 20 August 2023. The South Africans are in Group G alongside Sweden, Argentina and Italy and […]
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Jan
Jan
When Hollywoodbets came into women’s football, it was a gamechanger as they sponsored an elite women’s football league. Some of the changes that were implemented are the individual Player of the Match prizes, every weekend the games are broadcast on television, and the company has also introduced end of the year award – rewarding players […]
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Jan
Jan
Women’s Football continues to be on the rise around the world with news that the iconic Wembley Stadium has been sold out for the historic clash between the England Women’s National Team and their Brazilian counterparts on Thursday, April 6 this year. In what will be a first for the women’s game, the two nations […]
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Jan
Jan
Nigerian striker Asisat Oshoala’s good form for Barcelona Women continued in the Spanish Primera Division, as she opened her 2023 account with a goal against Sevilla Femeni in a 4-0 victory over the weekend (Saturday, 7 January). This was her fourth goal in three matches. Oshoala needed just 11 minutes to pounce for her first […]