South Africa’s interest in hosting the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup received another boost after government expressed its support for the South African Football Association’s (SAFA) plans. Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa sent a letter to SAFA President Dr Danny Jordaan saying the department is proud to support the Association’s expression of interest to […]
Category Archives: National Teams
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Jan
Jan
Banyana Banyana striker Jermaine Seoposenwe continued with her goal-scoring spree in the Liga BBVA MX Femenil (the top-tier of Mexican Women’s League). She was on target when she netted in a 7-0 rout against Mazatlan in the first match of the second half of the season – the Clausara (each season has two halves: an Apertura tournament, which […]
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Jan
Jan
South Africa’s Akhona Makalima has been appointed to do duty at the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023. The Nqamakwe, Eastern Cape-born lady joins 33 referees, 55 assistant referees as well as 19 Video Match Officials (VMO) who have been named on the final list by the FIFA Referees Committee. “They […]
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Jan
The Ghana Senior Women’s National Team, also known as the Black Queens, have appointed former Swiss international Nora Häuptle as their new head coach. After initially acting as the Technical Advisor of Ghana’s U20 Women’s National Team, Häuptle takes over the coaching reigns of the Senior Women’s National Team from Mercy Tagoe Quarcoo, who was […]
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The Christmas period is a time of good will, delicious food in abundance, and a lot of drinks flowing freely for many – but for some, it’s a time of hardship, misery, loneliness and a lack, especially of love and food. So in keeping up with the Christmas spirit, Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis, […]
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Dec
Dec
Spanish professional football league, LaLiga, made its mark on one of the world’s most beautiful football pitches, branding the iconic FIVES Futbol pitch in Clifton on Cape Town’s famous Atlantic Seaboard. LaLiga is FIVES Futbol’s Official League Sponsor in South Africa and as part of the partnership has unveiled the Clifton pitch with a mini […]
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Dec
Dec
She may not have won the Coach of the Year accolade in the 2022 Hollywoodbets Super League awards, but in her own right, Nthabeleng Modiko is a top class coach. In 2022 alone, she won four tournaments as head coach of the University of Johannesburg Ladies – the Engen Knockout Challenge in June, Engen Champ of […]
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Dec
Dec
Over the past weekend (9-11 December 2022) leading automotive brand Volkswagen hosted the inaugural VW Vaya Cup which saw 16 under 13 boys’ and eight under 16 girls’ soccer teams battling it out with the hopes of being crowned the first VW Vaya Cup Champions. The event was attended by VW Vaya Cup ambassadors, Simphiwe Dludlu […]
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Dec
Dec
One club, three seasons, seven trophies – and all of these far away from home! What a good story to tell. And that tale belongs to Banyana Banyana defender Lebogang Ramalepe. She has now called time on her adventures with FC Dinamo Minsk in Eastern Europe after her contract expired. Hailing from Ga-Maupa in Limpopo, […]
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Dec
Dec
When her contract ended with Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies in July this year, the Tembisa-born Bongiwe Thusi did not hesitate to jump at the opportunity of joining Malabo Kings Ladies FC in Equatorial Guinea. It is the same team that she scored a penalty against in 2021 in the inaugural edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s […]