In four matches the South African Women’s U17 National Team (Bantwana), scored a total of 23 goals to lift the 2022 COSAFA Women’s U17 Championship that ended in Malawi on Sunday (11 December 2022). They conceded only four goals. Bantwana defeated defending champions Zambia in a thrill-a-minute and end to end encounter in the final […]
Category Archives: National Teams
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Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana will be based at the Intercontinental Hotel in Wellington, New Zealand for their group stage matches. Desiree Ellis’ charges will also use Porirua Park as their training site. This comes after FIFA confirmed the Team Base Camps (TBC) for all the 29 qualified teams. A Team Base camp is like “a home […]
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After Uganda (2019), Tanzania (2020) and Zambia (2021) lifted the COSAFA GIRLS’ UNDER-17 Championship, South Africa ended the drought following a 4-3 victory over Zambia in the final of the 2022 edition held in Malawi. The Zambians had hoped to defend their title won in Maseru last year, but despite leading twice in the match […]
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The Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana ended the year 2022 in second place on the continent and 54th in the world on the latest Coca Cola/FIFA Women’s World rankings released today (Friday, 9 December 2022). Nigeria remains the top-ranked African nation in the world on position 45, and number one on the continent. Cameroon, Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire […]
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Nobahle Mdelwa scored a brace of goals as South Africa booked a place in the final of the COSAFA Girls’ Under-17 Championship with a 3-0 victory over Botswana at the Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe on Thursday. South Africa will meet old foes and defending champions Zambia in Sunday’s decider, which will be staged at […]
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Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana and Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies were among those who were honoured at the GSport Annual List of Newsmakers in Rosebank, Johannesburg on Wednesday (7 December 2022). Five months after lifting their maiden continental title (TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations) in Morocco, the South African Senior Women’s National Team continues to make […]
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Under a new collective bargaining agreement, the US Women’s National team will share the gains of the US Men’s National Team that is taking part in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. When the USA faced Iran in the final match of the group stages, there was a lot at stake in terms of progression […]
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Zambia and South Africa secured big wins on the opening day of the COSAFA Girls’ Under-17 Championship to lay down a marker about their potential to lift the trophy at the competition that is being held as part of the Region 5 Games Lilongwe 2022. Zambia got their campaign under way with a 5-0 win […]
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Nompumelelo Nyandeni has done almost everything in the game of football. Born in Natalspruit, Gauteng 35 years ago, she moved to Mpumalanga with her family at a tender age of three. Her love for the game started when she would accompany her brother to football matches, and soon she was hooked. In 2010 Nyandeni was […]
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The COSAFA Girls’ Under-17 Championship will kick-off at the Bingu National Stadium on Thursday, part of the football competition at the Region 5 Games Lilongwe 2022. It is the start of 10 days of fierce competition ahead of the final on December 11, where current champions Zambia will seek to retain the crown they won […]