Premier Soccer League (PSL) and Orlando Pirates chairman Dr Irvin Khoza together with Kaizer Chiefs counterpart, Dr Kaizer Motaung, have sent congratulatory messages to trailblazers Banyana Banyana following their historic 2-1 win over hosts Morocco in the final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nation (WAFCON) final in Rabat on Saturday (23 July). The South […]
Category Archives: National Teams
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When Desiree Ellis was named Coach of the Year on Thursday at the CAF Awards 2022, fittingly she was sitting next to Senegal coach Aliou Cisse, who was the very first person to congratulate her. Both former captains of their national teams that fell short of winning the African crown as players two decades ago, […]
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South Africa are the new Queens of Africa. Banyana Banyana edged hosts Morocco 2-1 in the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday in Rabat in a highly contested tie that brought out the best of both teams. At the heart of this success was goalkeeper Andile Dlamini who kept three clean sheets in […]
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South Korea-based striker Linda Magaia scored twice in a space of eight minutes in the second half to lead the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana to their first ever TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations trophy. The two goals just after the hour mark saw South Africa defeat hosts Morocco 2-1 at a packed Prince Moulay Adbellah […]
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Millions of football fans across the African continent and across the world are set to tune in to tonight’s historic TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final between hosts Morocco and South Africa at Rabat’s Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. The match will kick-off at 21h00 local time (20h00 GMT, 22h00 Cairo time). While a capacity […]
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The success of Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies in winning both the COSAFA and CAF Women’s Champions Leagues last year has had more of a spin-off than just claiming the prestige of lifting the title and the taste of glory. Both those experiences have helped greatly to shape the Banyana Banyana side that will compete in the […]
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Zambia pulled off a major shock by beating Nigeria 1-0 on Friday to win the bronze medal at the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.The Copper Queens clinched the third position for the first time in their history thanks to an unfortunate own goal by the Nigerian goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie in Casablanca.The goal […]
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South African State President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has wished Banyana Banyana well ahead of Saturday’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) final against hosts Morocco at the Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. President Ramaphosa was hosting his Ivorian counterpart President Alassane Ouattara on Friday but took time to make a video call to the SASOL-sponsored Banyana Banyana’s […]
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Head coach of the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana, Desiree Ellis, quickly wanted to put aside the events of Thursday night (21 July) when she won the CAF Women’s Coach of the Year award to resume focus on one of the most important matches for her and her charges. Ellis scooped the award for the third time […]
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Desiree Ellis is on cloud nine after being crowned the CAF Women’s Coach of the Year for the third time in a row in a glittering ceremony of the 2022 CAF Awards. The awards were held at Morocco’s impressive Mohamed VI Technical Centre in Sale, Rabat and attended by a gathering of Africa’s top football […]