Category Archives: National Teams

South Africa may have missed out on the Player of the Year category at the upcoming and much-anticipated CAF Awards 2022, but they still have a strong presence in the event. Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies trio of goalkeeper Andile Dlamini, defender Bambanani Mbane and head coach Jerry Tshabalala are still in the running for accolades, along […]

The members of CAF’s Technical Study Group (TSG) have pointed to the increase of teams in the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations from eight to 12 as the key to the considerable increase in the level and standard of the tournament. TSG members Clémentine Touré from Côte d’Ivoire, Mercy Tagoe from Ghana and Jacqui […]

“We have two objectives – but we have to tackle each at its own time,” said Banyana Banyana head coach to her team leading up to the 2022 TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. The first objective was to get out of the group and make it to the semi-finals, which would guarantee […]

South African Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Mr Nathi Mthethwa, has heaped praise on the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana for reaching the final of the 2022 TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations currently underway in Morocco. Desiree Ellis’ charges needed an added time penalty to get past a resilient Zambia in the COSAFA derby in […]

The draw for the HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Champions League zonal qualifier will take place in Morocco at 13h00 CAT | 11h00 GMT | on Wednesday 20th July as the six competing Southern African teams learn their fate in the race for the continental finals. You can watch the draw live here!  The tournament itself will be held in Durban […]

Hosts Morocco stunned ten-woman Nigeria 5-4 on penalties to book their place in the final of the TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in their history at the Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay-Abdellah on Monday. The Atlas Lionesses reached the final after beating the Super Falcons in a post-match penalty shootout following […]

He and his Zambia team were so close, but coach Bruce Mwape’s big regret is that they will not return to Rabat to play in the amazing Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Saturday’s WAFCON final. Zambia conceded an injury time penalty, which ultimately proved costly and led to heartbreaking defeat to South Africa’s Banyana Banyana in […]

The Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana needed a stoppage time penalty to secure a place in the final of the 2022 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nation in Morocco. Sweden-based midfielder Linda Motlhalo scored for South Africa in added time of their clash against a strong Zambia side to emerge 1-0 victorious in a very tough contest. This […]

For every citizen, nothing means more to them than the sound of their national anthem – more so for athletes. But Banyana Banyana were left bemused ahead of their 2022 TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal fixture against Tunisia in Rabat when the organisers played only the last part of the South Africa National […]

The Lionesses of Teranga and the Eagles of Carthage both started this tournament in thunderous fashion. Tunisia convincingly beat Togo 4-1, while Senegal comfortably beat Uganda 2-0 as they made the best possible starts to the competition. Unfortunately, that early promise did not relate to an automatic FIFA Women’s World Cup qualification as they were […]