Category Archives: Women’s Leagues

Sundowns Ladies want a repeat of 2021 in 2022

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies are confident of defending the three titles they won in 2021. The Brazilians are the inaugural CAF Women’s Champions League winners, won gold in the CAF COSAFA Club Championships and also lifted the Hollywoodbets Super League trophy after an amazing season. They are well aware they are under pressure to repeat those […]

Sundowns Ladies facts and figures of 2021

Without any shadow of doubt, Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies had an outstanding 2021, breaking records along the way. They are back in pre-season training to map out the way forward and attempt to repeat what they did in the previous season. They won a treble – the Hollywoodbets Super League, the CAF COSAFA Women’s Club Championship […]

Spotlight on Janine van Wyk

The 2022 Hollywoodbets Super League season is upon us, and clubs are already hard at work with their pre-season preparations. Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies are the reigning champions and the rest of the other teams would like to topple them off their crown. One such club is JVW FC, who will be heading into their second […]

Sundowns Ladies among top 30 in world club rankings

The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) has released their first ever women’s club world rankings – and South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies are top on the continent and 26th in the world. The list is headed by Spanish giants Barcelona, followed by France’s Olympique Lyonnais. Bayern Munich (Germany), Chelsea (England) and PSG […]

Andile Dlamini adds another coaching qualification

Fresh from helping Banyana Banyana qualify for their 12th consecutive Africa Women’s Cup of Nations tournament, Andile Dlamini continues to shine. The Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies goalkeeper has just obtained her CAF Level C Coaching Licence, adding to her SAFA D Licence coaching badge. The announcement was made today by her club on twitter. Congratulations Andile […]

Sundowns Ladies capture signature of Salome Kekana

Reigning African champions, Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies, have added more firepower to their arsenal. The Brazilians have confirmed the signature of Gobonnelwe Salome Kekana from their rivals Tshwane University of Technology (TUT). The Soshanguve-born Kekana is an allrounder who can play both in defence and attack, as evidenced during her  stay at TUT. “After spending 7 […]

Salgado’s star continues to shine

Gabby Salgado has long wanted to be a footballer, and when she got a chance to follow her passion she did not let it slip by. When she was only 12 years old, the dynamic midfielder was “cooked” by Banyana Banyana captain Janine van Wyk in private coaching sessions, before making her move to the […]

Bambanani Mbane wins a double in one night

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies influential defender, Bambanani Mbane, has won a double in one night. On the night she was helping her country qualify for the 2022 Morocco Africa Women’s Cup of Nation far away in Algeria, she was also named the 2021 Safja Footballer of the Year at a ceremony held back home in Johannesburg. […]

Vasco Da Gama are the 2021 Sasol League National Champions

Western Cape’s Vasco Da Gama have been crowned the champions of the 2021 Sasol League National Champs! This after defeating the Eastern Cape’s City Lads Ladies 4-3 in a very tense final played at the King Zwelithini Stadium in Umlazi on Sunday (13 February 2022). Vasco led 3-1 at the break. Noluthando Bottoman, who is […]

City Lads vs Vasco in the final of the 2021 Sasol League National Champs

It is the battle of the coastal sides in the final of the 2021 Sasol League National Champs currently underway at the King Zwelithini Stadium in Umlazi, near Durban. The Eastern Cape’s City Lads Ladies will face off against the Western Cape’s Vasco Da Game for the crown of being called National Champions. The final […]