Category Archives: Women’s Leagues

Sports Minister honours African Champions Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies have been rewarded for their hard work in 2021. After bagging R2m for winning the Hollywoodbets Super League, Sports, Arts and Culture minister, Nathi Mthethwa, bestowed the recognition of Excellence Awards to the Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies team after they became the inaugural champions of the 2021 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Women’s […]

JVW FC has a new coach

JVW FC has appointed Ghanaian Mohama Musa Arthur as their new coach for the upcoming Hollywoodbets Super League season. Musa Arthur takes the place of recently-departed Ciara Picco, who left the club after a five-year stay to move abroad to pursue other interests. Musa Arthur will be assisted by former JVW FC player, Unathi Mabena, […]

Coach Ciara Picco leaves JVW FC

The 2021/22 season of the Hollywoodbets Super League is upon us, and several teams have started making their way back to pre-season training . Many sides will no doubt have different personnel for various reasons. Last year’s debutants in the women’s league, JWV FC, is one such club. They have lost the services of long-time […]

Hollywoodbets Super League among the Women’s Leagues to follow worldwide

Hollywoodbets Super League has been named among the 12 women’s leagues to follow and watch out for in 2022. Female sports news website Her Football Hub, based in the United Kingdom and the United States, listed the South African women’s league alongside the likes of the Barclays FA Women’s Super League (WSL – England); National […]

Sundowns Ladies crowned official League champions

Mamelodi Sundowns have been officially crowned the 2021 Hollywoodbets Super League champions. Banyana Ba Style closed off an impressive season with a dominant 7-0 victory over Ma-Indies Ladies of Limpopo at the Wits Sports Stadium. Here’s more on the story: https://www.safa.net/2021/12/05/champions-mamelodi-sundowns-ladies-conclude-hollywoodbets-super-league-season-in-style/ source: SAFA.net  

Sasol League National Playoffs postponed

The South African Football Association (SAFA) and sponsors Sasol have postponed the Sasol League National Playoffs in the wake of rising covid-19 cases across the country. The national play-offs were scheduled to take place in Durban from 6-12 December with the finals pencilled for Princess Magogo Stadium next Sunday. ‘’The Omicron variant cases are on […]

No spectators for Sasol League national play offs

30 November 2021 – Following a national address by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday, 28 November, SAFA and sponsors Sasol have resolved that the final of the Sasol League national play offs will be played without spectators. The initial decision was that the final, which is now scheduled for 12 December at Princess Magogo Stadium […]

African Champions Sundowns Ladies visit SAFA President

African champions Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies team, on Tuesday (23 November 2021), paid a courtesy call to SAFA President, Dr Danny Jordaan at SAFA House to show him the CAF Women’s Champions League trophy. The all-conquering Sundowns Ladies beat Ghana’s Hasaacas Ladies 2-0 in Cairo, Egypt to win the inaugural CAF Women’s Champions League and in […]

New chapter in history of African women’s football written

A FIFA delegation, led by Secretary General Fatma Samoura and including Chief Women’s Football Officer Sarai Bareman, attended the CAF Women’s Champions League match for third place, which saw Morocco’s ASFAR beat Equatorial Guinea’s Malabo Kings FC 3-1, before the eagerly awaited final between South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies and Ghana’s Hasaacas Ladies. The South […]

2021 SASOL League National Championships launched

Today the South African Football Association (SAFA) and Sasol launched this year’s eagerly anticipated instalment of the Sasol League Championship scheduled to take place 6 – 12 December at Princess Magogo and King Zwelithini Stadiums in Durban. The Sasol League Championship will see the nine provincial winners of the Sasol League battle it out for the honour […]