Category Archives: Women’s Leagues

8 Teams! 15 Matches! 2 Promotion spots! 1 Winner! 1 Trophy! The battle for promotion to the Hollywoodbets Super League for the 2026 season begins in earnest on Tuesday (9 December 2025) at the Vaal University of Technology Stadium. The final will be played on Saturday (13 December 2025) at the same venue. Eight teams […]

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies defender Bambanani Mbane says despite winning the 2025 Hollywoodbets Super League title, it was a very difficult season for the champions. This is their sixth title in a row – no any other team has managed to lift the trophy since inception of the South African elite women’s football league. Mbane has […]

Whenever one wishes to get in touch with Shilene Booysen, she is en route somewhere – most likely at the airport, either leaving the country or returning home. The former Banyana Banyana Performance Analyst has been crisscrossing the globe with one mission in mind: to make a powerful impact wherever she is and contribute to pushing […]

Malawi’s Tabitha Chamwinga and Gaëlle Enganamouit of Cameroon are part of the players who are participating in the inaugural edition of the FIFA Player Impact Programme – “a pilot project to empower female professional footballers to leverage their platforms and resources for positive change.” Chamwinga is a forward that plies her trade in France with Lyon, and […]

Banyana Banyana will take a short but much-needed break after playing 15 matches in 2025. The latest was a 2-0 win over Morocco away in Agadir on Tuesday night (2 December 2025) – their 11th win of the year. Goals from the Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies duo of Nonhlanhla Mthandi and Noxolo Cesane saw South Africa over […]

JVW and Banyana Banyana midfielder Jessica Wade says while it has always been a dream of hers to play in Europe, she can’t believe it’s happening now.  The former South African U17 Women’s National Team captain was announced a few days ago to have clinched a two-year deal with Aland United in the Finland Premier […]

The Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana rounded off the year 2025 in fine style – defeating Morocco 2-0 at Stade D’Agadir on Tuesday (2 December 2025). Second half goals from Nonhlanhla Mthandi and Noxolo Cesane ensured the South African turned the tables on their stubborn hosts and return home victorious. Both countries were using this match to […]

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies head coach Godfrey Sapula says he has been humbled by winning the 2025 Hollywoodbets Super League title, with two games to spare. They lifted the trophy without kicking a ball (Wednesday, 19 November) after their opponents, City Lads Ladies from Gqeberha, failed to arrive. This season the defending champions were pushed to […]

Banyana Banyana forward Thembi Kgatlana wrapped up the 2025 season with a gold medal after winning the Liga MX Femenil title in Mexico on Sunday, 24 November 2025. UANL Tigres claimed their record seventh title after defeating a stubborn Club America 1-0 on the night (4-3 on aggregate) in the second leg of the end […]

Head coach of the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana, Dr Desiree Ellis, has included new faces in the squad of 26 players which will face Morocco in an international friendly match scheduled for Tuesday, 2 December 2025 away in North Africa. The fixture is part of both countries’ preparations for the CAF Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) […]