Head coach of the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana, Desiree Ellis, was recently crowned the CAF Women’s Coach of the Year at the annual awards ceremony held in Marrakech, Morocco on Monday (11 December 2023). This was the fourth title in a row following wins in 2018, 2019 and 2022 – the event was not held in […]
Category Archives: Women’s Leagues
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Head Coach of the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana, Desiree Ellis has retained her trophy after she was named the 2023 Women’s Coach of the Year at a glittering ceremony held in Morocco on Monday night (11 December). It was for the second time in a row that the awards were held in North Africa, this time […]
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Hollywoodbets, in partnership with the South African Football Association and the SABC, pulled out all stops on Saturday (9 November 2023) at Vodaworld to celebrate individuals who were head and shoulders above the rest, who shone brighter than all this season in the South African Premier Women’s Football league, the Hollywoodbets Super League. On a […]
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Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies have wrapped up their fourth Hollywoodbets Super League title in a row – no other team has won the trophy since the start of the South African elite Women’s Football League. With the destination of the trophy decided, now it’s time for individuals to be awarded after a long and perhaps gruelling […]
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Five South Africans will be off to Morocco after they made the shortlist of the 2023 CAF Women’s Awards. Andile Dlamini, Thembi Kgatlana, Lebohang Ramalepe, Desiree Ellis and Jerry Tshabalala will be flying the country’s flag high at the annual event which will be held on Monday, 11 December at the Palais des Congrès, Movenpick […]
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Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies have been crowned – for the fourth time in a row – the 2023 Hollywoodbets Super League champions following a 1-0 win over a spirited TS Galaxy Queens. The clash took place in the Brazilians’ backyard – the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville on Wednesday, 6 December, with Andisiwe Mgcoyi netting the […]
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The stage is set for the 2024 TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup after all 12 participants have been confirmed following the final round of qualification on Tuesday, 5 December 2023. Joining the hosts Morocco were the defending champions South Africa, who had already secured their spot on Monday (4 December) from a 2-0 win against […]
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The Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana became the third country to book their ticket to the 2024 TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations when they defeated Burkina Faso 2-nil (3-1 aggregate) after a 1-all draw in the first leg in Code d’Ivoire (Thursday, 30 November 2023). The return leg took place at the Lucas Moripe Stadium […]
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The Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana will be playing their final match of the year – the 18th in 2023 – which is perhaps be one of their most important games to date. The African Champions will face Burkina Faso in a 2024 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Monday, 4 […]
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It was exactly 18 years ago when an eighteen year old Janine van Wyk walked into the South African Senior Women’s National Team. She never looked back. The defender is currently on 184 caps – and is now the most capped female footballer on the continent, level with Egypt’s Ahmed Hassan. That is all set […]