Category Archives: Sasol League

WE SAW A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS IN THE U17 WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT – COSAFA TSG HEAD

Head of the COSAFA Technical Study Group (TSG), Leah Sweetness Masango says there have been many improvements from several teams in the latest edition of the COSAFA U17 Women’s Championship. Speaking after the recent 2024 edition held in Johannesburg, Masango says every year presents the competition with something to look forward to. “For starters, the […]

BANYANA BANYANA’S NOKO MATLOU IN THE QUARTERFINALS OF COPA DE LA REINA IN SPAIN

Banyana Banyana defender Noko Matlou is in the quarterfinals of the prestigious Copa de la Reina Women after helping her Second Division Spanish side El Cacereño to a 2-1 victory over favourites and Premier League outfit, Athletico Bilbao this past weekend. The win was the second against a Premier League side after they defeated Valencia […]

Banyana Banyana’s Thembi Kgatlana could be playing in inaugural FIFA Women’s Club World Cup

Banyana Banyana star Thembi Kgatlana could be playing in the inaugural FIFA Women’s Club World Cup in 2026, if all goes according to plan.  Her Mexican club UANL Tigres is in the semi-finals of the first ever CONCACAF Women’s Championship Cup, which serves as a qualifier for the new FIFA women’s club competition. It will […]

UWC’s Thinasonke Mbuli reveals CAF award nomination shock

University of the Western Cape coach, Thinasonke Mbuli has revealed how shocked she was when she heard of her nomination for the 2024 CAF Woman Coach of the Year. The Mpumalanga-born tactician says of all the things they dreamt of the nomination was not part of the plan. So tight was the competition that instead […]

SA LEARNS FATE IN WAFCON 2026, FIFA U17 & U20 WWC QUALIFIERS DRAW

WAFCON 2026 : Reigning Champions of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa of Nations (WAFCON), South Africa have been drawn to face the winner between Botswana and DR Congo in the qualifiers of the 2026 edition of the tournament. Two rounds of home and away qualifiers will be played, with the opening round scheduled for 17-26 […]

SEOPOSENWE REWRITES THE HISTORY BOOKS IN MEXICO – WHAT A YEAR SHE HAS HAD

Banyana Banyana forward Seoposenwe is an over achiever and has done almost everything there is to be done in the game – U17 FIFA Women’s World Cup (2010), FIFA Women’s World Cup (2019, 2023), Olympic Games (2016), WAFCON winner (2022); several COSAFA Cup gold medals under her name and is also playing abroad. The Capetonian […]

Injured Banyana captain on the mend and almost ready to resume play

Banyana Banyana captain Refiloe Jane has revealed to CentreCircle.online that she is on the mend and almost ready to return to action. She hasn’t kicked a ball in months after parting ways with Italian employers Sassuolo FC in June this year. Upon her return to South Africa, she underwent an operation in August after playing through pain […]

TP MAZEMBE ARE THE NEW CAF WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

DR Congo’s TP Mazembe have been crowned champions of the CAF Women’s Champions League 2024 after beating hosts and favourites AS FAR 1-0 in a pulsating final at Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi in El Jadida, Morocco on Saturday night. This was their first ever continental club title, atoning for the 2022 group stages exit. TP Mazembe […]

BANYANA BANYANA LEARN THEIR FATE IN THE 2024 WAFCON DRAW

Defending champions of the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Banyana Banyana, have been pitted against Ghana, Mali and Tanzania in Group C in the 15th edition of this tournament. Held at the Mohammed VI Technical Centre in Sale, Morocco on Friday night (22 November 2024), the event was attended by the who’s who of African […]

EZEMVELO HAVE BEEN CROWNED 2024 SASOL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Ezemvelo Women’s Football Club have been crowned the 2024 Sasol League National Champions after defeating the University of Cape Town 2-0 in an exciting final on Sunday in Knysna, Western Cape. It was the first appearance for the KwaZulu Natal side in the competition and they also become the first team ever from the province […]