Category Archives: Sasol League

HOLLYWOODBETS SUPER LEAGUE – KWAZULU NATAL DERBY ENDS IN A BRAWL

The much-anticipated KwaZulu Natal Derby in the Hollywoodbets Super League between Royal AM and newcomers Lindelani Ladies ended in a brawl on Sunday (21 April 2024) at the Princess Magogo Stadium. Five players were given their marching orders – two from Royal AM and three from Lindelani Ladies following a fistfight that ensued in the […]

HOLLYWOODBETS SUPER LEAGUE – THUNDERBIRDS EAGER FOR FIRST WIN IN 2024, BUT HISTORY NOT ON THEIR SIDE vs JVW

After seven rounds of fixtures in the 2024 Hollywoodbets Super League season, bottom of the table Thunderbirds Ladies are still looking for their first point. The Eastern Cape side will face JVW in one of the six matches to be played on Saturday, 20 April around the country, with two more scheduled for Sunday, 21 […]

HOLLYWOODBETS SUPER LEAGUE – FROM GQEBERHA WITH CITY LADS LADIES TO THE WORLD, THE STORY OF DINEO MKE

Dineo Mke is a woman on a mission. The former player and Media Officer of City Lads Ladies in the Hollywoodbets Super League is currently riding the crest of a wave in Sweden. Over the last seven months she has been based in Sweden after joining Bollklubben Olympic, otherwise known as BK Olympic, as the Development Coach […]

HOLLYWOODBETS SUPER LEAGUE – WENDY SHONGWE OUT FOR THE SEASON, BUT WE SOLDIER ON – SAYS AMATUKS COACH MAUD KHUMALO

University of Pretoria (Amatuks Ladies) Head Coach Maud Khumalo has lamented the absence of influential forward Wendy Shongwe but says the team will soldier on. Indications are that the Banyana Banyana striker will be out of action for the season following a knee injury last month (Saturday, 9 March 2024) where she was stretchered off. […]

Hollywoodbets Super League – Sundowns Ladies return to the summit, Royal AM remains winless and Thunderbirds still pointless

Week 7 FACT FILE: Number of matches: 8  Biggest winners: Sundowns Ladies (7 goals vs Lindelani Ladies) Highest scoring match: Sundowns Ladies vs Lindelani Ladies Total goals: 25 Drawn Matches: 2 (Richmond United vs JVW; Royal AM vs Fort Hare) Teams failing to score: 4 (Lindelani Ladies, Durban Ladies, Thunderbirds Ladies, Copperbelt Ladies) Wins at […]

HOLLYWOODBETS SUPER LEAGUE – ACTION RETURNS AFTER INTERNATIONAL BREAK, UJ LADIES TOP OF THE TABLE

Action returns this weekend in the 2024 season of the Hollywoodbets Super League after the international break, with table-topping University of Johannesburg (UJ Ladies) the main target as teams will be gunning for their position. Nthabeleng Modiko’s charges have played one match extra and are on 13 points after six games – they lead the […]

BANYANA BANYANA – LEBOGANG RAMALEPE, 100 CAPS NOT OUT – 11TH CENTURION

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies and Banyana Banyana’s Lebohang Ramalepe has joined an elite list of centurions in South African women’s football. Jumaima, as she is commonly known by her peers, reached the milestone of 100 caps for her country when she started for the African Champions in the second leg fourth round of the 2024 Paris […]

2024 PARIS OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS – SO NEAR YET SO FAR FOR BANYANA BANYANA AS NIGERIA CLAIM PARIS TICKET

It was a case of so near yet so far for the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana after they played to goalless draw against Nigeria in a winner-takes-all second leg of the fourth and final round of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games qualifiers on Tuesday, 9 April 2024 at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria. Trailing 1-nil […]

2024 PARIS OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS – BANYANA BANYANA’S LEBOHANG RAMALEPE ON THE BRINK OF 100 CAPS vs NIGERIA PART TWO

The ‘Mother of all Battles’ will ensue on Tuesday, 9 April at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria when the number one ranked national team on the continent, Nigeria, takes on the second-ranked side, South Africa, in a winner-takes-all 2024 Paris Olympic qualifier. Kickoff is at 19h30. The two have countries already met in the […]

2024 PARIS OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS – FINAL SHOWDOWN, ONE MATCH, ONE TICKET TO PARIS

An epic showdown is expected when Africa’s women’s football royalty clash for a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games which will be held later this year (July/August). This will be when the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana host Nigeria’s Super Falcons in the second leg of a match that is delicately poised, but with the visitors […]