Fresh from lifting their maiden Women’s European Championship in July last year, the England Senior Women’s National Team has been nominated for the Laureus World Team of the Year. The England Lionesses defeated old rivals and eight-time champions Germany 2-1 in a pulsating EURO 2022 final at Wembley – with substitute Chloe Kelly netting the […]
Category Archives: Sasol League
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Haiti became the 30th country to qualify for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – their first ever appearance at the tournament. This was after a brace from Melchie Dumornay secured a 2-1 victory over Chile in the FIFA Women’s World Cup play-offs. Haiti was joined by fellow debutants Portugal who brushed aside Cameroon by the […]
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On the morning (Monday, 6 February 2023) of announcing her squad to travel to Türkiye, Banyana Banyana head coach and the whole world was greeted by news of a devastating earthquake that had hit that country and neighbouring Syria. After a lot of back and forth, hours of consultation with several stakeholders – FIFA, SA […]
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Twenty nine countries have already been confirmed for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, including co-hosts Australia and New Zealand. Only three spots remain to complete biggest pool of competition in the tournament – 32 – for the first time ever. The FIFA Women’ World Cup will be played from 20 July to 20 August […]
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Desiree Ellis, head coach of the South African Senior Women’s National Team, Banyana Banyana, has paid tribute to Ghana’s fallen hero, Christian Atsu. Ellis’ condolences come after the West African winger’s lifeless body was flown to his home country after he perished following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on two weeks […]
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Head coach of the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana, Desiree Ellis, is considering making changes to her team when they face Slovenia in the second match of the Turkish Women’s Cup currently underway in Antalya, Türkiye. The African champions defeated Uzbekistan in their first fixture at the tournament, winning by a comfortable 3-0, despite having only a […]
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The Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana shrugged off some rustiness and got back to winning ways when they defeated Uzbekistan 3-0 at the 2023 Turkish Women’s Cup. The clash took place at the Emirhan Sport Complex in Antalya on Saturday (18 February). This was South Africa’s first match since 8 October 2022 when they faced 2023 FIFA Women’s […]
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Gabrielle Onguene came off the bench to grab a brace which saw Cameroon defeat a stubborn Thailand in a 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup play-off on Saturday (18 February) at the Waikato Stadium in Hamilton. The result sets up a date between the Indomitable Lionesses and Portugal for a spot in the global finals, which […]
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Roselord Borgella scored a brace to propel Haiti to within one match of qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand from 20 July to 20 August. The Caribbean Islands side defeated Senegal 4-0 in the qualifying playoffs, ending the African hopefuls’ dream of reaching their maiden […]
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The Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana take on Uzbekistan on Saturday (18 February) in their opening match of the 2023 Turkish Women’s Cup currently underway in Antalya, Turkey. The South Africans arrived in that country on Wednesday (15 February) after much uncertainty about their travel following a devastating earthquake that ravaged Turkey and the neighbouring Syria. But […]