Bayelsa Queens keep semi-final hopes alive after TP Mazembe win

Bayelsa Queens bounced back from a disappointing opening defeat to beat TP Mazembe 2-0 in their second CAF Women’s Champions’ League group stage game in Marrakech on Thursday.  First half goals from Miracle Joseph and Chinyere Igbomalu were all Domo Okara’s ladies needed to see off their Central African rivals and keep their Women’s Champions […]

Post-Match Facts: Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 5-0 Wadi Degla FC

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 5 Wadi Degla 0 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies record the biggest win in finals history. They are the first team to score five goals in a game at the finals. Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 5-0 win over Wadi Degla is the largest margin of victory recorded by a team at the CAF WCL. Mamelodi […]

Sundowns Ladies close to the semi-finals after Wadi Degla thrashing

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies have put one foot and a half into the semifinal of the CAF Women’s Champions League with one game to spare after a convincing 4-0 victory over Wadi Degla at Grand Stade de Marrakech. Both teams came into the contest with varying fortunes as the title holders seek to continue from a […]

Daweti revels in Sundowns Ladies’ successful start to CAF title defence 

Holders Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies have commenced the second edition of the CAF Women’s Champions League on a positive note thanks to a 2-1 win over Nigeria’s Bayelsa Queens. A brace from Lelona Daweti was enough to hand the reigning champions a hard-fought victory against the debutants in the opening fixture of Group B. Andile Dlamini […]

CAF meets coaches and captains in chatting women’s football development in Africa

The ongoing Women’s Champions League battle was rested on Tuesday as head coaches and key players met to hold discussions on issues useful to the rapid development of women’s football on the continent. An event, with one of its objectives, empowering women’s football was held on the sidelines of the WCL 2022 in Marrakech, Morocco […]

Post-Match Facts: Sundowns Ladies 2-1 Bayelsa Queens

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 2 Bayelsa Queens 1 Defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns won their opening game at a CAF WCL for a second tournament in a row, they also started the 2021 tournament with a 1-0 win over Kenyan team Vihiga Queens. Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies facing Nigerian opposition at the CAF WCL for a second time […]

Sundowns Ladies with a positive start to the defence of their CAF title

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies kicked off the defence of their CAF Women’s Champions League title with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over a stubborn Bayelsa Queens in Marrakech, Morocco on Monday (31 October 2022). Lelona Daweti was on fire as she scored the two goals on either side of the half to give the Brazilians a much-needed […]

Match Facts: Sundowns Ladies vs Bayelsa Queens

Team Profiles Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (RSA) Founded: 2009 Coach: Jerry Tshabalala, appointed 2012 Previous CAF WCL Appearances: 1 (2021) Position at 2021 CAF WCL: Champions National Champions (5): 2013, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022 Bayelsa Queens (NGA) Founded: 1998 Coach: Domo Okara, appointed 2021 Previous CAF WCL Appearances: Tournament debut National Champions (5): 2004, 2006, 2007, […]

Shilene Booysen on life in South Sudan, Hollywoodbets Super League, Banyana Banyana and Sundowns Ladies

Former Banyana Banyana performance analyst Shilene Booysen is still enjoying life in South Sudan where she works as the head coach of the Senior Women’s National Team. The Cape Town-born former goalkeeper has been in the East African country for 20 months and has faced some challenges – but she says the positives far outweigh […]

Hosts AS FAR break hearts of Simba Queens in CAF Women’s Champions League opener

A solitary strike from Ibtissam Jraidi helped hosts AS FAR beat Simba Queens 1-0 in their opening CAF Women’s Champions League, Morocco 2022 match at Stade Moulay Hassan in Rabat. The Tanzanites started the better side in their Sunday’s high profile opening encounter against the hosts with captain Opah Clement and Vivian Odhiambo pulling the […]