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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

It was billed as the ‘Final before the Final’, and some called it the ‘Clash of the Titans’ – after all it was the continent’s number one vs two, Nigeria against South Africa. This was the first leg of the fourth and final round of the 2024 Paris Olympic qualifiers played on Friday (5 April […]

Captain of the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana, Refiloe Jane, makes a timely return to the national team as the squad gears up to face longtime rivals, Nigeria in a winner take all 2024 Paris Olympic qualifier. The Italy-based midfielder will make her first appearance for South Africa since August 2023 when she was stretchered off in […]

Head Coach of the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana, Desiree Ellis, has done it all – or so it appears. She is the one of the founder members of the first South African women’s national team in 1993, making her debut at age 30. In 2001, Ellis was nominated alongside Mercy Akide and Florence Omagbemi, both from […]

Nomvula Kgoale has represented South Africa at the highest level of competition in women’s football – the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Just recently (July/August 2023) she was part of history with the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana when they progressed to the Round of 16 at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand – […]

After arriving on Sunday (31 March 2024) in Abuja, Nigeria, the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana wasted no time in getting down to business as they continued preparations for the much-awaited, all-important and much-anticipated clash against their hosts. This will be the fourth and final round of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games qualifiers with the overall winners […]

The University of Johannesburg has climbed to the top of the table after coming from behind to defeat hosts City Lads Ladies 3-2 at the Isaac Wolfson Stadium in Gqeberha on Saturday, 30 March 2024. This was one of only three fixtures this past weekend with the international break coming up. Most of the players […]