On Sunday, 26 November 2023, 36-year old Janine van Wyk called time on her playing career at club level – three years after JVW gained promotion into the elite Women’s League. This was in the final match of the 2023 Hollywoodbets Super League season, with the festivities that followed done with smiles after a 2-1 […]
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The Sasol-sponsored Banyana will be without the influential Jermaine Seoposenwe as well as forward Wendy Shongwe for the away leg of the 2024 CAF Women’s Africa Cup Of Nations qualifier (WAFCON) against Burkina Faso. In a statement, the South African Football Association (SAFA) said the Mexico-based forward will only join the squad for the return leg, […]
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Several players from the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana squad are still in line for recognition after they were named on the shortlist of the 2023 CAF Women’s awards. The trio of Andile Dlamini (South Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns), Hilda Magaia (South Africa, Sejong Sportstoto) and Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa, Racing Louisville) are among the 10 best players on the list of […]
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Captain of the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana, Refiloe Jane is back on the field of play after a long-term injury lay off. The Soweto-born midfielder was introduced in the 62nd minute of Sassuolo’s Serie A Feminine clash against Sampdoria at the Silvio Piola Stadium in Vercelli on Sunday, 26 November 2023. When she came on, her team was leading […]
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12 teams have concluded their season Only four still to play – Sundowns Ladies, UJ Ladies, Tuks Ladies and TS Galaxy (all the latter three face Sundowns) Relegated Ma-Indies Ladies and Coal City Wizards have bid farewell to the elite women’s league In the 8 matches played this weekend, there were 7 winners and 1 […]
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About two weeks before submitting the all-important official bid documents, South Africa has surprised many by pulling out of the race to host the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, taking away any hope of an African country welcoming other nations on this continent for this competition for now. “South Africa wishes to announce that the […]
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African Champions Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies are back in the Hollywoodbets Super League like they never left. Having annexed the COSAFA/CAF Women’s Champions League and the CAF Women’s Champions League, they are gunning for a treble. Prior to their departure for Cote d’Ivoire where they lifted the latest trophy, the Brazilians sailed through the month of […]
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After failing to get game time for the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana in the Olympic qualifiers against DR Congo in the first leg in Kinshasa last month, Janine van Wyk left the national team camp shattered. She did not play in the return leg at Orlando Stadium a few days later, diminishing any hope and chance […]
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Head Coach of the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana, Desiree Ellis, has named a squad of 24 players to take on Burkina Faso in a crucial 2024 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers (WAFCON) scheduled for Thursday, 30 November in Cote d’Ivoire, with the return fixtures set for Monday, 4 December 2023 at the Lucas Moripe […]
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As expected, the Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies team dominate the CAF Women’s Champions League Cote d’Ivoire 2023 Best XI after five of their players were named in the tournament’s best team, along with Head Coach Jerry Tshabalala. Goalkeeper of the Tournament, Andile Dlamini leads the charge, flanked by her defenders, captain Zanele Nhlapho and Lebohang Ramalepe, […]