VARSITY FOOTBALL: UJ, Wits, Tuks and UWC through to semi-finals 

The round-robin matches of the 2023 Women’s Varsity Football tournament are now done and dusted after today’s (Sunday, 13 August 2023) action at the TUT Stadium in Pretoria. Defending champions UJ will take on Wits in the first semi-final while the second semi-final will be contested between UP-Tuks and UWC. UJ 4 – 0 DUT […]

WORLD CUP DESK: The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 has reached the business end – who remains?

They started off as 32 nations all competing for the big prize of being crowned World Champions, trying to take over the mantle from the USA who won the last two editions of the FIFA Women’s World Cup (Canada 2015 and France 2019). Sixty (60) matches later, only four countries remain with four games still […]

WORLD CUP DESK: NWSL’s Jessica Berman says women’s soccer ‘has leveled up’

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup has been an undeniable success. There have been thrilling results on the field, rising young stars who have captured the imagination of fans, and an overall sense that the game is deeper and better than ever. One person fully invested in the future of the sport is NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman. She joined […]

WORLD CUP DESK: And then there were four…

The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is now down to its final four teams and this is the point where dreams start to feel like they are truly within reach. Spain, England, Sweden and Australia have all been through some struggles that could have bumped them out of the tournament, but they’re still here, still kicking, and each with compelling reasons why […]

Fixtures for CAF Women’s Champions League | COSAFA Qualifier 2023 

Defending champions Green Buffaloes will open their CAF Women’s Champions League | COSAFA Qualifier 2023 campaign with a crunch clash against Double Action Ladies at the Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in Durban at 15h30 CAT on August 30. It is the start of a 10-day dash in the race to qualify for the continental finals […]

Champions Green Buffaloes get tough draw in Champions League qualifier 

Defending champions Green Buffaloes will play in a tricky Group A at the CAF Women’s Champions League | COSAFA Qualifier 2023 following the draw for the regional competition that will be staged in Durban from Aug. 30-Sept. 8. Buffaloes will take on Botswana side Double Action Ladies, Lesotho Defence Force and debutantes Ntopwa FC from […]

Draw mechanics for CAF Women’s Champions League | COSAFA 

The draw for the CAF Women’s Champions League | COSAFA Qualifier 2023 will take place on Thursday where this year’s clubs can book their place in the continental finals to be held in Ivory Coast in November. The regional qualifier for Southern African is now in its third year and has been a popular addition […]

CAF Women’s Champions League | COSAFA Qualifier 2023 in numbers 

The draw for the CAF Women’s Champions League | COSAFA Qualifiers 2023 will take place on Thursday at 11h00 CAT, when the eight teams to take part in the third edition of the regional championship will learn their fate. We look back at the numbers from the past two years and as the clubs battle it […]

WORLD CUP DESK: Banyana Banyana have done the country and the African continent proud – SAFA President

The Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana may have exited the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup after the 0-2 defeat to Netherlands in the Round of 16 at the Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday (6 August), but South African Football Association (SAFA) President Danny Jordaan is proud of the team’s achievement. Coach Desiree Ellis’ charges wrote their name […]

WORLD CUP DESK: Brave Banyana Banyana earn praise despite bowing out of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup

South Africa has bowed out of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup currently underway in Australia and New Zealand after losing 2-0 to the ninth-ranked Netherlands in the round of 16 at the Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday, 6 August 2023. In only their second FIFA Women’s World Cup, the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana lit the […]