Women

I raise my hand and admit I have let down women footballers

Since the return of the triumphant Banyana Banyana from the successful African Women Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco, the topic of conversation within the South African landscape has been the remuneration disparity between the men and female national football teams in the country. It is certainly time that we do away with all the red...

Royal battle looming for Sundowns against ASFAR Ladies

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies team coach Jerry Tshabalala was this week satisfied about the inaugural CAF Champions League draw that paired his team against Vihiga Queens of Kenya, Rivers Angels of Nigeria and ASFAR of Morocco in Group B Group A is headed by Egyptian hosts Wadi Degla, AS Mande of Mali, Hassacas Ladies of Ghana and...

Women taking the lead in SA football

By Andile Dladla and Mandla Dladla There has been a significant shift in mindset in terms of responsible position allocated to the fairer sex in football where previously, only men were trusted to hold senior if not responsible positions within administration, coaching and management. One such woman that is making significant strides in changing the narrative and...

Captain fantastic leads from the front

By Mandla Dladla and Andile Dladla Young, talented, educated and extremely pretty, Thalea Smidt is driven by the desire to further her studies and pursue a professional football career abroad. In fact, the growing number of South African women pursuing their football for countless professional clubs in Europe has served as nothing but encouragement for Smidt who...

Grace Chanda leads Zambia to Olympic qualification

Grace Chanda’s name is certainly going to be written in copper letter in the hearts of millions of Zambian football followers after the mercurial striker led her native country to a historic first ever qualification to the Olympic Games. Training Cameroon 3-2 from the first leg, final qualification match this week, (Chanda had scored the two...

Zimbabwe starlet invited for trials at Stellies

Six months ago, Mamelodi Sundowns talent scout Esrom Nyandoro identified Delic Murimba as a special talent during the COSAFA U-20 tournament in Zambia where the youngster shared the top goal-scorer award with South African Lyle Forster. Subsequent reports indicated that the “Yellow Machine” invited the youngster to Chloorkop near Tembisa where Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane ran...