By Andile & Mandla Dladla With Banyana Banyana lining up against hosts Morocco in the final of the 2022 African Women Cup of Nations tournament at the Complexe Mohammed VI Stadium on Saturday, many believe the South Africans could finally break their duck. They have already qualified for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and...
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...
By Andile Dladla and Mandla Dladla Desiree Ellis was unrecognizable under her facemask, sitting on the bench and barking instructions to a new-look Banyana Banyana that went on to defeat Angola 2-0 in their opening group match of the 2020 COSAFA senior women Championship in Port Elizabeth. Now coach of Banyana, Ellis comes a long way to...
Jamaican Reggae Girlz captain has admitted that they do not know much about their South African hosts on the eve of their friendly game at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. A day after arriving in South Africa to play Banyana Banyana in what is considered the South African team’s farewell match before they head for...
South Africa’s Banyana Banyana and the Super Falcons of Nigeria must be wondering what they have to do in order to avoid each other in competitive football. But such is the nature of football that the West and Southern African countries that have built such an incredibly fierce rivalry that leaves the continent standing still whenever...
It was not exactly vintage Banyana Banyana as they struggled to break down a resolute Zambia and could only settle for a 1-1 draw which kept them on top of Group B and they qualified for the semi-final where they will meet Mali on Tuesday. Zambia coach Bruce Mwape said looking at all the eight teams...
There will not be any sisterly love but everyone for themselves despite both countries coming from the southern region of the continent when South Africa line-up against Zambia in the third match of Group B in the African Women Cup of Nations qualifier in Accra on Saturday. After watching Cameroon eliminate host Ghana to top Group...
It is not done and dusted yet, but it is safe to say that Banyana Banyana took a significant step closer to qualifying for the knockout stage of the African Women Cup of Nations when they handed Equatorial Guinea a 7-1 beating at the Cape Coast in Ghana on Wednesday evening. Following a 5-0 pasting at...
It is now official and the Court of Arbitration in Sport (CAF) has rejected Kenya’s appeal following their ejection from the African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) and cheating Equatorial Guinea reinstated and latter have already played and lost 5-0 to Zambia. Equatorial Guinea were found guilty by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Disciplinary Committee...
South African national women coach Desiree Ellis wrapped up preparations for the African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) and expressed her satisfaction about the readiness of Banyana Banyana, despite a 1-0 loss to the hosts. The South Africans depart from the capital Accra on their way to the Gold Coast city in the North of the...
