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Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis has reacted to her side’s 1-1 draw with Lesotho in their last Group A match at the COSAFA Women’s Championship in Polokwane. The draw ensured that the record regional champions top the group with seven points and set-up a semi-final meeting with Zimbabwe on...

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Banyana Banyan head coach Dr Desiree Ellis says the return of attacker Gabriela Salgado was a big moment for the player and the team overall, considering the seriousness of the injury she had. Salgado suffered a serious injury on her leg in semi-finals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations...

Banyana Banyana coach Dr Desiree Ellis has named a 38-member squad for an Alignment camp ahead of the COSAFA Women’s Championship and Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). South Africa have not been active since their 2-0 win over Morocco in a WAFCON warm-up match in early December last year...

Banyana Banyana coach Dr Desiree Ellis says ending the year with a win is a big confidence booster for her side. Banyana defeated next year’s Women’s Africa Cup Of Nations hosts Morocco 2-0 in a friendly at Stade D'Agadir on Tuesday to close the year on a high. Though it’s...

Banyana Banyana head coach Dr Desiree Ellis says the international friendly against Morocco is a good opportunity for new players to test themselves against a good team and get a feel of the country hosting the WAFCON next year. The two countries meet in the last match of the year...

Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis has broken her silence after making a return to the fold following contractual issues with the South African Football Association (SAFA). Ellis had been without a contract since the 2025 Women's AFCON after initially being appointed on an interim basis in 2016 following Vera...

Banyana Banyana head coach Dr Desiree Ellis has named her 26-woman squad for a friendly international against Morocco on Tuesday, 2 December 2025. The coach will use the match as part of her preparations for next year's Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) to be staged in Morocco from 17...

Banyana Banyana assistant coach Thinasonke Mbuli says head coach Dr Desiree Ellis is still very much part of the team despite her absence from the 2026 WAFCON qualifiers. Mbuli’s comments come as Banyana intensify preparations for the 2nd leg of the qualifying tie against DR Congo scheduled for FNB Stadium...

South Africa has earned nominations in five major women's categories from seven they have been pitted in for the 2025 CAF Awards, announced on Friday. Mzansi football has been on an upward trajectory for the past few years as Banyana Banyana won their maiden AFCON title back in 2022, while...