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Banyana Banyana Head Coach Desiree Ellis has named her final squad for the 2023 African Women’s Cup of Nations in Morocco. Ellis initially had 33 players in camp but released five players prior to the announcement of the final squad of 23 on Monday morning at SAFA house. ...

Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis has announced her squad to play Netherlands in an international friendly away on 12 April. The two nations were due to meet in June last year but due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases the match was cancelled. Banyana will assemble for...

Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis was pleased with the performance of her squad and how they managed to control the match over Algeria. South Africa secured an important victory after they edged Algeria 2-0 in the final round first leg of the African Women Cup of Nations qualifier at...

Banyana Banyana will need to put the disappointment of their friendly with Zambia behind them when they host Algeria in the final round, first leg of the African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) qualifier, against Algeria in Orlando on Friday afternoon. Desiree Ellis’ charges were humbled 3-0 by Zambia...

Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis says she wanted more than what her team did during the game against Mozambique. South Africa handed Mozambique six goals at FNB Stadium on Tuesday in the Women’s AFCON qualifier second leg of their first round, which ended 13-0 on aggregate. https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/local/banyana-coast-past-mozambique/ Despite the big win, Ellis...

Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis is counting on experienced players to lead the young stars at the Cosafa Women’s Championship in Gqeberha. The Cape Town-born coach has named her final 20-woman squad to participate in the tournament, including Captain Janine Van Wyk, Bambanani Mbane, Melinda Kgadiete and Roda Mulaudzi as...

Banyana Banyana Head Coach Desiree Ellis has named a strong squad for next month's friendly against the Netherlands. As part of preparations for the CAF AWCON qualifiers, Ellis' team will face Holland in Zwolle on the 3 July. https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/local/chabalala-on-pirates-future/ It is a strong selection from Ellis and sees the return of overseas-based...

After the second round of the 2021 SAFA National Women’s League (SNWL) Lethabo Kganyago reports that Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis is pleased with what she has seen so far.  Ellis watched the Limpopo derby where First Touch Academy defeated rookies MaIndies Ladies 2-1 at Seshego stadium in Limpopo...

Banyana Banyana Head Coach Desiree Ellis says says that it was good for her players to get some game time, after friendly wins against Zambia and Botswana this week. Banyana beat Zambia 3-1 on Saturday and followed that up with a 2-0 win over Botswana yesterday, and Ellis says that...

Banyana Banyana Head Coach Desiree Ellis says the training camp has been going well ahead of their friendly games against Zambia and Botswana, and she's been pleased with the involvement of some of the foreign-based players. South Africa and Zambia will meet on Saturday, and then three days later Banyana...