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Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis says the fact that the three other African teams at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup have registered wins doesn’t put additional pressure on her side. Nigeria, who have appeared more at the World Cup than any African team, qualified for the Round of...

Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis has explained why defender Noko Matlou and goalkeeper Andile Dlamini have not appeared in team’s starting 11 at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup so far.   Despite featuring prominent at last year's Women's Africa Cup of Nations triumph, the duo hasn’t featured in...

Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis is confident her side can get the much-needed victory over Argentina to give themselves a shot at the knockout stages at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Banyana lost their opening Group G match 2-1 to Sweden last Sunday, while the Argentines lost 1-0...

Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis says they are disappointed over their 2-1 defeat against Sweden as they felt they could have gotten a better result in their 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup opener. South Africa shocked the world number three, and one of the favourites of the tournament when...

Banyana Banyana were just minutes away from making history at the FIFA Women’s World Cup but lost 2-1 against world number 3 Sweden in their opening Group G match at the Wellington Regional stadium on Sunday morning. Thembi Kgatlana, who was playing her first competitive match for South Africa since...

Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis had to call up Siphumelele Shamase onto her replacement list for the 2023 Women's FIFA World Cup after Nthabiseng Majiya picked up an injury. Majiya, 19, was one of the surprise inclusions at the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, where she scored in the 1-0...

A makeshift Banyana Banyana side lost 5-0 to Botswana at Tsakane Stadium on Sunday, in a day overshadowed by a standoff between the South African Football Association and the 2022 Women's Africa of Nations champions. The friendly was meant to be a farewell match for Banyana before their departure to...

Banyana-Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis has announced her final 23-member squad to represent South Africa at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup to be hosted in Australia and New Zealand from next month. The team has been in camp the last two weeks, finalising preparation for the event following the...

In this week's edition, we pay tribute to the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach Clive Barker, who passed away on Saturday at age 78. In our main feature Velile Mnyandu assessed the 'The Kaizer Chiefs Conundrum' and delves into what the Amakhosi may be thinking regarding the head...

Banyana Banyana head Desireee Ellis has named her 36-member preliminary squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. The 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations champions qualified for their second World Cup after 2019. South Africa have been drawn in Group G alongside Sweden, Italy and Argentina and will open...