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Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis will be among the recipients of this year’s National Order of Ikhamanga at a ceremony hosted by President Cyril Ramaphosa just after Freedom Day. The National Orders are the highest awards in the land and the one Ellis is going to receive, recognises citizens...

Banyana Banyana suffered a 3-2 defeat to Serbia in an international friendly in Pazova on Monday afternoon. Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis made some changes to the side that started against Slovenia in the Turkish Cup. Noko Matlou who was in the starting 11 in that game, had to withdraw...

Following her announcement of the Banyana Banyana squad to face Serbia in an international friendly, head coach Desiree Ellis says the door is not closed on anyone. The friendly scheduled for 10 April in Serbia is part of the national women’s senior team’s preparations for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World...

Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis named a 23-member squad set to travel to Serbia as part of their 2023 FIFA World Cup preparations. Ellis had initially announced a locally dominant squad which was in camp this previous week impressing her and the technical team. The match against the 35th-ranked...

Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis has named a locally-dominant preliminary squad to face Serbia in an international friendly next month. There are only six players in the 32-member squad, who are based overseas, with the number still to be trimmed down to 23 later. The match is part of...

Banyana Banyana left the country yesterday to Turkey ahead of Turkish Women’s Cup that is set to take place this month. Coach Desiree Ellis and members of her technical team left the country yesterday to travel from OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, to Antalya, Turkey, with 16 local-based players on...

Morocco coach Walid Regragui has made the shortlist for The Best FIFA Men's Coach of the Year, while Desiree Ellis was somewhat surprisingly snubbed from the Woman's Coach of the Year shortlist. Regragui is one of the final nominees in the men's category after winning the double (Botola Pro and...

Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis says she is looking for improvements in all areas when her side take on Australia in an international friendly in London on Saturday. This is the third friendly for Banyana since being crowned African champions and it is part of preparations for next year’s...

Desiree Ellis has named her Banyana Banyana squad for face 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup co-hosts Australia in October. The Women's Africa Cup of Nations champions will take on Australia in another high-profile friendly match on 8 October in London.       googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-4804738-3'); });   Australia, who currently ranked...

Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis says there’s no shame in losing 6-0 to Brazil because they knew the South American's level is higher than what they were exposed to at the WAFCON triumph tournament in July.       googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-4804738-3'); });   Banyana were crushed 6-0 by a tactically-superior...