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Banyana Banyana head coach Dr Desiree Ellis has announced her 24-woman squad for the upcoming international friendly matches against Denmark and England, with coach Maude Khumalo also naming her team for the upcoming 2024 COSAFA Women's Championship. The African champions are scheduled to face 12th ranked Denmark at Aalborgh Stadium...

The South African Football Association (SAFA) has announced that African champions Banyana Banyana will play an international friendly with European champions England later this year. The match is scheduled for Tuesday, October 29, at the Coventry Building Society Arena, and will be Banyana’s first outing since the friendlies against Senegal...

Banyana Banyana have stayed just outside the top 50 ranked nations in the latest Women's FIFA world rankings. Desiree Ellis' team finished the recent international break with a 1-1 draw and a 2-0 win away to Senegal. However, with friendlies being less important in the FIFA ranking, those results didn't really...

In this week’s edition, and ahead of Bafana Bafana’s game against Zimbabwe, Velile Mnyandu caught up with former Orlando Pirates star Marshall Munetsi, who has been the stand-in captain during this international window. We also spoke with Kaizer Chiefs striker Ranga Chivaviro and Velile spoke to the former Marumo Gallants...

Banyana Banyana head coach Dr Desiree Ellis says results mattered in the two international friendlies against Senegal. The African champions drew the first friendly last week, conceding late much to the dissatisfaction of the coach but came back to win the second game 2-0 in Thies on Tuesday evening with...

Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis has reacted to the disappointment of failing to qualify for the 2024 Olympics, saying they will bounce back stronger but have lost this "boxing match" with Nigeria. The reigning Women's Africa Cup of Nations champions failed to score over two legs against the Super Falcons,...

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Rulani Mokwena as well as Jwaneng Galaxy and Bafana Bafana B coach Morena Ramoreboli have been nominated for the prestigious COSAFA Men's Coach of the Year award. COSAFA will host their inaugural COSAFA Awards on 19 April, rewarding excellence for the period of January 1 to December...

Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis has reacted to her side’s 1-0 loss to Nigeria in the first leg of their Paris Olympic qualifier, saying it's only half-time for South Africa who still have a chance to overturn things at home. Rasheedat Ajibade’s first-half penalty decided the first leg in...

Desiree Ellis has announced her final Banyana Banyana squad for the crunch Olympic qualifiers against Nigeria. Banyana will take on the Super Falcons in the fourth qualifying round on 5 April in Nigeria before hosting them at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on 9 April. The winner of the tie will qualify for...

Banyana Banyana have suffered a blow ahead of their final 2024 Olympic games qualifiers against Nigeria after goalkeeper Andile Dlamini had to withdraw from the squad. Banyana will take on the Super Falcons in the fourth qualifying round on 5 April in Nigeria before hosting them at Loftus Versfeld Stadium...