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Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis says the senior national women’s team will not leave anything to chance in the two-legged third round 2024 Paris Olympic qualifiers against Tanzania. The team departed for Dare Salem for the first leg, which will be played on 23 February, on Tuesday morning, with...

Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis has made the IFFHS's top 10 list for national women's team coaches for 2023. Ellis, who led Banyana to the WAFCON title in 2022, and to the knockout stages of the World Cup last year, was listed as seventh, the highest of any African...

In this week’s edition, Lorenz Köhler brings us an exclusive interview with Siyabonga Ngezana, who talks about his move from Kaizer Chiefs to FCSB in Romania. Rob Delport caught up with Cape Town City’s Keanu Cupido, who is having an excellent season so far. Meanwhile, Velile Mnyandu spoke to...

Percy Tau as well as players from Mamelodi Sundowns - both the ladies and the men's teams - have been nominated for the upcoming CAF Awards. In the male categories, Tau and Peter Shalulile will rival Fiston Mayele for the CAF Interclub Player of the Year, while Mamelodi Sundowns are...

Desiree Ellis says she is not making excuses for the result between Banyana-Banyana and Burkina Faso in the second round, first leg 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifier saying her team put up a brave performance. The South African national senior women’s team were held to a 1-1...

Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis has explained why she called up former captain Janine Van Wyk, who had left the previous camp under a cloud. Van Wyk, who is just two appearances away from breaking Ahmed Hassan’s record of the most capped – men or women – player in Africa,...

Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis has announced her squad to face Burkina Faso in the 2024 Women’s Africa cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifiers at the end this month and early December. The first match is scheduled to take place in Burkina Faso on 30 November, with the return leg...

In this week’s edition, Velile Mnyandu has an exclusive chat with Molefi Ntseki about his time at Kaizer Chiefs. Lorenz Köhler meanwhile caught up with TS Galaxy and former Chiefs striker Samir Nurkovic. Lethabo Kganyago spoke to Banyana Banyana coach Desire Ellis, while Rob Delport takes a look back...

Banyana Banyana captain Thembi Kgatlana scored a second-half brace for South Africa, as they defeated Democratic Republic of Congo 2-0 in the second leg of their 2024 Paris Olympic qualifier to progress to the third round at Orlando Stadium on Monday afternoon. Andile Dlamini started in goals while Nicole Michael,...

Banyana-Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis says it’s all to play for in the second round second leg Paris 2024 Olympic qualifier against the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is after the two countries played to a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Kinshasa on Wednesday, with the second leg...