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BanyanaBanyana will return from their tour of America with nothing but lessons after they lost 2-0 to the US in their second international friendly at Soldier Fields in Chicago on Sunday. Trinity Rodman was once again on the score-sheet as she opened the scoring in the 18th minute, while Emily...

Banyana will be looking to get one over the USA in their second international friendly in Chicago tonight (23:30). The South Africans are trailing the two legged tour friendly 1-0 following a 3-0 loss in the first match on Friday in Cincinnati. The African champions impressed their coach with their...

Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis admits that losing to the USA was not ideal, however she was happy to see the African champions hold their own against the four-time world champions in their first international friendly on Friday, especially in the opening 30 minutes of the game. Banyana lost...

Banyana Banyana lost 3-0 to USA in their third meeting at the TQL stadium in Cincinnati on Friday morning. Lynn Williams, one of the two changes in the US side from the team that lost to Sweden at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, scored a brace in the first half,...

Banyana Banyana will be looking for their first win over the USA when the two sides meet in the first of two back-to-back international friendlies in Cincinnati on Friday morning. The Americans were victorious when these nations met in July 2016 and May 2019, winning 1-0 and 3-0, respectively.   The...

South African referees Abongile Tom, Zakhele Siwela and Akhona Makalima have been invited for the Africa Cup of Nations finals course, CAF confirmed. All three of them have a big chance to represent Mzansi at the African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast next year. The highly-rated trio has been in...

Round 22 of the Hollywoodbets Super League was overshadowed by two matches scheduled for the King Zwelithini Stadium being cancelled for safety reasons this weekend. This follows disruptions by a crowd that came to the match venue carrying firearms. After a meeting with the stakeholders involving stadium management, SAFA and...

The South African Football Association are set to engage the public broadcaster, the SABC to sign a contract extension as their current deal ends in October, iDiski Times has learnt. The football association, which has had its love-hate relationship in the past, due to many differences over financial agreements, will...

Bafana Bafana players came close to following Banyana Banyana to go on strike for the next two friendly matches, as they were not paid their bonuses for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match in June, iDiski Times has been informed. According to sources, the association is in "a mess"...

SAFA Vice-President Linda Zwane has assured that Technical Director Walter Steenbok is going nowhere and will remain with the organisation despite interest from Premier Soccer League clubs and other countries.  Zwane was responding to questions from iDiski Times, as Steenbok has reportedly been targeted by some clubs in the PSL,...