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Banyana Banyana defender Bambanani Mbane has urged her teammates to maintain the same mentality they had in their opening game of the 2024 WAFCON to improve in the tournament. Mbane was named Player of the Match after South Africa defeated Ghana 2-0 in the Group C opener in Morocco on...

Banyana Banyana head coach Dr Desiree Ellis has reacted to her side’s 2-0 win over Ghana at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, saying it was even stevens however South Africa needed to have a good start. The defending champions scored in the first half and missed several chances in...

Banyana Banyana opened the defence of their Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title with a 2-0 win over Ghana in Group C at Honneur Stadium in Oudja, thanks to goals by Linda Motlhalo and Jermaine Seoposenwe. The opening 10 minutes of the game were a cagey and scrappy affair,...

Defending champions Banyana Banyana and the Black Queens have named strong respective line-ups for this evening's afternoon's Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Group C opener at the Honneur Stadium in Oujda on Monday evening (18:00). The sides are ranked second and sixth in Africa respectively and have locked horns five...

Banyana Banyana head coach Dr Desiree Ellis reckons that her charges don’t get the credit they deserve ahead of their WAFCON defence opener this evening. The team and by extension women’s football in South Africa has endured much on the journey to the top from lack of sponsorship, facilities and...

Former Banyana Banyana captain Janine Van Wyk has revealed that her biggest worry about the WAFCON champions is the little time they've spent together. Banyana are in Morocco ahead of the start of the defence of their African title they won in 2022 and are in Group C with Ghana,...

CAF has announced increase in prize money for this year's WAFCON winner by 100% and 45% as the total prize money for the competition. The developments mean the winner of the event starting 5-26 July in Morocco will get double of what Banyana Banyana won at the last edition, USD...

Defending champions Banyana Banyana have arrived and settled in their base in Morocco ahead of the start of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament next week. Banyana travelled to the North African country this past Tuesday and landed on Wednesday, with less two players less as Jermaine Seoposenwe and...

Banyana Banyana head coach Dr Desiree Ellis says the African champions need to be better in anticipation and defence as they intensify preparations for the defence of their WAFCON title in less than two months. Banyana survived a scare from Botswana in an international friendly at the Lucas Moripe stadium...

Adrielle Mibe and Jermaine Seoposenwe were on target as Banyana Banyana defeated Botswana 3-2 in an international friendly at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. Banyana coach Dr Desiree Ellis made a few changes to the side that started against Malawi last month with captain Refilwe Jane making a...