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Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis has reacted to her side’s 1-1 draw with Lesotho in their last Group A match at the COSAFA Women’s Championship in Polokwane. The draw ensured that the record regional champions top the group with seven points and set-up a semi-final meeting with Zimbabwe on...

Banyana Banyana came from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Lesotho in their final Group A at the 2025 COSAFA Women’s Championship at a hot Seshego Stadium on Tuesday. The host nation had an early opportunity to break the deadlock from a Zoe October set-piece in the 10th minute,...

Banyana Banyan head coach Dr Desiree Ellis says the return of attacker Gabriela Salgado was a big moment for the player and the team overall, considering the seriousness of the injury she had. Salgado suffered a serious injury on her leg in semi-finals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations...

Banyana Banyana opened their 2025 COSAFA Women’s Championship with a 2-0 win over Malawi at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.   The result means they are second in Group A on the same number of points with Angola who defeated Lesotho 3-1 in an earlier kick-off. ALSO...

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies have announced the signing of strikers Wendy Shongwe and Gugu Dhlamini for the upcoming Hollywoodbets Super League season. Shongwe,23, was previously with the University of Pretoria (Tuks) who finished the last campaign in ninth place with 38 points. She returned to playing in August 2025 having recovered...

TS Galaxy Queens winger and JVW FC teenage sensation Bonolo Mokoma were the biggest winners at the 2025 Hollywoodbets Super League end of season awards held in Johannesburg on Sunday evening. The 36-year-old Smeda walked away with the Player of the Season and top goal scorer (22) awards, having helped...

JVW FC have earned five nominations for the 2025 Hollywoodbets Super League end-of-season award nominations revealed on Monday. The Blue Diamonds have enjoyed their most successful season in the highest league in women’s football in South Africa, finished second equal on 69 points with TS Galaxy in third place. However,...

Banyana Banyana have been draw in Group B for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) tournament to be hosted by Morocco from 17 March-3 April. The 2022 Champions were seeded in the group will face Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Tanzania at the continental showpiece. The tournament will for...

Former Banyana Banyana captain Janine Van Wyk has expressed being excited about her new adventure in Europe. Van Wyk took up an assistant coach post at Kristianstad DFF in Sweden after leading the side she co-founded to a second-place finish in the Hollywoodbets Super League last season. ALSO READ: ‘Sundowns...

Former JVW FC coach Janine Van Wyk reckons that it's just a matter of time before perennial Hollywoodbets Super League winners Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies are challenged.   This comes as the Blue Diamonds completed their most successful season yet in the league finishing second behind Sundowns with 69 points. The...