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Banyana Banyana striker Thembi Kgatlana has been nominated for the Player of the Season accolade after aiding her team to the 2025 Liga MX Femenil championship. Kgatlana scored eight goals in 17 matches on her way to helping her side Tigres UANL clinch the league title for a record seventh...

Despite being just a point away from their sixth successive Hollywoodbets Super League title, Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies head coach Godfrey Sapula says it would be out of character to play for a draw in midweek. This is after his side’s narrow 1-0 win over Copperbelt Ladies in the league over...

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies defeated University of Johannesburg (UJ) 3-0 in midweek to increase their chances of clinching a sixth Hollywoodbets Super League title. Refilwe Tholakele, Nthabiseng Majiya and Kholosa Biyana were on the score sheet at the Lucas Moripe Stadium to see Sundowns stay in top position with 68 points...

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies thumped already relegated Durban Ladies 7-0, while TS Galaxy Queens thrashed First Touch Ladies 4-0 and MaMkhize's Royal AM Ladies got relegated from the Hollywoodbets Super League this past weekend. Refilwe Tholakele scored a first half brace, with Lelona Daweti contributing a late brace while Melinda Kgadiete,...

Banyana Banyana assistant coach Thinasonke Mbuli has reacted to the side’s 2nd leg 2026 WAFCON qualifier against DR Congo applauding her defence for absorbing pressure and Thembi Kgatlana’s persistence. Kgatlana scored in injury time to help Banyana defeat Congo 1-0 at Dobsonville Stadium to win the tie 2-1 on aggregate...

Thembi Kgatlana scored in injury-time to help Banyana Banyana defeat DR Congo 1-0 in the second leg of their 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifier at the Dobsonville Stadium on Tuesday night and qualify for the event with a 2-1 aggregate score-line. The sides played to 1-1 draw...

Banyana Banyana striker Thembi Kgatlana says it’s good to be back in the senior national team fold after missing the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament in June this year. Kgatlana withdrew from the Banyana WAFCON squad owing to undisclosed personal reasons which led to speculations there could be...

Banyana Banyana assistant coach Thinasonke Mbuli says head coach Dr Desiree Ellis is still very much part of the team despite her absence from the 2026 WAFCON qualifiers. Mbuli’s comments come as Banyana intensify preparations for the 2nd leg of the qualifying tie against DR Congo scheduled for FNB Stadium...

Banyana Banyana assistant coach Thinasonke Mbuli has reacted to her side’s 1-1 draw with DR Congo in the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifier, saying it’s important that they got an away goal. Mbuli was in charge of the side for the first leg of the qualifiers in...

Banyana Banyana played to 1-1 draw with DR Congo in the first leg of their 2026 Women’s Africa Cup (WAFCON) qualifiers at Stade Des Martyrs in Kinshasa on Wednesday evening. Kgalebane Mohlakoana opened the scoring from a Bonolo Mokoma assist in the 43rd minute and that was cancelled by Ruth...