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Banyana Banyana coach Ellis wins CAF Women Coach of the Year

South African senior women’s national team coach, Desiree Ellis continues engraving her name into the rich history books of African football. The Banyana Banyana coach, who guided South Africa to their first-ever TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations and second FIFA Women’s World Cup appearance retains the same accolade she won in 2018, 2019 and 2022. Besides Ellis, no coach has won the CAF Women’s Coach of the Year award thanks to the former Banyana Banyana captain’s tactical acumen and dominance that keeps improving as the years go by. Ellis was nominated alongside Reynald Pedros...

Rugby | SA Rugby in major drive to identify and create more female rugby coaches

Calling all former women players - sign up here!   SA Rugby is calling on all former national and provincial women players to make contact in a major drive to identify and create more female rugby coaches in the county. The initiative is the start of an Elite Coach Pathway group that is being established by Lynne Cantwell, SA Rugby’s High-Performance Manager for Women’s Rugby, in collaboration with SA Rugby's Human Resources and Coaching Education Departments, to empower and accelerate the development of female coaches as well as create a robust database of all former national...

Rugby | SA Rugby in major drive to identify and create more female rugby coaches

Calling all former women players - sign up here!   SA Rugby is calling on all former national and provincial women players to make contact in a major drive to identify and create more female rugby coaches in the county. The initiative is the start of an Elite Coach Pathway group that is being established by Lynne Cantwell, SA Rugby’s High-Performance Manager for Women’s Rugby, in collaboration with SA Rugby's Human Resources and Coaching Education Departments, to empower and accelerate the development of female coaches as well as create a robust database of all former national...