21 June 2023 – The South African Football Association (SAFA) has appointed Morena Ramoreboli as head coach of the Bafana Bafana team to play in the upcoming COSAFA Cup.
He will be assisted by Raymond Mdaka who helped Marumo Gallants reach the last 4 of the CAF Confederations Cup.
Ramoreboli recently led Jwaneng Galaxy FC lift the 2023 Botswana Premier League title.
The COSAFA Cup tournament will run from 5-16 July in Durban and the two coaches will name their squad on Friday, 23 June.
The Bafana Bafana COSAFA Cup squad will go into camp on 27 June 2023 in Durban.
SAFA Technical Director...
Coach Ellis names final Banyana Banyana World Cup squad
23 June 2023 – Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis has announced her final 23-member squad to represent South Africa at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup to be co-hosted in Australia and New Zealand from 20 July – 20 August 2023.
The SASOL-sponsored Women’s Africa Cup of Nations champions are amongst the four African nations that will represent the continent at the global showpiece alongside Zambia, Morocco and Nigeria.
Ellis announced the squad at a glittering ceremony held at Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest...
The 2023 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Cup gets under way on Wednesday at the King Zwelithini Stadium in Durban with the potential for a new champion to be crowned in the 12-team regional showpiece event.
Zambia go into the competition as defending champions after they secured a record-equaling sixth title at the same venue in 2021, but they will face stiff competition this time round as they look to go back-to-back.
The opening match of the tournament is a Group A clash between Eswatini and Botswana (kick-off 15h00 CAT). Eswatini will be hoping for a first ever COSAFA Cup win over The Zebras,...
Ministry of Sports, Arts and Culture, SAFA and Motsepe Foundation partner to solve Banyana dispute
5 July 2023 -The Ministry of Sports, Arts and Culture, the South African Football Football Association (SAFA) approached the Motsepe Foundation and other potential donors to assist and resolve the dispute between the Association and Banyana Banyana.The Motsepe Foundation agreed to make a humble donation and this has resulted in an amicable resolution of the dispute.The SASOL-sponsored South African senior women’s national team and the Technical Team are excited and in high spirts, and are...
South Africa, 17 July 2023 – Orlando Pirates and leading global sportswear brand adidas present the official Home and Away jersey for the 23/24 season in collaboration with South African fashion designer Thebe Magugu.
In step with the zeitgeist, the collaboration marks the latest marriage of performance sportswear and streetwear. Globally the cultural overlap between sport and fashion continues its meteoric rise as we see the iconic football jersey used as a creative canvas moving the wearer seamlessly from the pitch to the streets.
The design partnership sees Orlando...
23 July 2022 – With the heartbreaking defeat to Sweden in the opening FIFA Women’s World Cup encounter on Sunday behind them, the South African Senior women’s national team will be hoping to get their first win of the tournament when they face Group G rivals Argentina at the Dunedin Stadium on 28 July 2023.
The African Champions scored the first goal against the Swedes but their victory was short-lived as the European side bounced back to seal a 2-1 victory at the Wellington Regional Stadium on...
27 July 2023 – Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis has admitted that her side’s FIFA Women’s World Cup Group G game against Argentina on Friday afternoon (28 July 2023) will be a tense do or die showdown.
The Sasol-sponsored South African senior women’s national team lost their opening tournament match against Sweden on Sunday (23 July 2023) and now have their eyes set on getting maximum points against Argentina when the two nations lock horns at the Dunedin Stadium (kickoff 02:00am RSA time).
Ellis admitted that their second outing in the tournament will be a difficult...
Argentina……..(0)2 (Braun 74’, Nunez 78’)
South Africa…(1)2 (Motlhalo 30’, Kgatlana 66’)
28 July 2023 – Banyana Banyana were once again unable to secure maximum points after they were held to a disappointing 2-2 draw by Argentina in their second FIFA Women’s World Cup Group G match at the Dunedin stadium on Friday.
The African champions were the better side in the first half with Linda Motlhalo slotting in a Thembi Kgatlana shot the 30th minute in what was initially thought to be offside. But the goal was later given after the referee consulted VAR.
Despite...
Kholosa Biyana
Kholosa Biyana, a 28-year-old professional football player from the Eastern Cape is ready to share her story as she goes on to represent South Africa.
South Africa, Johannesburg, 27 July: adidas is excited to announce the premier of the new docu-series: Remember my name. A five-part docu-series that narrates the stories of five acclaimed female athletes, not only celebrating their incredible accolades that they have achieved as South African athletes in their respective sport but also highlighting the obstacles women in sport face.
Episode...
Congratulations all round for gallant Banyana
2 August 2023 – South African Football Association (SAFA) President Dr Danny Jordaan led the praises for Banyana Banyana after coach Desiree Ellis’ gallant charges made history by qualifying for the second round of the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time on Wednesday (2 August 2023).The African champions secured their place in the next round of the global tournament, being co-hosted in Australia and New Zealand, when they beat Italy 3-2 in their final group match at the Wellington Regional Stadium. The swashbuckling Banyana Banyana...
Bafana Bafana will play three international friendly matches at home and one away in the coming weeks as coach Hugo Broos prepares for the Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire in January next year, and for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
SAFA CEO Lydia Monyepao confirmed that the South African senior men’s national team will host Namibia on 9 September 2023 (kick off is at 15h00), DR Congo on 12 September (18h00) and Eswatini on 13 October. Coach Broos’ charges will then travel to the west of the continent to face Africa Cup of Nations hosts Côte d’Ivoire on 17 October, five...
Banyana depart for the US to face the former FIFA Women’s World Cup champions
17 September 2023 – Banyana Banyana departed for the United States of America on Sunday night (17 September 2023) ahead of their two international friendly matches against the former FIFA Women’s World Cup champions this month.
Coach Desiree Ellis’ charges assembled for camp in Johannesburg on Saturday evening (16 September 2023) in preparation for the trip and they will face the US women’s national soccer team in matches to be...
The 2023 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship will kick off on Wednesday with two Group A clashes at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville, including a fixture for African champions and hosts South Africa.
The 12-team competition is in a new home this year but will have the same fantastic quality with defending champions Zambia joining the hosts as two sides who competed in the recent 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
The competition starts with a meeting between Madagascar and Eswatini at 12h00 CAT, before South Africa take on 2021 finalists Malawi at...
The Scorchers of Malawi top Group A at the 2023 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship after registering a 4-3 victory over host nation South Africa on the opening day of the tournament at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Wednesday.
Temwa Chawingwa completed a hat-trick, a goal in the first half and brace in the second half with Leticia Chinyamula scoring the opener.
South Africa, who were missing several key players, scored consolation goals from the boots of Thubelihle Shamase, Khesani Nkuna and Sphumelele Shamase.
Malawi dominated the African champions from the start of the game with...
Angola were the big winners on match day one in Group B at the HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women's Championship at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Thursday as defending champions Zambia were held by Mozambique.
Sousa Garcia's Angolan charges were rampant as they defeated the Comoros Islands 5-0 on a hot day in South Africa's capital.
All the goals came in the opening half from Elsa Caupe in the opening five minutes, followed by Sara Luvunga after 20 minutes, Matondo Matuvova scored the third one while Paulina Sambo scored the fourth. The fifth goal was an unfortunate own goal from Anllaouia...
Zimbabwe marked their return to international football with a victory on day three in the 2023 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Friday.
The Mighty Warriors were 1-0 winners over Lesotho in the Group C opener. Privilege Mupeti came off the bench to score her side’s only goal just before the hour-mark in a match that Zimbabwe dominated.
Shadrack Mulauzi’s charges were in might have won by a greater margin with Charitabel Katona guilty of not being clinical in front of goal on two clear occasions in the first half.
Katona could have made it 2-0 with...
Temwa Chawinga was the star of the show on day four of the 2023 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship in Dobsonville on Saturday as Malawi qualified for the knockout phase of this year’s tournament.
Chawinga scored four second-half goals as her side annihilated Eswatini 8-0 in a clash in Group A in the first match of the day.
She also increased her goal tally staying on top of the goal scorer charts with seven goals in two matches.
Sabinha Thom is the one who opened the scoring completing a brace in the first half while Carolyne Mathyola and Rose Kadzere also registered their names...
