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28 August 2019 –The South African Senior Women’s National Team (Banyana Banyana) arrived in Gaborone, Botswana late afternoon on Wednesday (28 August) in high spirits ahead of their first leg second round of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics qualifier against the Zebras of...

Intriguing draws for COSAFA U-17 Women’s and Men’s tournaments

28 August 2019 - The South African U-17 Men's National Team (Amajimbos) and Abantwana (South African U-17 Women's National Team) have been drawn in Group A and B respectively in the 2019 COSAFA U-17 Championships. The inaugural women’s tournament in this age-group...

Qualification is a marathon, we will take it one game at a time – Refiloe Jane

28 August 2019 – Banyana Banyana captain Refiloe Jane says playing against Botswana is never an easy assignment as the opposition always come out with guns blazing. South Africa and their neighbours face off in a second round Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifiers, starting...

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification will not be easy as Africa has one and a half spots – Ellis

28 August 2019 – Head coach of the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana Desiree Ellis has admitted that with the African slots reduced to one a half for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, it will make life difficult for all teams on the continent to qualify for the event. South...