Ellis names starting 11 for first ever FIFA WC match

8 June 2019 – Banyana Banyana captain Janine van Wyk will go down in history as the first player to captain the South African Senior Women’s National Team in their first ever FIFA World Cup match. The defender was named in the starting 11 to take on Spain this...

Final conclusions reached at #FIFAWFC2019

7 June 2019 – The final day of the 2019 FIFA Women’s Football Convention was attended by political leaders, social influencers, and distinguished global figures. The closing session saw the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between FIFA and UN Women, in...

Banyana Banyana rewrite history

7 June 2019 – Banyana Banyana will make history when they play their first match in a FIFA World Cup. The South Africans face Spain their opening match of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The clash takes place tomorrow (Saturday, 7 June) at Stade Océane in Le Havre....

This is it, the moment is here – Desiree Ellis

6 June 2019 – Head coach of Banyana Banyana Desiree Ellis says the moment has arrived for her and her troops as they will play in their maiden World Cup tournament that kicks off on Friday, 7 June 2019. But South Africa will only get into action a day later (Saturday,...