National Women
Banyana Banyana assemble for camp ahead of Brazil showdown
29 August 2022 – African champions Banyana Banyana have assembled for camp in Johannesburg ahead of their two international friendly matches against Copa América Femenina champions Brazil. The 23-member squad announced by coach Desiree Ellis on Saturday, 27 August...
Coach Ellis announces Banyana Banyana squad to face Brazil
27 August 2022 - Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis has announced the team to face Brazil in two friendly internationals to be played in South Africa in the coming days. Ellis turned to the players who won the Women's Africa Cup of Nations title last month and...
WAFCON champions Banyana Banyana to face Brazil
25 August 2022 - Africa Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) champions Banyana Banyana will face Brazil in two high-profile friendly matches to be played in South Africa next month. The two sides will meet in the first match at Orlando Stadium on September 2 (kick...
SASOL awards R5,550m bonus to Banyana Banyana for winning WAFCON
25 August 2022 - Banyana Banyana continue to be celebrated after the team's long-time sponsors SASOL awarded a R5,550 000 bonus to the recently crowned Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) champions on Thursday. This comes just days after Minister of Sports, Arts...
Coach Dludlu finalizes Banyana squad for COSAFA Women’s Championships
24 August 2022 - Coach Simphiwe Dludlu has finalised her squad ahead of Banyana Banyana's participation in this year’s edition of the COSAFA Women’s Championships and has the players she needs for the campaign in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. Dludlu will not...
SAFA and Banyana Banyana score nominations at gsport Awards
22 August 2022 - The South African Football Association (SAFA) and Banyana Banyana scored several nominations after the gsport Awards list was unveiled on Monday. Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis, the SASOL-sponsored South African senior women's national team and...
FIFA President congratulates Banyana Banyana on World Cup qualification
16 August 2022 - FIFA President Gianni Infantino has congratulated Banyana Banyana for becoming one of the African nations to qualify for the Women's World Cup to be played in Australia and New Zealand in 2023. The SASOL-sponsored South African senior women's national...
Dludlu to guide Banyana Banyana to 2022 COSAFA Championships
16 August 2022- Banyana Banyana will now turn their focus to building a bigger pool of players and grooming the next generation of champions as they prepare for this year’s edition of the COSAFA Women’s Championships. The SASOL-sponsored South African Senior National...
SAFA confirms payment of Banyana Banyana WAFCON bonuses
12 August 2022 - The South African Football Association (SAFA) has confirmed that all 23 Banyana Banyana players have been paid their bonuses for winning the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco last month. SAFA President Dr Danny Jordaan said the agreed deadline...
Banyana coach Ellis pays tribute to fallen heroines
9 August 2022 - Banyana Banyana coach and reigning CAF Coach of the Year, Desiree Ellis, has paid tribute to South Africa’s past heroines for paving the way and for the fruits the current generation is enjoying in the new dispensation. In a message for Women’s Day,...