South Africa will get to play the Super Falcons of Nigeria in the final round of the 2024 Olympic Qualifiers after edging past Tanzania 4-0 on aggregate in the penultimate round. Banyana Banyana thumped the Twiga Stars 3-0 in the first leg in Dar es Salaam and were very much of control of control of proceedings at the Mbombela Stadium. Tanzania had put the ball in...
South Africa have qualified for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations after overcoming Burkina Faso 2-0 (3-1 on aggregate) at Lucas Moripe Stadium on Monday. After a 1-1 draw between the teams in the first leg, Banyana Banyana scored two second-half goals through Linda Motlhalo and Nicole Michael. Motlhalo opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 56th minute and Michael doubled the lead...
Nigeria's senior women’s national team, the Super Falcons, have enjoyed a meteoric rise in the new FIFA world rankings following their impressive outing at the just-concluded FIFA Women’s World Cup. The ranking, which was released on Friday, five days after the conclusion of the Mundial in Australia and New Zealand, sees the nine-time Africa champions move eight spots upwards from 40th to 32nd, as they remain...
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 began with high hopes for the four African contingents—South Africa, Morocco, Zambia, and Nigeria—that qualified for the Mundial, but unfortunately, they have crashed out at the round of 16. Banyana Banyana, Atlas Lionesses, and the Super Falcons all made it to the knockout phase, making it the first time in history that three African teams all qualified from the group...
South Africa have been knocked out of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup after losing 2-0 to the Netherlands in the Round of 16 at the Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday morning. Banyana Banyana made it to the knockout phase for the very first time after finishing second in Group G behind Sweden and ahead of Italy and the Argentina, claiming an historic 3-2 win against...
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