Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis has challenged her players to chase an early goal in the second leg of their Olympics qualifying match against Nigeria on Tuesday, April 9. South Africa are looking to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg in Abuja as they aim for a ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Ellis' ladies struggled to break the Super Falcons last...
South Africa head coach Desiree Ellis is expecting a tough test when Banyana Banyana go up against Nigeria’s Super Falcons in the first leg of their CAF Olympic Qualifiers, slated for Friday. The reigning African champions will take on Nigeria at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja as they seek to secure one of the two qualifying tickets to the women's football event in Paris. Ellis,...
Super Falcons coach Randy Waldrum is full of confidence that his team will overcome South Africa’s hurdles for a place at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Nigeria are hoping to break a 16-year jinx at the expense of the reigning African champions and qualify for the women’s football event for the first time since 2008. The last time both countries played each other was at the...
Super Falcons head coach Randy Waldrum leads the shortlist of nominees selected for the best coach of the year award in the women’s category of the 2023 CAF Awards released by the organisers on Tuesday. The 67-year-old American led Nigeria to a fourth-place finish at the last edition of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in 2022, where they secured a ticket to this year’s...
South African forward Jermaine Seoposenwe, who is playing in her second FIFA Women's World Cup, says she and her teammates are unfazed by external comments from experts who think they don't deserve to still be at the tournament. The Mexico-based forward, who provided the assist for Thembi Kgatlana's goal against Argentina, echoes the thoughts of head coach Desiree Ellis by revealing they are unbothered by any...
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