Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies and JVW FC held firm at the top of their streams as Week 8 of the Hollywoodbets Super League delivered eight matches of drama, upsets and landmark results at the TUT Main Campus in Pretoria from Friday, 11 September to Sunday, 13 September 2026.
The single-venue format again concentrated a full round of top-flight women’s football into one weekend, with all sixteen clubs across the two streams in action in Pretoria and every result carrying championship and survival weight as the season enters its decisive stretch.
In the Super Era stream, the defending champions needed patience to break down a resolute Diepkloof Ladies on Friday, Refilwe Tholakele converting an 82nd-minute penalty to seal a 1-0 win that stretched Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies’ run to seven wins from seven, with 23 goals scored and none conceded, five points clear at the summit with a game in hand.
University of Pretoria produced the statement performance of the weekend on Saturday morning, sweeping Stellenbosch FC aside 4-0. Khunjolwa Mali opened the scoring before Siyamthanda Qashani struck three times either side of half-time, taking her league-leading tally to seven goals and lifting Tuks to second on goal difference. UWC matched Tuks on 16 points later that morning, seeing off TS Galaxy Queens 3-0 through a Tiffany Kortjie brace and a Sinazo Zinto own goal.
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On Sunday, Dineo Mfati struck inside two minutes against Richmond United, and Copperbelt FC protected their 1-0 lead with ten players for the final quarter after Amukelani Kanyan’s 65th-minute red card, a result that leaves them a point off the top three with a game in hand.
In the Super Rise stream, Nompumelelo Nyandeni’s 25th-minute strike had log leaders JVW FC on course for another three points on Friday evening, but Noko Matlou popped up in the third minute of stoppage time to earn battling Ramatlaohle Ladies FC a 1-1 draw. The result keeps JVW FC unbeaten and top of the log on 18 points after eight matches.
Saturday belonged to City Lads. The Gqeberha side came from behind to beat TUT FC 3-2 for a first victory of the campaign, Iminathi Makinana striking twice either side of Bongiwe Ngoepe’s effort in a devastating nine-minute spell after Andiswa Jele had given TUT FC the lead. Mamokgaase Senyatsi pulled one back late on, but City Lads held firm to move off zero points.
Sunday opened with an upset as Ezemvelo Women’s FC beat second-placed University of Johannesburg 2-1, goals from Maxoli Mkhize and Mukelwa Mkhize putting the KwaZulu-Natal side in control before Lusanda Mavundla replied, while Kesha Hendricks’ 26th-minute strike earned the University of Fort Hare a hard-fought 1-0 win over First Touch FC Ladies.
The weekend leaves JVW FC four points clear of the University of Johannesburg in the Super Rise, with the University of Fort Hare a further point back, while the Super Era race tightens behind Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies, with University of Pretoria and UWC locked on 16 points and Copperbelt FC lurking with a game in hand.
Behind the leading pack in the Super Rise, TUT FC and Ramatlaohle Ladies FC sit level on 11 points, with Ezemvelo Women’s FC and First Touch FC Ladies on nine and City Lads off the mark on three.
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Both streams return for Week 9 on Saturday, 19 September and Sunday, 20 September 2026, headlined by Sunday’s top-of-the-table meeting between Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies and University of Pretoria, with JVW FC facing City Lads and the University of Johannesburg taking on the University of Fort Hare in the pick of the Super Rise fixtures.
Week 8 Results for the Hollywoodbets Super League at the TUT Main Campus in Pretoria
Fri 11 Sept: Super Era: Diepkloof Ladies 0-1 Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
Fri 11 Sept: Super Rise: Ramatlaohle Ladies FC 1-1 JVW FC
Sat 12 Sept: Super Era: University of Pretoria 4-0 Stellenbosch FC
Sat 12 Sept: Super Era: UWC 3-0 TS Galaxy Queens
Sat 12 Sept: Super Rise: City Lads 3-2 TUT FC
Sun 13 Sept: Super Rise: Ezemvelo Women’s FC 2-1 University of JHB FC
Sun 13 Sept: Super Rise: First Touch FC Ladies 0-1 University of Fort Hare FC
Sun 13 Sept: Super Era: Richmond United 0-1 Copperbelt FC
Week 9 Fixtures for the Hollywoodbets Super League at the University of Limpopo’s Oscar Mpetha Stadium in Mankweng, Limpopo
Sat 19 Sept, 09h00: Super Era: Stellenbosch FC vs. UWC
Sat 19 Sept, 11h30: Super Rise: University of JHB FC vs. University of Fort Hare FC
Sat 19 Sept, 15h00: Super Era: Copperbelt FC vs. TS Galaxy Queens
Sat 19 Sept, 18h00: Super Rise: JVW FC vs. City Lads
Sat 19 Sept, 20h30: Super Rise: TUT FC vs. First Touch FC Ladies
Sun 20 Sept, 09h00: Super Era: Diepkloof Ladies vs. Richmond United
Sun 20 Sept, 11h30: Super Era: Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies vs. University of Pretoria
Sun 20 Sept, 15h00: Super Rise: Ramatlaohle Ladies FC vs. Ezemvelo Women’s FC
Main Photo Caption: Thembelihle Masibi rushes in to congratulate Siyamthanda Qashani, who struck three times either side of half-time as University of Pretoria swept Stellenbosch FC aside 4-0, taking her league-leading tally to seven goals and lifting Tuks to second in the Hollywoodbets Super League Super Era stream ahead of a top-of-the-table meeting with Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies, at the TUT Main Campus in Pretoria on Saturday, 12 September 2026. Photo: AmaTuks
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