Banyana Defender Steps Up for Girls
The inaugural season of the JVW Girls School Soccer League is about to kick off, and aspirant girls football players in Ekurhuleni will have the chance to catch the eye of Banyana defender, Janine van Wyk, and South Africa’s women’s football icon, Fran Hilton-Smith.
SA Input at FIFA Women’s Football Symposium
South African representation at the 2011 FIFA Women’s Football Symposium in Germany. Pictured are (from left) MC Carol Manana, Nomsa Mahlangu, Pinky Lehoko, Veli Mbuli, Fran Hilton-Smith and (top) Mark Gleeson. Photo: Fran Hilton-Smith
Elana Meyer Inducted Into gsport Hall Of Fame
Sixteen years after winning the country’s first Olympic medal after South Africa’s readmission to international sport, Elana Meyer has been honoured for her contribution to sport and her achievements in distance running, in an extended career which saw her break a host of local and international records.
Indiana’s Banyana Players Call-Up
Lena Mosebo pictured in action at the AmaTUKS sports grounds. FC Indiana coach Shek Borkowski has hinted in Lafayette, Indiana (USA) that there will be new additions to the 2008 squad – but dismissed suggestions that any large-scale rebuilding work is to be expected.
Basetsana Star in World Cup Quest
The U20 South African women’s soccer team has returned from Mozambique with deep satisfaction following their emphatic Women’s U20 FIFA 2008 World Cup qualifier return-leg 3-1 victory over their Southern African neighbours, coming on the heels of the team’s 4-0 home victory a fortnight ago.
U20’s Prepare to Pass Mozambique By
The South African U20 squad at the High Performance Centre in Pretoria, pictured before their opening match against Mozambique. Picture: gsport Basetsana are hard at work in Maputo, Mozambique this morning, ahead of their second leg World Cup qualifying encounter against the host nation.
Basetsana Punish Mozambique
SA U20 striker Chantelle Esau plays the ball away from Mozambique’s Maria Chiconela during their World Cup Qualifier in Pretoria on Sunday. Basetsana won 4-0. Pictures: Tladi Khuele/Bochabela Photography courtesy SAFA The South African National Women’s Under-20 Women team punished their Mozambican counterparts 4-0 at Pretoria’s Caledonian Stadium on Sunday 13th January, to secure a […]
Banyana’s Olympic Dream Ends
A disconsolate Banyana Banyana flew into OR Tambo International Airport from Ghana on Monday morning after their final charge to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympics was dashed following their 2-1 loss to the Black Queens in Accra on Sunday.
SA Input in UEFA Development Course
The South African under 20 women team (Basetsana) is back in the country following a successful camp in Germany where they played two matches, against hosts Germany and the Netherlands.
Basetsana Brought Down to Earth
South Africa’s under-20 national women’s soccer team have completed their first-ever international tour with a two-nil loss to their Dutch counterparts in Holland on Sunday, but have done so with honour.
Basetsana Humble World Champs
The South African national U20 women’s soccer team pictured a the High Performance Centre in Pretoria, shortly before their departure for Germany. Having secured a result as amazing as it is unprecedented, South Africa’s U20 national women’s soccer side, Basetsana are on cloud nine after playing to a one-all draw against the Women’s U20 World […]
CAF Courses for Women Coaches
A total of 100 participants from 65 African countries have been undergoing two intensive Confederation of African Football (CAF) Courses in Sandton, Johannesburg. The CAF Continental Administration and Women Coaches Instructors Courses are taking place at Balalaika Hotel, 20 Maud Street, Sandton.