Sheryl Botes Appointed CAF Woman Instructor of Instructors
CAF appoints former South African U20 Women’s National Team head coach, Sheryl Botes, as CAF Instructor as she becomes the second South African after Fran Hilton Smith to achieve this feat.
Whitebooi Earns Team SA’s First African Games Medal
Michaela Whitebooi has earned South Africa’s first medal at the African Games in Rabat, Morocco, claiming a silver medal in the judo final against tournament favourite Chaimae Eddinari and will be the team’s flagbearer for Monday’s opening ceremony
Coaches Draw SA Rugby Elite into Camps as International Assignments Loom
Springbok Women’s coach Stanley Raubenheimer and his South Africa U20 Women’s counterpart, Laurian Johannes, got down to business this week for their tough international assignments with vital training camps in Pretoria and Stellenbosch respectively
Stars Miss Out as Banyana Banyana Squad for USA Friendly Announced
Opportunities for young guns as club commitments prevent Banyana Banyana stars Leandra Smeda, Linda Motlhalo and Thembi Kgatlana from participating in the senior SA women’s football team’s final pre-World Cup friendly, against world champions USA in California.
Ellis Names Squad for Pre-AWC Egypt Friendly
Interim Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis names her squad to play Egypt in an October friendly ahead of the Women Africa Cup of Nations championships in Cameroon during December 2016.
Pauw Selects Team for USA Friendly
South African Senior Women’s National Team head coach Vera Pauw has announced a 25-member squad to play an international friendly away to the USA, as part of SAFA’s support of the Banyana Banyana preparations ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in August.
Rio Qualification Rewards Hartley’s Blonde Ambition
If you were to meet Bridgitte Hartley, she may describe herself as an optimistic blonde with a flair for sport. What she won’t readily tell you is that in 2012, she made history at the Olympics when she bagged bronze in the K1 500m final. It was South Africa’s first ever canoeing Olympic medal, and Hartley’s […]
Prinsloo Expects Injury to Impact Swim Champs
Severe backache is expected to impact SA Swim Champs times for Karin Prinsloo, but the hpc swimmer is confident of swimming A-qualifying times for events she has already qualified in.
Hurdles Champ Nel Builds Early Season Speed
An early-season focus on speed work in addition to endurance with new coach Irma Reyneke has seen startlingly encouraging competition performances from African- and South African 400m hurdles champ, Wenda Nel
Basetsana Prepare for Away WCQ in Tanzania
Coach Sheryl Botes calls up SA U20 squad of 22 to prepare for Basetsana’s WC qualifier against Tanzania in Dar es Salaam on Saturday
Basetsana Clear Round 1 WC Qualifier
SA U20 team Basetsana have cleared their 2014 Canada FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifier against Botswana with a 7-2 aggregate win
Basetsana Ready for Away WC Qualifier vs Botswana
SA U20’s Basetsana take on Botswana in Gaberone at 4pm on Saturday, as the first leg FIFA World Cup qualifiers get underway