What Thembi Kgatlana’s CAF Awards Triumph Mean for Other Upcoming Female Footballers
The Houston Dash and Banyana Banyana star Thembi Kgatlana not only clinched the CAF Female African Footballer of the Year award and the 2018 CAF Goal of the Year awards, but this achievement will also revive the hopes of other upcoming female footballers looking to triumph on Africa’s biggest stage.
Get To Know: Thandi Merafe
Get To Know: #SPARgsportAwards Woman of the Year finalist Thandi Merafe
Welcome to the Hall of Fame Ntambi Ravele!
2012 SPAR gsport Awards Hall of Fame inductee Ntambi Ravele has made a lasting impact on women’s sport in SA since first being appointed as a sport administrator in 1995, and this pioneering former teacher has taken a firm interest in advancing women’s participation in sport ever since.
Lebo Motsoeli is Making Waves
Lebo Motsoeli is the only woman hosting live football on an SABC platform, a fact that hints at the success that she has achieved since gsport last spoke with her in 2007. There is more to tell!
Wanted: Sponsor for Provincial League!
Just last week, ABSA announced a R500 million deal to sponsor the Premier Soccer League (PSL) for the next five years, making the South African men’s league the richest on the continent.
Ref Mitchel’s PSL Milestone
Referee Deidre Mitchel made history when she became the first woman to officiate a men’s Premier Soccer League match on Sunday 22 April 2007, in a tough clash between Kaizer Chiefs and Santos in Port Elizabeth.