Banyana set sights on WAFCON bronze medal

Banyana Banyana players celebrate after their win against Senegal. Banyana Banyana players have put behind them the disappointment of losing to Nigeria’s Super Falcons in the semi-final of the WAFCON tournament in Morocco and are now focused on Friday’s bronze medal match against Ghana. The players are now motivated to beat Ghana’s Black Queens in…

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Netball coach hopes NSA head’s suspension will be resolved soon

Netball South Africa (NSA) President Cecilia Molokwane on a visit to Rantailane Secondary School in North West on March 7, 2024. Sports scientist and Golden Fireballs netball Team Coach Dr. Elsje Jordan says she hopes Netball South Africa’s (NSA) President Cecilia Molokwane’s suspension issue will get resolved soon. Molokwane was suspended in April after she…

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Walaza wins sprint double at World University Games

[File Image]: Bayanda Walaza celebrates winning the 200m crown at the under-20 world championships. South African athlete, Bayanda Walaza, adds to the World University Games sprint double to his already impressive list of achievements in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany. The 19 year old reigning world under 20-champion, added the 200 metres gold medal that he won earlier…

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Ackermann takes over Bulls after White’s sudden departure

The Bulls Head Coach Johan Ackermann. The newly appointed head coach of the Bulls, Johan Ackermann, has finally been introduced as the new head coach at Loftus Versfeld. Ackermann replaces 2007 World Cup-winning coach Jake White, whose contract was cut short earlier this month — ahead of the start of this year’s edition of the…

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Banyana loss marred by Salgado’s horrific injury

South African Football Association (SAFA)’s chief medical officer, Dr Thulani Ngwenya, has revealed that Banyana Banyana midfielder Gabriela Salgado suffered a horrific injury in the 2-1 loss to Nigeria in the semi-final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Casablanca on Tuesday night. Banyana Banyana players never recovered from the shock after the 27-year-old…

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Walaza wins World University Games 100m crown

Bayanda Walaza celebrates winning the 200m crown at the under-20 world championships. South African sprint sensation, 19-year-old Bayanda Walaza, has added the World University Games’ title to his World Athletics Under-20 crown and Olympic Games relay silver medal won in Paris last year. He won the 100 metres in 10.16 seconds in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany, beating…

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Nigeria snatch late winner to end SA’s WAFCON reign

South Africa have been dethroned as Women’s Africa Cup of Nations champions. Nine-time champions Nigeria broke Banyana Banyana’s hearts with a goal on 90 minute for a 2-1 semifinal victory in Casablanca, Morocco. The Super Falcons scored via a penalty by their captain, Rasheedat Ajibade, on the stroke of halftime to take a slender lead into…

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