WAFCON 2022

Napoli striker Giovanni Simeone was proud of his double in their 3-0 Champions League defeat of Rangers. Simeone scored an early brace and Leo Ostigard also struck from a corner. “It's really special for me! I always try to give my…

Hildah Magaia scored twice in the space of eight minutes in the second half after the hour mark to hand South Africa a first ever Women’ Africa Cup of Nations title as they beat hosts Morocco 2-1 in Saturday’s final in Rabat It ended…

South Africa will go in search of a first Women’s Africa Cup of Nations crown in what is their sixth final appearance when they take on Morocco in the 2022 decider in Rabat on Saturday. Coach Desiree Ellis’ side have won all five…

Zambia rode their good fortune to claim the bronze medal at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations finals in Casablanca on Friday with an upset 1-0 victory over Nigeria in the third and fourth place playoff. A fortuitous own goal just…

Fresh from being crowned CAF women’s Coach of the Year, Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis believes her team understands the task ahead of them as they prepare to face hosts Morocco in the final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nation…

Nigeria’s Super Falcons star Asisat Oshoala has been voted the African Player of the Year (Women) for 2022. Oshoala has now won the award more times than any other player in history, picking up her fifth gong.…

Morocco sealed their place in the final of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations with a penalty shootout victory over defending champions Nigeria in Rabat on Monday but made heavy weather of it after having a two player advantage for…

Banyana Banyana stand on the cusp of another Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final as they seek a first-ever gold medal but will find semifinal opponents Zambia no pushovers in what should be a tightly-contested match-up in Casablanca on…

It’s a titanic clash between the red tide of home team Morocco and the green brick wall of the mighty Nigeria. The Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex is set to be an absolute cauldron for the mouthwatering semifinal of the 2022…

South Africa and Zambia have “met many times” before and know each other very well, but never before have they met with the stakes as high as when they meet on Monday in the TotalEnergies WAFCON semifinal in Casablanca. “It is a…

Cameroon have sealed their place in the inter-continental playoffs for the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup after a narrow 1-0 victory over Botswana in their repechage clash at the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Rabat on Sunday.…

Senegal have kept their 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup dream alive as they booked their place in the inter-continental playoff next year by defeating Tunisia 4-2 on penalties in their 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations repechage clash in…

A quartet of teams are hoping to take a step closer to realising their dreams of playing at the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup when they contest recharge matches at the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations for a place in the…

Nigeria kept up their sequence of having qualified for every Women’s World Cup as they edged Cameroon 1-0 at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Casablanca on Thursday. Rasheedat Ajibade’s 56th minute header handed the Super Falcons…

Super Falcons defender Glory Ogbonna expects a tough match against Cameroon on Thursday in the quarter-final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. Nigeria who are defending champions, will slug it out with the 2016 finalists, Cameroon…

Losing Thembi Kgatlana to injury definitely put a spanner in the works for the Banyana Banyana camp.A ruptured Achilles tendon will have the reigning CAF African Women Player of the Year sidelined for close to six months, which will also…

A minimum of two new Women’s World Cup finalists will be decided on Wednesday and Thursday as the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco reaches the quarterfinal stages. The tournament not only serve to decide who is the best team…

Botswana’s preparations ahead of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Afcon are paying off. Gaoletlhoo Nkutlwisang’s side had a string of training camps as soon as the team qualified for the tournament and the work the team put in during the…

Banyana Banyana suffered a massive injury blow after forward Thembi Kgatlana was ruled out of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) in Morocco on Monday. Kgatlana sustained a ruptured Achilles tendon in the Sasol-sponsored…

Banyana Banyana made it three wins from three games in Group C at the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations after picking up a 1-0 win over Botswana on Sunday night. Captain Janine Van Wyk returned for Banyana for her 181st cap, but Robyn…