Botswana is through to the next round of the 2020 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers after a 2-0 victory over Namibia that secured a 9-0 aggregate success. Goals from Obonetse Rathari and Keitumetse Dithebe were enough to take the game far away from Young Gladiators. Namibia coach Uerikondjera Kasoana said her team showed signs
Botswana captain Esalenna Galekhutle says her teammates are ready for the second leg of their FIFA Women’s Under-20 World Cup qualifier against Namibia on Friday. The team is currently in camp and doing final preparations having claimed a massive 7-0 victory in the first leg played earlier this month. “Batswana must come in large numbers
South Africa coach Desiree Ellis took special time out to come and observe South Africa’s National Under-20 Women’s team’s (Basetsana) training, as they continue with preparations for a FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifier against Zambia. That preliminary round, second leg tie will take place this Saturday at Orlando Stadium at 15h00. Ellis, who has
A smile beams across Oratile Mokwena’s face when she speaks about the possibility of playing in her second junior FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament in as short space of two years. As a matter of fact, the industrious midfielder believes that this current group of the South African U-20 Women’s National Team (Basetsana) players have
Goals from Peggy Manewe and Christina Monyatsi made sure Botswana progress to the next round in FIFA Women’s Under-17 World Cup qualifiers as they stay on course for the tournament that will be held in India in November. Botswana defeated Zimbabwe 2-0 in the second leg of their preliminary round tie having claimed the home
Zambia star Patrick Gondwe leaves today for a week-long trial at Spanish second-tier side CD Numancia, where he hopes to seal a life-changing move to LaLiga in the coming weeks. The 17-year-old scored the opportunity after he was named Player of the Tournament at the COSAFA Under-20 Championships that were held in Lusaka in December
Zambia Under-20 Women’s coach Charles Haluboono says the team will patch up their mistakes ahead of the return leg next week away to South Africa in the 2020 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. And Haluboono has expressed delight at Under-20 men’s national coach Oswald ‘Mourinho’ Mutapa making a guest appearance during the women’s training session. Haluboono
Lesotho women’s national team captain Boitumelo ‘Queen’ Rabale was recently crowned the Junior College-All American National Women’s Player of the Year after an impressive season for Lewis and Clark Community College. The former Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies captain has been on a football and academic scholarship in America since 2017, and was unstoppable this past season,
Banyana Banyana skipper Janine van Wyk has confirmed she has left Danish side Fortuna Hjorring without kicking a ball after she failed to recover from a knee injury. Van Wyk was injured in South Africa’s successful campaign at the 2019 COSAFA Women’s Championship and has not been able to recover sufficiently to be able to
Botswana have one foot in the next round of the FIFA Women’s Under-17 World Cup qualifiers after completing a 5-0 victory over COSAFA rivals Zimbabwe in the first leg of their tie this weekend. The match was played at a packed stadium and the home side did not disappoint, attacking from the start and putting
