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The Herald
17-07-2025
- Sport
- The Herald
Banyana peaking at the right time as Wafcon knockout stages loom
Banyana Banyana midfielder Gabriela Salgado says they are peaking at the right time at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) in Morocco, where they have a quarterfinal clash against Senegal on Saturday. South Africa started the tournament with a 2-0 win over Ghana where they played in patches and followed that with a disappointing 1-1 draw against Tanzania. They wrapped up the group stages with a convincing 4-0 victory over Mali that signalled Banyana's intent to defend their 2022 title. Coach Desiree Ellis's team meet unpredictable Senegal, who progressed to the knockout stage as one of the three best third-placed finishers, at Stade d'Honneur in Oujda (9pm SA time), where they played all three group games.
The Herald
08-07-2025
- Sport
- The Herald
Banyana sweat in the heat to see off Ghana in Wafcon opener
The South Africans meet Tanzania in their next fixture on Friday and complete their group campaign against Mali next week Monday, both also at Stade d'Honneur. Both those games are at 8pm in Oujda (9pm SA time), when temperatures might be marginally more manageable. Ghana's heyday in the Wafcon came in the late 1990s and early 2000s when they were runners-up three times, finished third twice and fourth once in six successive competitions, a period where they also reached three World Cups. They have been less successful in the seven tournaments since, which have yielded one semifinal, four group exits and two failures to qualify. Still, they are a competitive and pedigreed women's outfit in Africa. Banyana had to have their wits about them, with goalkeeper Andile Dlamini also a strong last line of defence, to keep their clean sheet on Monday, also working hard for their chances.
BBC News
07-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Traore strike sees Mali edge past Tanzania at Wafcon
A goal in first-half injury time from Saratou Traore was enough to see Mali edge a tight Group C encounter against Tanzania as both sides began their campaigns at the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon).In a game of contrasting styles, the Malians' extra pace and power ultimately won out against the pass-and-move tactics of their East African opponents, whose patient approach play lacked a cutting in a largely empty stadium in Berkane, it was an encounter that struggled to set pulses only goal came in the first minute of stoppage time at the end of the first half, with midfielder Traore firing low into the net from just inside the penalty area as Tanzania failed to properly clear a Female Eagles had the better of the chances throughout the match, with Aissata Traore, who finished the match with her head wrapped in a white bandage, wasting several presentable West Africans join South Africa on three points in Group C after the defending champions beat Ghana 2-0 earlier on who have now lost all four of their games at Wafcon finals, will have a chance to improve their record when they face South Africa in Oujda on Friday (19:00 GMT), while Mali remain in Berkane to take on Ghana earlier the same day (16:00 GMT).
BBC News
07-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
South Africa begin Wafcon defence with win over Ghana
South Africa began the defence of their Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) title with a convincing 2-0 win over Ghana in their Group C opener in subdued opening exchanges in the heat of Oujda, Linda Motlhalo opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 28th spot-kick was awarded following a Video Assistant Referee check after Noxolo Cesane was fouled in the box by Grace minutes later Jermaine Seoposenwe doubled Banyana Banyana's lead when she received a perfectly weighted pass from Lebogang Ramalepe and sent a cool low finish past Cynthia Konlan at her near hit the woodwork twice in the second half, first through Alice Kusi's long-range shot and then through Evelyn Badu's header, and the West Africans could not find a way back into the Africa's perfect start puts them top of Group C ahead of Monday's late game between Mali and Tanzania in Berkane (19:00 GMT).
The Herald
05-07-2025
- Sport
- The Herald
Banyana focusing on preparations as Wafcon opener against Ghana looms
Cesane stressed they must work harder and not rely on their reputation as defending champions because that is going to count for little as most teams have evolved and improved over the past few years. 'Every day, every month and every season teams change and it is going to be hard. We have to fix ourselves instead of looking at other teams and we have to work hard to achieve what we want. 'So far we are doing well, we have frustrations here and there like mistakes on the field and we have to fix those. It's difficult but we are working hard.' In the past week, Banyana were training under sweltering conditions in Casablanca but on Friday they travelled to their base camp in Oujda to work on the final stages of their preparations.
