South Africa women's national soccer team

South Africa
Nickname(s)	Banyana Banyana
Association	South African Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Desiree Ellis
Captain	Janine van Wyk
Most caps	Janine van Wyk (170)
Top scorer	Portia Modise (101)
FIFA code	RSA
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	54 (24 March 2023)[1]
Highest	48 (August 2016)
Lowest	74 (June 2005)
First international
	South Africa 14–0 Swaziland ; (Johannesburg, South Africa; 30 May 1993)
Biggest win
	South Africa 17–0 Comoros ; (Port Elizabeth, South Africa; 31 July 2019)
Biggest defeat
	China 13–0 South Africa ; (Dalian, China; 7 September 2003)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2019)
Best result	Group stage (2019)
Africa Women Cup of Nations
Appearances	13 (first in 1995)
Best result	Champions (2022)
Summer Olympics
Appearances	2 (first in 2012)
Best result	10th (2012)

The South Africa women's national soccer team, nicknamed Banyana Banyana (The Girls), is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association.

Their first official match was held on 30 May 1993 against Swaziland.[2]

They qualified for Olympic football for the first time in 2012,[3] and for a FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time in 2019, in Group B with Germany, Spain and China. However, they lost all matches, and their only goal was against Spain when they went to a 1–0 lead only to lose 3–1. South Africa won their first Women's Africa Cup of Nations in 2022, beating Morocco 2–1 in the final.

History

Team image

Nicknames

The South Africa women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Banyana Banyana", which literally means "Girls Girls". This name is derived from the Senior Men's National team being "Bafana Bafana".

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2022

12 April Friendly	Netherlands	5–1	South Africa	's-Gravenhage
	Groenen 12' Beerensteyn 30' Miedema 39' Egurrola 76', 90+1'	Report	Kgatlana 25'	Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion Referee: María Dolores Martínez

4 July 2022 (2022-07-04) 2022 AFWCON GS	Nigeria	1–2	South Africa	Rabat, Maroc
18:00	Ajibade 90+2'		Seoposenwe 61' Magaia 63'	Stadium: Stade Moulay Hassan Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

7 July 2022 (2022-07-07) 2022 AFWCON GS	South Africa	3–1	Burundi	Rabat, Maroc
18:00	Kgatlana 20' Motau 32' Motlhalo 54' (pen.)		Uwimana 30'	Stadium: Stade Moulay Hassan Referee: Shahenda El-Maghrabi (Egypt)

10 July 2022 (2022-07-10) 2022 AFWCON GS	South Africa	1–0	Botswana	Rabat, Maroc
21:00				Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium

14 July 2022 (2022-07-14) 2022 AFWCON QF	South Africa	1–0	Tunisia	Rabat, Morocco
21:00	Seoposenwe 14'	Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Stade Moulay Hassan Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)

18 July 2022 (2022-07-18) 2022 AFWCON SF	Zambia	0–1	South Africa	Casablanca, Morocco
			Motlhalo 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Mohammed V Referee: Lidya Tafesse (Ethiopia)

22 July 2022 (2022-07-22) 2022 AFWCON F	Morocco	1–2	South Africa	Rabat, Morocco
21:00	Ayane 80'		Magaia 63', 71'	Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium

31 August 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship Group A	South Africa	3–0	Angola	Gqeberha
15:30	Maseko 21' Shamase 35' Sam 89'			Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

2 September Friendly	South Africa	0–3	Brazil	Soweto, South Africa
18:00			Geyse 43' Adriana 45' Tamires 63'	Stadium: Orlando Stadium Referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritania)

3 September 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship Group A	South Africa	4–0	Mauritius	Port Elizabeth
15:30	Sam 33', 47' Maseko 78' Sampson 90'			Stadium: Madibaz Stadium

5 September Friendly

South Africa

0–6

Brazil

South Africa

6 September 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship Group A	Mozambique	1–1	South Africa	Wolfson Stadium, Gqeberha
15:30	Cuta 28'		Shamase 53'

9 September 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship SF	Namibia	0–1	South Africa	Wolfson Stadium, Gqeberha
15:00			Sam 82'

11 September 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship Final	Zambia	1-0	South Africa	Wolfson Stadium, Gqeberha
15:00	Banda ??'

8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) Friendly	Australia	4–1	South Africa	London, United Kingdom
12:30 UTC±0	Vine 5', 24' Polkinghorne 42' Foord 53'	Report	Magaia 87'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow

2023

15 February 2023 (2023-02-15) Turkish Women's Cup	South Africa	v	Turkey	Alanya, Turkey
				Stadium: Miracle Sport Complex

18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) Turkish Women's Cup	South Africa	3–0	Uzbekistan	Alanya, Turkey
	Seoposenwe 10' Tojiddinova 13' (o.g.) Cesane 25'			Stadium: Goldcity Sport Complex

21 February 2023 (2023-02-21) Turkish Women's Cup	South Africa	1–1	Slovenia	Alanya, Turkey
	Magaia 73'	Report	Mori 13'	Stadium: Goldcity Sport Complex

10 April 2023 (2023-04-10) Friendly	South Africa	2–3	Serbia	Stara Pazova,Serbia
13:30	Magaia 30 Seoposenwe 79	Report	Slović 9 Mijatović 17 Poljak 21	Stadium: Sportski Centar FSS

23 July 2023 (2023-07-23) FIFA WC Group	Sweden	v	South Africa	Wellington, New Zealand
		Report		Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium

28 July 2023 (2023-07-28) FIFA WC Group	Argentina	v	South Africa	Dunedin, New Zealand
		Report		Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium

2 August 2023 (2023-08-02) FIFA WC Group	South Africa	v	Italy	Wellington, New Zealand
		Report		Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium

Source: Global Sports Archive

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Desiree Ellis
Assistant coach	Thinasonke Mbuli
Goalkeeper Coach	Cameron Cox
Performance Analyst	Shilene Booysen
Physical Trainer	Ridhaa Allie

Technical staff

Role	Name	Start date
General Manager	Lauren Duncan	January 2016

Manager history

Sandile Bali (1995)[4]
Nomaluno Mooi (1998)[4]
Fran Hilton-Smith (2000)[4]
Greg Mashilo (2002–2004)[5]
August Makalakalane (2006–2011)[6][7]
Joseph Mkhonza (2011–2014)[8][9]
Vera Pauw (2014–2016)[10][11]
Desiree Ellis (2016–present)[12]

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Serbia on 10 April 2023.[13]
Caps and goals accurate up to and including day month year.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
16	1GK	Andile Dlamini	(1992-09-02) 2 September 1992	Mamelodi Sundowns
1	1GK	Kaylin Swart	(1994-09-30) 30 September 1994	JVW
21	1GK	Regirl Ngobeni	(1996-02-26) 26 February 1996	UWC

7	2DF	Karabo Dhlamini	(2001-09-18) 18 September 2001	Mamelodi Sundowns
5	2DF	Fikile Magama	(2002-01-19) 19 January 2002	UWC
19	2DF	Lonathemba Mhlongo	(2002-08-23) 23 August 2002	UWC
4	2DF	Noko Matlou	(1985-09-30) 30 September 1985	Eibar
13	2DF	Bambanani Mbane	(1990-03-12) 12 March 1990	Mamelodi Sundowns
3	2DF	Bongeka Gamede	(1999-05-22) 22 May 1999	UWC

15	3MF	Refiloe Jane	(1992-08-04) 4 August 1992	Sassuolo
	3MF	Sibulele Holweni	(2001-04-28) 28 April 2001	UWC
10	3MF	Linda Motlhalo	(1998-07-01) 1 July 1998	Glasgow City
19	3MF	Kholosa Biyana	(1994-09-06) 6 September 1994	UWC
19	3MF	Nomvula Kgoale	(1995-11-20) 20 November 1995	TS Galaxy
20	3MF	Robyn Moodaly	(1994-06-16) 16 June 1994	JVW

6	4FW	Noxolo Cesane	(2000-10-11) 11 October 2000	UANL
9	4FW	Gabriela Salgado	(1998-02-20) 20 February 1998	JVW
	4FW	S'phumelele Shamase	(2002-01-16) 16 January 2002	UJ
12	4FW	Jermaine Seoposenwe	(1993-10-12) 12 October 1993	Juárez
	4FW	Nthabiseng Majiya	(2004-06-10) 10 June 2004	Richmond Ladies
	4FW	Hildah Magaia	(1994-12-16) 16 December 1994	Sejong Sportstoto
	4FW	Lelona Daweti	(1999-09-08) 8 September 1999	Mamelodi Sundowns
	4FW	Wendy Shongwe	(2003-01-18) 18 January 2003	University of Pretoria

Recent call ups

The following players have been called up to a South Africa squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Kebotseng Moletsane	(1995-03-03) 3 March 1995	Bloemfontein Celtic	2023 Turkish Women's Cup
GK	Dineo Magagula	(1994-10-14) 14 October 1994	UJ	v. Australia, 8 October 2022
GK	Tshidi Muruoa	(1990-07-07) 7 July 1990	TUT	2022 COSAFA Women's Championship

DF	Faith Nokuthula	(2000-06-24) 24 June 2000	Blackburn Rovers	2023 Turkish Women's Cup
DF	Tiisetso Makhubela	(1997-04-24) 24 April 1997	Mamelodi Sundowns	2023 Turkish Women's Cup
DF	Amogelang Motau	(1997-02-27) 27 February 1997	UWC	2023 Turkish Women's Cup
DF	Karabo Makhurubetshi	(1999-02-03) 3 February 1999	Mamelodi Sundowns	2023 Turkish Women's Cup
DF	Cimone Sauls	(2004-09-30) 30 September 2004	JVW	v. Australia, 8 October 2022
DF	Sibulele Holweni	(2001-04-28) 28 April 2001	Sophakama/HPC	v. Australia, 8 October 2022
DF	Thato Letsoso	(1996-08-24) 24 August 1996	TUT	v. Australia, 8 October 2022
DF	Cynthia Makete	(2001-05-21) 21 May 2001	Bloemfontein Celtic	v. Australia, 8 October 2022
DF	Lebohang Ramalepe	(1991-12-03) 3 December 1991	Dinamo Minsk	v. Brazil, 5 September 2022
DF	Koketso Tlailane	(1992-12-07) 7 December 1992	TUT	2022 COSAFA Women's Championship
DF	Nothando Vilakazi	(1988-10-28) 28 October 1988	TUT	2022 COSAFA Women's Championship
DF	Sharol Ramaoka	(2003-12-04) 4 December 2003	TUT	2022 COSAFA Women's Championship

MF	Thalea Smidt	(1997-12-27) 27 December 1997	Mamelodi Sundowns	2023 Turkish Women's Cup
MF	Jamie-Lee Witbooi	(1997-03-30) 30 March 1997	Vasco da Gama	2022 COSAFA Women's Championship
MF	Mmabatho Mogale	(2005-07-08) 8 July 2005	University of Pretoria	2022 COSAFA Women's Championship
MF	Oratile Mokwena	(2001-03-21) 21 March 2001	Mamelodi Sundowns	2022 COSAFA Women's Championship
MF	Nonhlanhla Mthandi	(1995-08-19) 19 August 1995	Mamelodi Sundowns	2022 COSAFA Women's Championship
MF	Sinazo Ntshota	(2006-07-15) 15 July 2006	City Lads	2022 COSAFA Women's Championship
MF	Busisiwe Ndimeni	(1991-06-25) 25 June 1991	TUT	2022 COSAFA Women's Championship

FW	Asanda Hadebe		Sunflower	2023 Turkish Women's Cup
FW	Melinda Kgadiete	(1992-07-21) 21 July 1992	Mamelodi Sundowns	2023 Turkish Women's Cup
FW	Thubelihle Shamase	(2002-01-16) 16 January 2002	UJ	v. Australia, 8 October 2022
FW	Zethembiso Vilakazi	(2002-02-16) 16 February 2002	Lindelani Ladies	2022 COSAFA Women's Championship
FW	Michelle Sampson	(2003-11-28) 28 November 2003	Richmond United Ladies	2022 COSAFA Women's Championship
FW	Amanda Mkhize		Durban Ladies	2022 COSAFA Women's Championship
FW	Lithemba Sam Sam	(2004-09-21) 21 September 2004	Cape Town Roses	2022 COSAFA Women's Championship
FW	Thembi Kgatlana	(1996-05-02) 2 May 1996	Racing Louisville	2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations

Previous squads

FIFA Women's World Cup

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup squad

Summer Olympics

Africa Women Cup of Nations

COSAFA Women's Championship

Turkish Women's Cup

2023 Turkish Women's Cup squads

Records

Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Most capped players

Rank	Player	Caps	Years
1	Janine van Wyk	183	2005–
2	Noko Matlou	157	2006–
3	Nompumelelo Nyandeni	149	2004–
4	Nothando Vilakazi	133	2007–
5	Portia Modise	124	2000–2015
6	Refiloe Jane	116	2012–
7	Mamello Makhabane	109	2005–
8	Amanda Dlamini	105	2007–2016
9	Leandra Smeda	100	2012–
10	Thokozile Mndaweni	89	2003–2016

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Years
1	Portia Modise	101	124	2000–2015

Honours

Continental

Africa Women Cup of Nations

Champions: 2022

Runners-up: 1995, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2018

Third place: 2006, 2010

African Games

Runners-up: 2003, 2007

Regional

COSAFA Women's Championship

Champions: 2002, 2006, 2008, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

Runners-up: 2011

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1991	Did not enter
1995	Did not qualify
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7
2023	Qualified
Total	2/9	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
2019	Group stage	8 June	Spain	L 1–3	Stade Océane, Le Havre
		13 June	China	L 0–1	Parc des Princes, Paris
		17 June	Germany	L 0–4	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
2023	Group Stage	23 July	Sweden	TBD	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
		28 July	Argentina	TBD	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
		2 August	Italy	TBD	Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1996	Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	7	−6
2016	Group stage	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3
2020	Did not qualify
Total	2/7	6	0	2	4	1	10	−9

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Africa Women Cup of Nations

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1991	Banned
1995	Runners up	6	3	1	2	19	20	−1
1998	Group stage	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5
2000	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	9	3	+6
2002	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	6	11	−5
2004	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5
2006	Third place	5	2	1	2	8	5	+3
2008	Runners-up	5	3	0	2	7	4	+3
2010	Third place	5	3	1	1	10	6	+4
2012	Runners-up	5	3	0	2	6	6	0
2014	Fourth place	5	1	1	3	7	6	+1
2016	Fourth place	5	1	1	3	5	3	+2
2018	Runners-up	5	3	2	0	11	2	+9
2020	Cancelled due to covid
2022	Champions	6	6	0	0	10	3	+7
Total	Champions: 1 time	62	31	8	23	102	83	+19

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

African Games

African Games record
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
2003	Runner- up	5	4	0	1	12	3
2007	Runner- up	4	2	1	1	7	7
2011	Fourth 4th	5	1	2	2	8	10
2015	5th	2	0	2	0	1	1
2019	7th	2	0	0	2	0	4
2023	TBD
Total	5/5	18	7	5	6	28	25

COSAFA Women's Championship

COSAFA Women's Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
2002	Winner	5	5	0	0	36	2	+34
2006	Winner	4	4	0	0	19	2	+17
2008
2011	Runner-up	5	4	0	1	14	3	+11
2017	Winner	5	3	2	0	12	3	+9
2018	Winner	5	5	0	0	13	2	+11
2019	Winner	5	5	0	0	27	2	+25
2020	Winner	5	5	0	0	22	3	+19
2021	4th	5	2	2	1	8	6	+2
Total	Winner	39	33	3	3	151	23	+128

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

All−time record against FIFA recognized nations

The list shown below shows the women's South Africa national soccer team's all−time international record against opposing nations.
*As of xxxxxx after match against xxxx.

Key

Positive balance (more wins than losses)

Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)

Negative balance (more losses than wins)

Against	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Confederation

Record per opponent

*As ofxxxxx after match against xxxxx.

Key

Positive balance (more wins than losses)

Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)

Negative balance (more losses than wins)

The following table shows South Africa's all-time official international record per opponent:

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W%	Confederation

Total									—

References

"The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
"Senior National Women's Team". South African Football Association. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
"Banyana secure historic passage to London". FIFA. 12 September 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
"Amajita's success shows we are on the right track – SAFA President". South African Football Association. 13 February 2019.
"New look Banyana squad named". Sport24. 17 September 2002.
"Winds of change blow in Africa". FIFA. 31 March 2006. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017.
Mailwane, Tshepang (3 May 2015). "Soccer heroes of '96 now shout the odds from touchlines". Sunday Times. Augustine Makalakalane: Not a regular at Bafana, "Mthakathi" worked as Banyana Banyana coach from 2006 to 2011. He failed to qualify the team for the World Cup and was fired. The 49-year-old was suspended before his dismissal for allegedly sexually harassing his players.
Moholoa, Ramatsiyi (28 July 2011). "Safa signs up Mkhonza full-time". The Sowetan.
"Former Banyana Coach Ends SAFA Relationship". Soccer Laduma. 8 October 2014.
"SAFA Confirm Pauw Appointment". Soccer Laduma. 13 March 2014.
Roberts, Cheryl (20 September 2016). "Safa should go local with new Banyana coach". Independent Online.
"Desiree Ellis named new Banyana coach". Sport24. 22 February 2018.
Ahmadu, Samuel (1 April 2023). "ellis names squad for friednly game". facebook.

External links

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[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

[profile-by-safa-2] "Senior National Women's Team". South African Football Association. Retrieved 14 September 2011.

[3] "Banyana secure historic passage to London". FIFA. 12 September 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2011.

[SAFAcoaches-4] "Amajita's success shows we are on the right track – SAFA President". South African Football Association. 13 February 2019.

[5] "New look Banyana squad named". Sport24. 17 September 2002.

[6] "Winds of change blow in Africa". FIFA. 31 March 2006. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017.

[7] Mailwane, Tshepang (3 May 2015). "Soccer heroes of '96 now shout the odds from touchlines". Sunday Times. Augustine Makalakalane: Not a regular at Bafana, "Mthakathi" worked as Banyana Banyana coach from 2006 to 2011. He failed to qualify the team for the World Cup and was fired. The 49-year-old was suspended before his dismissal for allegedly sexually harassing his players.

[8] Moholoa, Ramatsiyi (28 July 2011). "Safa signs up Mkhonza full-time". The Sowetan.

[9] "Former Banyana Coach Ends SAFA Relationship". Soccer Laduma. 8 October 2014.

[10] "SAFA Confirm Pauw Appointment". Soccer Laduma. 13 March 2014.

[11] Roberts, Cheryl (20 September 2016). "Safa should go local with new Banyana coach". Independent Online.

[12] "Desiree Ellis named new Banyana coach". Sport24. 22 February 2018.

[13] Ahmadu, Samuel (1 April 2023). "ellis names squad for friednly game". facebook.

South Africa national soccer team
General	South African Football Association History Managers
Venues	Various
Results	1897–1939 1947–55 1992–99 2000–09 2010–19 2020–present
Players	Players (by caps) Current squad Previous squads
Goals	Benni McCarthy
Records	FIFA World Cup FIFA Confederations Cup Africa Cup of Nations CONCACAF Gold Cup Olympics Head-to-head
FIFA World Cup	1998 2002 2010
FIFA Confederations Cup	1997 2009
AFCON Finals	1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2013 2015 2019
CONCACAF Gold Cup	2005
Notable matches	1996 African Cup of Nations final 1998 African Cup of Nations final 1997 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
Other South African teams	Men's U23 U20 U17 Women's U20 U17 Futsal Women's futsal Beach soccer

National women's football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar^†
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion^†
Football in Africa portal ^†Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA

South Africa women's national soccer team

History

Team image

Nicknames

Results and fixtures

2022

2023

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

Recent call ups

Previous squads

Records

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Honours

Continental

Regional

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

Africa Women Cup of Nations

African Games

COSAFA Women's Championship

All−time record against FIFA recognized nations

Record per opponent

See also

References

External links