Previous form against the Ivorians suggest Banyana are marginal favourites, but any optimism is tempered by the bitter memory of past letdowns.
Under new Dutch coach Vera Pauw Banyana have a reasonable chance of doing what no South African women’s side have ever done before.
Banyana Banyana turned on the heat in the first 45 minutes scoring three goals and ultimately beating Botswana 4-0 in Vanderbijlpark on Saturday.
The South African women’s football team has been preparing to take on Ghana at Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto on Saturday.
Banyana Banyana will approach their friendly international against neighbours Zimbabwe like a derby clash, according to head coach Joseph Mkhonza.
Banyana Banyana coach Joseph Mkhonza says they are ready for their match against neighbours Mozambique in an international friendly.
South Africa’s women finished off a highly successful 2012 football campaign by beating Botswana 3-0 in an international friendly.
Hosts Equatorial Guinea struck three times in the second half to beat South Africa 4-0 in the final of the African Women’s Championships in Malabo.
Portia Modise will earn her 100th cap when Banyana Banyana play the opening African Women’s Championship match against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday.
Banyana Banyana coach Joseph Mkhonza believes his side’s preparations in humid conditions will stand them in good stead ahead of the CAF Championship.
Banyana Banyana central defender Amanda Sister has recovered from the quadriceps injury that side-lined her for the past week and is back in training.
Revelations that the Japanese women’s soccer team had been instructed to manufacture a draw has tarnished Banyana Banyana’s performance in London.
Their 3-0 drubbing by Canada gave Banyana Banyana a knock, but coach Joseph Mkhonza says it was a good wake-up call.
Banyana Banyana went down 3-0 against Canada in their second Olympic group F match played in Coventry on Saturday.
Banyana Banyana held their own in the second half of their opening match at the Olympic Games, but couldn’t close the gap in their 4-1 loss to Sweden.
Banyana defender Janine van Wyk speaks to M&G about her goals for the Olympics and why women’s football is on the way up.
Banyana Banyana’s Portia Modise scored twice to net the SA women’s team a 2-1 victory over Zambia in their African Women’s Championship match
While the focus has been on Bafana Bafana, the women’s national side has been winding down their preparations for the 2012 London Olympic nearby.
A new analysis programme called Amisco has vastly improved the South African women’s soccer team since being implemented, says a video analyst.
After many wasted opportunities, Banyana Banyana defeated Ghana 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out during their international friendly in Dobsonville.
The South African national women’s team have finished 10th in the Cyprus Cup after they lost to their Scottish counterparts.
Two goals from Nomathemba Ntsibande secured Banyana Banyana a 2-0 win over Northern Ireland in their Group C fixture at the Cyprus Women’s Cup.
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/ 17 February 2012
Banyana Banyana defender Gabisile Hlumbane says South Africa’s focus on endurance and strength will stand them in good stead.
Banyana coach Joseph Mkhonza believes a training camp in Stellenbosch in January is paying off in his team’s build-up to the London Olympic Games.
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/ 13 February 2012
Brazilian physical trainer Francesco Gonzales is confident Banyana Banyana will increase their strength in the build-up to the London Olympic Games.
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/ 23 December 2011
Banyana Banyana crashed to a 3-0 defeat at the hands of a new-look Zimbabwe in the annual Unity Cup at the Rufaro Stadium on Thursday.
Banyana Banyana has arrived in Harare brimming with confidence ahead of their clash with rivals, Zimbabwe’s Mighty Warriors.
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/ 6 December 2011
Banyana Banyana and striker Nompumelelo Nyandeni are both in line for the Confederation of African Football awards, due to be held on December 22.
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/ 16 September 2011
Banyana Banyana were walloped 3-0 in the third-fourth place play-off match against Algeria at the All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique.
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/ 16 September 2011
Thomas Kwenaite talks to South African Football Association (Safa) vice-president and former 2010 World Cup chief executive Danny Jordaan.
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/ 11 September 2011
Banyana Banyana made history on Sunday, drawing 1-1 with Ethiopia in Addis Ababa to qualify for the Olympic Games for the first time.
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/ 5 September 2011
The South African swimming team added 11 medals on Monday to the four won by the triathletes at the All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique.