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By Malose Wa Ga Lamola  JvW Girls Football and Banyana Banyana goalkeeper Kaylin Swart at Adidas kit unveiling in Sandton. By Malose Wa Ga Lamola JvW Girls Football Club and Banyana Banyana goalkeeper Kaylin Swart chats to ShakingInk about the Blue Diamonds mission going into the new season. The Blue Diamond's has been omnipresent in the Hollywoodbets Super League but is yet to win the domestic league title. Swart says challenging the Brazilians for the league honors won't be an easy task, but JvW has what it takes to give it a try. Related Story: It Is Genuinely Special  "Last season was fantastic for our group. We worked hard to improve ourselves, and Janine made it easy for us to want to play for her. Our team chemistry was the key factor in getting us over the finish line, but this season will be very different. I have complete faith in Coach Lex and Coach Falana, and I'm excited to see how far we can get. We will fight even harder this season and hav...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola  Christina Kutumela, TUT Matsatsantsa coach and former captain, opens up to ShakingInk about her journey in football, from playing the game to leading from the dugout. The Thabazimbi-born mentor also shared her views on the newly two-stream format in the upcoming season. Read: I Want To Play WAFCON Though many believe that switching from playing to coaching is a smoother transition, Kutumela says that is not always the case. Former TUT Matsatsantsa skipper says she had to develop a new set of skills than those she possessed as a player. "The transition from being an athlete to coaching can never be an easy task to do; there's emotional shift changes of identity, like I had to separate myself from the role that used to define me for years. — Mental shift as well, where I had to let go of “I'm the best” to find fulfillment in athletes' development.I had to learn to manage high expectations, where I had to try not to expect the athlete...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola   Hollywoodbets Super League Young player and Players' Player of the season awards recipient, Bonolo Mokoma, at the end of the season awards ceremony held in Midrand.  Bonolo Mokoma, an attacker for Banyana and JVW Girls Football, talks to ShakingInk about her outstanding performance in the 2025 Hollywoodbets Super League. Despite having an outstanding 2025 season, Mokoma, lost the Footballer of the Season award to Leandra Smeda. Smeda, a seasoned combatant, beat Mokoma in both the best-performing player and leading goalscorer charts. Mokoma was six goals behind with sixteen, while Smeda smashed the back of the net twenty-two times. Mokoma claims that she is pleased with her performances from the previous season and that she can only improve upon them in the upcoming campaign. "I’d describe my 2025 campaign as a season of growth and consistency. I set clear goals for myself at the start of the season, and I’m proud that I managed to contribu...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola   Thinasonke Mbule, head coach of the University of Western Cape and Banyana Banyana's second-in-command, speaks with ShakingInk about the lessons learned from the recently concluded COSAFA tournament in Polokwane, the upcoming Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco, and the difficulties that local teams face during the long preseason due to international fixtures. South Africa lost 2-1 to Namibia in the COSAFA tournament final on Sunday afternoon. Mbuli believes Banyana Banyana didn't win their record night regional title, but the competition taught them crucial things. Read : We Want To Go To Brazil   “COSAFA gave us the platform to look at other players. Yes, we wanted to win, but seeing the younger players doing so well was a good thing for the team—we now have a bigger pool to select from for other upcoming tournaments.” Said Mbuli. The 2022 African champions utilized the COSAFA tournament to prepare for the upcoming WAFCON...