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By Malose Wa Ga Lamola   Diepkloof Ladies FC head coach Jabulile Baloyi addressing the media at the SABC headquarters in Auckland Park. Picture Cred: SABC Sports.  Many have praised the newly promoted Diepkloof Ladies FC for assembling a well-structured technical team led by SABC Sport football pundit, coach Anna Monate, who has taken on the role of technical director. Head coach Jabulile Baloyi took ShakingInk under her wing, sharing her candid observations about the team's technical side and the gap between the second-tier Sasol Women's League and the elite Hollywoodbets Super League. Read: Festival Weekends Benefit The Big Teams Baloyi is confident that her technical team, led by Monate, will be able to navigate the season and establish themselves as one of the league's best-run teams. Baloyi emphasized that the team has carefully planned its approach to the season and beyond. According to Baloyi, having well-equipped personnel on her team helps to share the...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola  Richmond United Ladies coach Mashabela Seale in a post match interview. Picture Cred: SABC  Richmond United Ladies coach Mashabela Seale believes that the Hollywoodbets Super League Amplified festival weekends deprive teams of their home game advantage while they still building their fan base. The Da Aar-based team won their first match of the season on Friday afternoon, defeating Diepkloof Ladies FC at the University of Pretoria stadium. Accommodating Banyana Banyana fixtures forces the domestic league to pause in order for players to fulfill national team duties and Seale believes the breaks affect the rhythm of the teams.  Contrary to a popular opinion that Hollywoodbets Super League festival weekends benefits teams that usually play in front of small crowds. Seale firmly believes that, only big teams with stable fan base benefit from this festivals. Seale says The Northern Cape outfit only draws supporters from their hometown and ...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola   Chantelle Esau in Diepkloof Ladies kit unveiling. Picture Cred: Diepkloof Ladies  Chantelle Esau, midfielder for newly promoted Diepkloof Ladies FC, says the team has prepared thoroughly for the 2026 Hollywoodbets Super League season and is ready to compete with the league's best. Shakes, as Esau is affectionately known in her circle, boldly tells ShakingInk that the team's had a remarkable pre-season and ready to compete in the elite Hollywoodbets Super League. Diepkloof Ladies has assembled an excellent technical team, which the team can rely on to get through the season. "“For me, it was remarkable. To be in this new club, having players from the Women's Sasol League, and for the team to be promoted to the Hollywoodbets Super League, it is a sign that we have pushed. I saw a lot of potential from the girls and the technical team. As a newly promoted team, we understand that it will not be easy. Being promoted to the Hollywoodbet...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola  TS Galaxy Queens mentor Sizwe Sibiya addressing the Rockets media team ahead of his side's clash against University of Western Cape. Sizwe Sibiya, TS Galaxy Queens coach, discusses the effects of a long preseason and facing nemesis, the University of the Western Cape, on the first weekend of the Hollywoodbets Super League 2026 season. The postponement of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) delayed the start of the 2026 Hollywoodbets Super League season. Sibiya says the twelve-week preseason with no idea when the season will begin was a blessing in disguise. Read: We Will Elevate The Women's Game "In preparation for the season. I would say it is long overdue. One could call it a blessing in disguise. I believe we have been here for twelve weeks. And this is not typical of any team's preseason. There are a few factors. At some point, you have to raise it a little higher." Sibiya informed the TS Galaxy Queens media team....

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola  JvW Girls Football Club co-coach Alexia Cassar addressing the media at the Hollywoodbets Super League draw. (Picture Cred: SABC Sports) The Hollywoodbets Super League has announced its fixtures for the 2026 season. With the league bringing innovation to women's football. The league will be played in two streams, each with eight teams: Super Rise and Super Era. JvW Girls Football Club is in the Super Era alongside Fort Hare University, Tshwane University of Technology, Copperbelt Ladies, Richmond Ladies, City Lads, First Touch, and Ramatlaohle FC, which was recently promoted. Read : It Is Up To The Teams   JvW Girls Football Club finished second in the 2025 season with 69 points, 11 points behind champions Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies. The Bedford View club will look to build on last season's success in their bid to dethrone the Brazilians as South African football queens. Alexia Cassar, the Blue Diamonds' co-coach, is excited abou...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola  The newly promoted Stellenbosch Ladies will face the University of Johannesburg in their first Hollywoodbets Super League match. The league announced the fixtures for the 2026 season on Tuesday afternoon at SABC Studios in Auckland Park. Read: It Was A Proud Moment   Stellenbosch Ladies will compete in the Super Era stream against South African football giants such as defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies, University of Johannesburg, Ezemvelo, University of Pretoria, TS Galaxy Queens, University of the Western Cape, and Diepkloof Ladies. According to coach Nathan Peskin, his team is in a learning mode this season. "It is difficult you know. Physical preparation is one thing. And, that is the only thing in our control. I think with everything else, you have to learn as you go. We are not in a fortunate position to have been in the league for years. Our players are inexperienced and they will have to learn as they go. You can coach tac...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola  With the Hollywoodbets Super League having released the dates for the resumption of the 2026 season, ShakingInk spoke with Dr. Prescott Mahlangu to assess the impact this lengthy preseason has had on athletes when the eagerly anticipated campaign finally begins.  Read : It Is Not An Ideal Situation  Dr. Mahlangu provides a comprehensive perspective on athletes' psychological well-being. According to a sports and exercise physiologist and biokineticist at Tshwane University of Technology, says the announcement of the start dates for the 2026 season, provides teams with a clear psychological framework and reduces uncertainty. "The confirmation of the league dates provides teams with a clear psychological and performance target. The 2026 Hollywoodbets Women’s Super League is scheduled to start from 22–24 May 2026 at the University of Johannesburg Soweto Campus, using a new two stream format.  TUT Ladies are placed in the Super Rise s...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola  JvW Girls Football Club and Banyana Banyana goalkeeper Casey Gordon spoke with ShakingInk about the Blue Diamonds' preparations for the upcoming season, the inland and coastal streams that will play simultaneously, and working under coach Cameron Cox at Banyana. Read: It Is Up To The Coach The second-tier league, the Motsepe Foundation Championship (MFC), which was previously known as the National First Division (NFD), was divided into two streams: coastal and inland. Though the league has since eliminated streams in favor of the elite Betway Premiership, the Hollywoodbets Super League will follow suit with two separate streams beginning with the 2026 season. Gordon believes that the proposed streams will reduce games for teams in the league, and that is not ideal.  "The introduction of streams will bring new challenges and experiences for us. However, it will also result in fewer league games, which is not ideal." Said Gordon.  JvW G...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola  Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies and Banyana Banyana star attacker Nthabiseng Majiya was one of the best performers at the COSAFA tournament in Polokwane. Majiya was named in the tournament's best XI. The 27-year-old attacker was the only South African player in the competition's best-performing star. Majiya says she is happy with her performance at the tournament and hopes to become even better.  "It was a great tournament. I prepared myself well for the tournament and to redeem myself, but also my teammates stepped up in that tournament. I did well with them." Said Majiya.  Read: I Had To Choose Football Over Cricket   Majiya joined Banyana Ba Style from Richmond Ladies back in 2024 and has since established herself as one of the key members of coach Godfrey Sapula's side. Though the pressure is high at the Chloorkop-based outfit, Majiya says the urge to win every competition helped her to adjust quicker and with ease.  "At first...

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...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola  Karabo Dhlamini, the Hollywoodbets Super League defender of the season, tells ShakingInk about her rise to popularity and credits her best defender accolade to hard effort and support from her teammates. "It's an honor to receive this award. The rewards of my hard effort in training. My coaches and teammates were encouraging me and the rest of the team to work harder and help the team." said Dhlamini. Read: Domestically We Are Not Tested Though the Brazilians have been a domestic force to be reckoned with, the 2021 Women's CAF Champions League winners were left out of the 2025 continental top club football competition. Dhlamini says missing out on Champions League football has been sad for the team, but they are looking forward to returning in the next edition. "Yeah, missing out on the CAF Champions League last year was quite heartbreaking. However, as a team, we cannot focus on the past. We were hurt by that, but now we are m...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola   Nonhlanhla Mthandi, a Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies and Banyana Banyana midfielder, spoke with ShakingInk about missing out on the Hollywoodbets Super League midfielder of the season award to Jessica Wade, as well as the challenge TS Galaxy Queens and JvW Girls Football posed to The Brazilians last season. Read: I Still Want To Play For Banyana Mthandi, also known as 'Gaddafi' in her inner circle, was one of the top performers in Banyana Ba Style's half-dozen title-winning season. Her efforts earned her a nomination for Best Midfielder of the Season. Mthandi lost the accolade to Banyana Banyana colleague Jessica Wade, who has since moved abroad to join Finnish club Aland United. Mthandi believes Wade deserved the honor because she was essential in JvW Girls Football's second-place finish in the log standings. ""I was delighted to be nominated for the midfielder of the season award. Being nominated against the greatest midfield...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola   The departure of key players Ayesha Moosa and Idrielle Mibe to Spain and the United States, respectively, had a significant impact on the University of Johannesburg's performance in the Hollywoodbets Super League. Read : I Still Want To Play For Banyana The Orange Army may have felt the hole created by the duo. However, head coach Nthabeleng Modiko believes that the departures of Moosa and Mibe, two Banyana Banyana internationals, provided the team with an opportunity to dig deep and rebuild itself. "The departure of Ayesha and Idrielle from the club had an impact. We had the opportunity to rebuild because we had been with both Ayesha and Idrielle for three years. And, with them seeking greener pastures overseas, something we are quite proud of, it is only natural that their departure will have an impact. Our goal is to better prepare for the upcoming season. We are on the university side and are well aware of the annual rebuilding process...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola  Gabriela Salgado during a media briefing at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.  Gabriella Salgado, a star attacker for JvW Girls Football and Banyana Banyana, has been sidelined since sustaining a fracture of her left leg's mid-shaft in the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) semi-final against bitter rivals Nigeria at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca.  Related Story: I'm Available For Banyana Call Up The 27-year-old quick attacker has now recovered from a devastating injury and has revealed her rehabilitation path to ShakingInk . 'Gabi,' as Salgado is affectionately known in her inner circle, assured this publication that she is completely recovered and ready to compete. "The rehabilitation journey hasn’t been easy, both physically and mentally, but it has taught me patience, discipline, and resilience. I’m grateful for the support from my family, teammates, and the medical team throughout the process...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola   Leandra Smeda in action for TS Galaxy Queens against University of Johannesburg in the Hollywoodbets Super League. Photo Cred: (@leandrasmeda17 Instagram) Leandra Smeda scooped the Hollywoodbets Super League Best Footballer of the Year accolade at the league's end-of-season celebration on Sunday night at Voda World in Midrand.  "I believe that my experience over the years, as well as the fact that I played for the majority of my career and my versatility as a player, contributed significantly to my performance last season." Said Smeda.  The Velddrif-born standout credits her experience and hard work for being crowned the league's best player. For a long period, South Africa has struggled with goal scoring. Smeda led the scoring charts with 22 goals last season. She attributes her goal-scoring abilities to a desire to score goals and the assistance she received from the technical team. "There is no genuine secret. I believe it ...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola   Katlego Moletsane, a goalkeeper at the University of Fort Hare, tells ShakingInk that being named one of the top goalkeepers in the Hollywoodbets Super League is motivation enough to roll up her sleeves and get to work.  Moletsane has been nominated in the best goalkeeper of the season category, alongside Banyana Banyana teammates Kaylin Swart of JVW Girls Football and Dineo Magagula of TS Galaxy Queens. Moletsane won the Hollywoodbets Super League Goalkeeper of the Season title for the 2021/2022 season. Moletsane, often known as 'China,' says being nominated against Swart and Magagula demonstrates how hard she has worked to improve her game. "It is always a pleasure to be nominated, and I do not take it for granted, especially given the level of goalkeepers in this nation. Having previously won it, this nomination seems as important since it demonstrates consistency and hard effort throughout the seasons. I'm very pleased of them,...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola   Former Durban Ladies mentor, Siphephelo Makhaye, speaking to the SABC in a Hollywoodbets Super League post match interview.  After five years, Siphephelo Makhaye, the former Durban City Ladies side mentor, departed the team.  After finishing second from the bottom in the Hollywoodbets Super League, they were demoted to the second division. Makhaye claims that he won't lose interest in the beautiful game after partying ways with the Sasol league outfit.  "I believe it should have happened a little sooner, but it took some time due to my passion for the team and the players. I will always be appreciative of the club for the chance and the platform they provided. Sadly, this is how it ended. I allowed myself five years to work on this project to see where the team and I could go, but sadly, it ended this way, so I felt like it crumbled in the end. I have no regrets since I know I gave it everything I had. The football gods picked us ...