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By Malose Wa Ga Lamola  Sedilame Boseja at training in Chloorkop. Picture Cred: Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Facebook.  Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies and Botswana goalkeeper Sedilame Boseja says she wants to help Banya Ba Style return to the Women's CAF Champions League after missing the previous edition. Speaking to the Mamelodi Sundowns media team, Boseja emphasized the significance of winning the regional COSAFA tournament, which holds the key to the continental championship. The Brazilians have won the Women's CAF Champions League twice since its inception. The Godfrey Sapula-coached team was conspicuously absent from the 2025 Women's CAF Championships League, which was held in Rabat. Boseja says the team wants to dominate the continental space, but she understands that Banyana Ba Style needs to conquer the region first. Read: It was a good preparation for the WAFCON   "I believe my goal still revolves around the team. Last season, we were disappointed in the CO...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola  Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies side defender Bambanani Mbane at the OR Tambo International Airport to welcome the men's team. Proto Cre: SABC Sport. Speaking to SABC Sport at OR Tambo International Airport while waiting for the CAF Champions League winners, Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies defender Bambanani Mbane stated that she did not need a club mandate to show her support for the men's team. Read : They Are Our Toughest Opponent   Mamelodi Sundowns' men's team won their second CAF Champions League trophy in Morocco on Sunday night. To earn their second star, the two-time continental champions defeated AS FAR Rabat 2-1 on aggregate in a two-legged final. Mbane was among the thousands of Masandawana supporters who flocked to the East Rand to welcome the champions home. Mbane, affectionately known as 'Juice' in her circle, told the public broadcaster that she was returning the favor to the men's team, which always supports the ladies...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola  Jessica Motaung, Kaizer Chiefs marketing director, is pleased to see such a large turnout to support women's football. On Sunday afternoon, the Naturena-based outfit made their Gauteng Sasol League debut against the Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies at Tsakane Stadium. Supporters flocked to the East Rand to support both teams. The Kaizer Chiefs dominated the stands. Read : I'm Looking Forward To The Season   “It is good to be here. What a great day. A social day. This is not only about Kaizer Chiefs. But women's football. Where women's football could go. Everybody wanted to be here, and they were. I think it's one of the largest attendances in women's games, so it's making history in that regard. Kaizer Chiefs and Sundowns supporters came in their numbers, and it's just Tsakane. That is a statement that women's football is here, and that's a reality.” Motaung Praised.  Despite Kaizer Chiefs Ladies' two-nil defeat to...

By Malose Wa Ga Lamola  Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies mentor Godfrey Sapula chats to ShakingInk about his maiden season at the helm of the Chloorkop-based outfit. Read : It Was About Growth And Consistency The Hollywoodbets Super League reigning coach of the season says winning the best coach in the league, where he was pitted against JvW Girls Football head coach Jenine van Wyk and TS Galaxy Queens mentor Sizwe Sibiya, is the pinnacle of his season. Sapula attributes his accolade to the players and his technical team's efforts. “I believe this accolade is a result of collective effort rather than individual recognition. From the technical team to the players and the support staff at Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies, everyone played a vital role. The players showed great discipline, commitment, and a willingness to learn throughout the season. The club also provides a professional environment that allows us to focus on performance and continuous improvement. Ultimately, consistenc...

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  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   Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder, Issabela Ludwig, in action for The Brazilians against TUT in the Hollywoodbets Super League Tshwane derby. Photo Cred: @issabellaludwig Instagram. Issabela Ludwig, a standout midfielder for Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies, talks candidly to ShakingInk about her choice to leave the University of Pretoria in favor of cross-town rivals. The 69-cm-tall midfielder claims that it was simple to decide to join The Brazilians. Ludwig disproved the idea that she would get little playing time if she joined a star-studded squad. Since then, the Tshwane native has solidified her position on coach Godfrey Sapula's team.  "My decision stemmed from my desire for growth and ambition. I am incredibly thankful for my time at the University of Pretoria, which significantly contributed to my development both as a player and an individual. Nonetheless, I reached a stage in my career where I felt the need for a new challenge—an atmosphere ...

  By Malose Wa Ga Lamola CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe and CAF Women's Champions League Footballer of the Year Boitumelo Rabale during award ceremony (Photo Cred: World Sports Ghana) Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies midfielder Boitumelo Rabale discusses the Women's Cup and the team's chances of defending their domestic league title in an exclusive interview with ShakingInk . Lesotho International predicts that South African women's football will emerge victorious if the University of the Western Cape prevails in the Cosafa Women's Champions League qualifiers, which is  currently underway in Blantyre, Mozambique. The sacred jersey number ten hovering over her back has no effect on her play, according to the reigning CAF Women's Champions League footballer of the tournament. International tournaments are not foreign to the Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies side. Having conquered the continent twice and finishing second once since the inception of the elite women's tournamen...

  By Malose Wa Ga Lamola Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies goalkeeper, Andile Dlamini, takes ShakingInk into the Chloorkop based outfit camp. Banyana Ba Style are sitting at the summit of the Hollywoodbets Super League log standings and have their eyes glued to the ultimate price- the domestic league title. Their fourth league title on the spin remains possible, but not without a challenge. With the University of the Western Cape and University of Johannesburg mounting the pressure on Sundowns, Dlamini insists that, Sundowns knows the stage and have danced to this beat before. The CAF championship winning side has been included in the Women's Cup where they'll test their fabric against those of best teams in the world. The multi-award winning goalkeeper says, Sundowns, has what it takes to compete at the highest level of the game. The Brazilians have to negotiate their way to the podium with one of the league's powerhouses, in University of Western Cape. Sundowns will host a stubb...