JVW Girls

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JVW Development Team
Full name JVW FC
Nickname(s)Sapphires (U-20) and The Gems (U-16/14)
Short nameJVW
Founded2012;13 years ago (2012)
StadiumJeppe Quondam
Capacity1000
Owner Janine Van Wyk and Lauren Duncan
Manager Flag of South Africa.svg Ronald Molepo U-20
Flag of South Africa.svg Samuel Dube (U16)
Flag of South Africa.svg Cebile Maseko (U/14)
League Sasol Women's League
Gauteng Women's Development League
2024
2024
2nd
Website https://www.jvw5.co.za/
Active departments of
JVW
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Football (1st team) Football Academy

JVW Girls also known as JVW Sapphires or JVW Gems is a women's soccer academy based in Bedfordview, Gauteng. The U/20 team competes in the Sasol Women's League, the second tier women's league in South Africa while the U/14 and U/16 teams compete in the Gauteng Women's Development League, the Gauteng regional women's football league for U/14 and U/16 teams in the province. It is the academy of JVW.

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Sapphires

In March 2024, they won the Pirates Cup (Women). They won 4-3 via penalties defeating Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies after the match ended in a 1–1 draw. [1]

Gems

In 2018 they became the first team to represent South Africa at the Dana Cup in Denmark. [2] [3] [4]

In their first match of the 2019 tournament they won 2–0 against Stokke IL from Norway. [5]

The U/16 Gems played in the inaugural 2023 U-15 Gauteng Women's Development League where they finished runner's up with 44 points (14 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses). [6] [7] They were runners-up in the inaugural pre-season tournament GWDL Top 8 losing the final 4–2 to Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies U/16. [8]

Current Squad

Bold indicate that the player has made an appearance for JVW senior team.

This team was selected for ENGEN Knockout Challenge tournament. It's a mixture of reserve team, U/16, regional team and some plays for senior team.

U20 Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Casey Gordon
GK Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Skyla Coutinho
DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Taylor Berkovic
DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Sibiya Mahomed
DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Gabriela Kelly-Niemack
DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Katlego Mohale
DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Meka Rademeyer
DF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Sinonhlanhla Nkosi
MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Mmabatho Mogale
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Bonolo Mokoma
9 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Julia Goncalves
MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Mmamohloding Selolo
MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Reitumetse Mosude
MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Unathi Phakathi
21 FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Tanna Hollis
FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Tatiana Correia
FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Cameron Hall
FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Thorisho Mphelo
FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Ofentse Maphepha
FW Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Musa Mashaba

Management

PositionName
Head Coach(es)Ronald Molepo

Samuel Dube

PositionName
U/16 Head CoachKenneth Sthole
U/14 Head CoachClaudia Raposo

Honours

U-20

U-16

References

  1. "UJ, JVW Crowned 2024 Pirates Cup Champions | Orlando Pirates Football Club". www.orlandopiratesfc.com. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  2. Import, Pongrass (2018-07-16). "Ladies' soccer star heads to Denmark". Kathorus Mail. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  3. "EXTRA TIME: Janine Van Wyk watches JVW Girls in Dana Cup | Goal.com South Africa". www.goal.com. 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  4. "JVW - South Africa - Dana Cup". 2018-01-11. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  5. "Hope to Reach the A-finals - Dana Cup". 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  6. Pongco, Siya (2024-03-10). "SuperSport Schools Plus | Gauteng illuminated by the brilliance of women's football". SuperSport Schools Plus. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  7. Inqaku. "League - Gauteng Women's Development League GWDL | Inqaku". inqaku.com. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  8. Pongco, Siya (2024-03-13). "SuperSport Schools Plus | Tenacious Mamelodi Sundowns and JVW Ladies claim pre-season titles". SuperSport Schools Plus. Retrieved 2024-05-06.