JVW Girls

JVW Development Team

Full name	JVW FC
Nicknames	Sapphires (U-20) The Gems (academy)
Short name	JVW
Founded	2012;14 years ago (2012)
Stadium	Jeppe Quondam
Capacity	1000
Owner(s)	Janine Van Wyk and Lauren Duncan
Manager	Ronald Molepo U-20 Samuel Dube (U16) Cebile Maseko (U14)
League	Sasol Women's League Gauteng Women's Development League
Website	https://www.jvw5.co.za/

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.

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. Nation Player 1 GK   RSA Casey Gordon — GK   RSA Skyla Coutinho — DF   RSA Taylor Berkovic — DF   RSA Sibiya Mahomed — DF   RSA Gabriela Kelly-Niemack — DF   RSA Katlego Mohale — DF   RSA Meka Rademeyer — DF   RSA Sinonhlanhla Nkosi — MF   RSA Mmabatho Mogale

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   RSA Bonolo Mokoma 9 MF   RSA Julia Goncalves — MF   RSA Mmamohloding Selolo — MF   RSA Reitumetse Mosude — MF   RSA Unathi Phakathi 21 FW   RSA Tanna Hollis — FW   RSA Tatiana Correia — FW   RSA Cameron Hall — FW   RSA Thorisho Mphelo — FW   RSA Ofentse Maphepha — FW   RSA Musa Mashaba

Management

Position	Name
Head Coach(es)	Ronald Molepo Samuel Dube

Position	Name
U/16 Head Coach	Kenneth Sthole
U/14 Head Coach	Claudia Raposo

Notable players

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

List of players that were called up for a FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup while playing for the academy. In brackets, the tournament played:

• Jessica Wade (2018)

Honours

U-20

• Pirates Cup (Women):2024
• ENGEN Knockout Challenge: Runners up: 2022, 2023 Third: 2024

U-16

• Gauteng Women's Development League: runners-up:2023
• GWDL Top 8: runners-up: 2024

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.