The South Africa women's national football team, nicknamed Banyana Banyana, is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association.
Association football, or soccer, as it is usually called in South Africa, is the nation's most popular sport and South Africa national soccer team is the nation's favourite sports team followed by rugby union and cricket. The governing body is the South African Football Association (SAFA), while the Premier Soccer League is the organisation responsible for running the country's two professional divisions, namely the South African Premier Division and the National First Division. The main cup competitions are the Nedbank Cup and the MTN 8 Cup.
Portia Modise is a South African footballer who was named Player of the Championship at the 2006 Women's African Football Championship. She represented the South Africa national team at the 2012 London Olympics. She became the first African player to score 100 international goals.
Janine van Wyk is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender for her own club in South Africa JVW and captains the South Africa women's national team. She is the highest capped player in South Africa with 185 appearances, and highest capped player in CAF.
Amanda Sinegugu Dlamini is a former South African soccer player who is currently a soccer analyst and football administrator. She represented the South Africa women's national team at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
Nothando "Vivo" Vilakazi is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for Spanish Primera División club EdF Logroño and the South Africa women's national team.
Refiloe Jane is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club US Sassuolo and the South African women's national team which she captains.
Andisiwe “Gudluza” Mgcoyi is a South African soccer player and coach who plays as a forward for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns and the South African women's national team. She represented the South African women's national soccer team at the 2012 London Olympics.
Desiree Ellis is a South African soccer manager and former player. She currently coaches the South Africa women's national team. She is a founding member of the Banyana Banyana and the second captain of the national team. She was awarded Confederation of African Football Women's Coach of the Year in 2018 after her team finished second place in the African Women Cup of Nations and qualifying for the Women's World Cup for the first time. During her club career she played as a midfielder for Spurs Ladies among other teams.She is honored to have won the African Women Cup of Nations in 2022 after South Africa's long run for a win in the finals.
Lebogang Ester Ramalepe is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa women's national team.
The South Africa U-17 women's national football team (Bantwana) is a youth football (soccer) team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objective is to qualify and play at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and develop players for the main national team Banyana Banyana.
Karabo Angel ‘Cream’ Dhlamini is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns and the South Africa women's national team.
Letago Madiba is a South African soccer player who plays as a forward for Fatih Vatan Spor in the Turkish Women's Super League. She has been a member of the South Africa women's national team.
The COSAFA Women's U17 Championship is an annual football tournament for women's under-17 teams from Southern Africa organized by the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The tournament was introduced to develop the woman's game and strengthen the region's nation's competitiveness in the continental qualifiers. Invited from CECAFA, Uganda become the first champions after beating South Africa in the inaugural 2019 final in Mauritius. Even the second edition was won by a CECAFA representant, this time Tanzania won over Zambia in the final.
This article lists the squads for the 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship, the 10th edition of the COSAFA Women's Championship. The tournament is a women's international football tournament for national teams organised by COSAFA, teams from Southern Africa, and was held in Nelson Mandela Bay from 31 August to 11 September 2022. In the tournament were involved twelve national teams: eleven teams from COSAFA and one team from CECAFA, who were invited as guests. Each national team registered a squad of 20 players.
Wendy Shongwe is a South African soccer player who plays as a forward for SAFA Women's League club University of Pretoria FC and the South Africa women's national team.
Sphumelele Shamase is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for SAFA Women's League club UJ Ladies F.C. and the South Africa women's national team.
Thubelihle Shamase is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for SAFA Women's League club University of Johannesburg and the South Africa women's national team.
Nonhlanhla Mthandi is a South African professional soccer player and football freestyler who plays as a midfielder for SAFA Women's League club Mamelodi Sundowns and the South African women's national team.
Nomathemba "Lanka" Ntsibande is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for SAFA Women's League side JVW F.C. and the South Africa women's national team.
