{"id":15913,"date":"2025-11-23T06:46:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T04:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhb-webdevelopers\/channelafrica\/news\/sa-womens-national-team-squad-named-for-morocco-friendly\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:27:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:27:59","slug":"sa-womens-national-team-squad-named-for-morocco-friendly","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/sa-womens-national-team-squad-named-for-morocco-friendly\/","title":{"rendered":"SA women&#8217;s national team squad named for Morocco friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa\u2019s (SA) national women\u2019s football team, Banyana Banyana, has announced its squad for an upcoming friendly match against Morocco. Coach Desiree Ellis revealed the 23-player roster on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The team will assemble in Johannesburg on Monday before departing for Morocco on November 28 ahead of the fixture, scheduled for December 2, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The squad features a blend of local talent and players returning from international clubs. Key regulars such as Refiloe Jane, Linda Motlhalo, and Bambanani Mbane headline the selection, while goalkeeper Casey Gordon and midfielder Michelle Sampson have been included to gain further international experience.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ellis expressed confidence in the team\u2019s preparation as they gear up for the international clash.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;SABC\/ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13667,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[20],"class_list":["post-15913","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-sport","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"South Africa\u2019s (SA) national women\u2019s football team, Banyana Banyana, has announced its squad for an upcoming friendly match against Morocco","published_date":"2025-11-23 08:45:56","news_description":"South Africa\u2019s (SA) national women\u2019s football team, Banyana Banyana, has announced its squad for an upcoming friendly match against Morocco","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/15913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/15913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19946,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/15913\/revisions\/19946"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=15913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}