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ShirtDesiree Ellis (since 2017)

Grupo B · Women's African Cup of Nations

2026/27
2.°
Position
3
Played
1
Won
4
Goals for
4
Goals against
4
Points

Grupo C · Women's African Cup of Nations

2025/26
1.°
Position
3
Played
2
Won
7
Goals for
1
Goals against
7
Points
Goals scored per match · 3 of 12 in the competitionGoals1.50Shots on target per match · 2 of 12 in the competitionShots on target5.00Goals per 100 shots · 5 of 12 in the competitionConversion14%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 3 of 12 in the competitionClean sheets50%Average share of the ball · 2 of 12 in the competitionPossession58%Duels won over duels contested · 4 of 12 in the competitionDuels won52%

Compared with the 12 teams in Women's African Cup of Nations in 2025/26.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 12 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.503.º
Shots on target5.002.º
Conversion14%5.º
Clean sheets50%3.º
Possession58%2.º
Duels won52%4.º

Grupo G · Women's World Cup

2022/23
2.°
Position
3
Played
1
Won
6
Goals for
6
Goals against
4
Points
Goals scored per match · 10 of 32 in the competitionGoals1.50Shots on target per match · 9 of 32 in the competitionShots on target5.00Goals per 100 shots · 14 of 32 in the competitionConversion13%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 25 of 32 in the competitionClean sheets0%Average share of the ball · 29 of 32 in the competitionPossession35%Duels won over duels contested · 18 of 32 in the competitionDuels won49%

Compared with the 32 teams in Women's World Cup in 2022/23.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 32 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

Small sample so far: few matches played.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.5010.º
Shots on target5.009.º
Conversion13%14.º
Clean sheets0%25.º
Possession35%29.º
Duels won49%18.º

Grupo C · Women's African Cup of Nations

2022/23
1.°
Position
3
Played
3
Won
6
Goals for
2
Goals against
9
Points
Goals scored per match · 1 of 12 in the competitionGoals1.67Shots on target per match · 1 of 12 in the competitionShots on target5.50Goals per 100 shots · 5 of 12 in the competitionConversion13%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 3 of 12 in the competitionClean sheets50%Average share of the ball · 2 of 12 in the competitionPossession59%Duels won over duels contested · 5 of 12 in the competitionDuels won51%

Compared with the 12 teams in Women's African Cup of Nations in 2022/23.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 12 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.671.º
Shots on target5.501.º
Conversion13%5.º
Clean sheets50%3.º
Possession59%2.º
Duels won51%5.º

Grupo B · Women's World Cup

2018/19
4.°
Position
3
Played
0
Won
1
Goals for
8
Goals against
0
Points
Goals scored per match · 19 of 24 in the competitionGoals0.33Shots on target per match · 23 of 24 in the competitionShots on target1.33Goals per 100 shots · 17 of 24 in the competitionConversion8%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 17 of 24 in the competitionClean sheets0%Average share of the ball · 18 of 24 in the competitionPossession39%Duels won over duels contested · 17 of 24 in the competitionDuels won48%

Compared with the 24 teams in Women's World Cup in 2018/19.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 24 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

Small sample so far: few matches played.

MetricValueRank
Goals0.3319.º
Shots on target1.3323.º
Conversion8%17.º
Clean sheets0%17.º
Possession39%18.º
Duels won48%17.º

Grupo B · Women's African Cup of Nations

2018/19
1.°
Position
3
Played
2
Won
9
Goals for
2
Goals against
7
Points
Goals scored per match · 1 of 8 in the competitionGoals2.20Shots on target per match · 1 of 8 in the competitionShots on target6.40Goals per 100 shots · 3 of 8 in the competitionConversion17%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 2 of 8 in the competitionClean sheets60%Average share of the ball · 2 of 8 in the competitionPossession56%Duels won over duels contested · 1 of 8 in the competitionDuels won55%

Compared with the 8 teams in Women's African Cup of Nations in 2018/19.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 8 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals2.201.º
Shots on target6.401.º
Conversion17%3.º
Clean sheets60%2.º
Possession56%2.º
Duels won55%1.º

Grupo A · Cyprus Women's Cup

2018/19
4.°
Position
3
Played
0
Won
4
Goals for
8
Goals against
1
Points
Goals scored per match · 11 of 12 in the competitionGoals1.00Shots on target per match · 10 of 12 in the competitionShots on target2.75Goals per 100 shots · 11 of 12 in the competitionConversion15%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 8 of 12 in the competitionClean sheets0%Average share of the ball · 5 of 12 in the competitionPossession51%Duels won over duels contested · 2 of 12 in the competitionDuels won55%

Compared with the 12 teams in Cyprus Women's Cup in 2018/19.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 12 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

Small sample so far: few matches played.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.0011.º
Shots on target2.7510.º
Conversion15%11.º
Clean sheets0%8.º
Possession51%5.º
Duels won55%2.º

Grupo E · Olympic Women's Football Tournament

2016/17
4.°
Position
3
Played
0
Won
0
Goals for
3
Goals against
1
Points

Squad

2026/27

Goalkeepers

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
16Andile DlaminiGoalkeeperSouth Africa341.69 m53 kgRight2012
21Kebotseng MoletsaneGoalkeeperSouth Africa311.67 m--2022
1Kaylin SwartGoalkeeperSouth Africa321.65 m70 kg-2016

Defenders

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
4Bongeka GamedeDefenderSouth Africa271.59 m48 kgLeft2019
12Asanda HadebeDefenderSouth Africa23---2022
5Fikile MagamaDefenderSouth Africa241.55 m-Left2022
24Antonia MaponyaDefenderSouth Africa27---2026
13Bambanani MbaneDefenderSouth Africa361.62 m59 kgRight2016
4Lonathemba MhlongoDefenderSouth Africa241.56 m55 kg-2022
25Khutso PilaDefenderSouth Africa26---2026
2Lebohang RamalepeDefenderSouth Africa341.55 m47 kgLeft2016

Midfielders

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
6Noxolo CesaneMidfielderSouth Africa26---2023
7Karabo DhlaminiMidfielderSouth Africa251.61 m54 kgLeft2018
18Sibulele HolweniAtt. midfieldSouth Africa251.56 m52 kg-2019
15Refiloe JaneMidfielderSouth Africa341.59 m55 kgBoth2012
11Thembi KgatlanaMidfielderSouth Africa301.56 m50 kgRight2016
19Isabella LudwigMidfielderSouth Africa23---2026
20Robyn MoodalyMidfielderSouth Africa321.62 m52 kgRight2012
22Amogelang MotauMidfielderSouth Africa29---2018
20Linda MotlhaloAtt. midfieldSouth Africa281.62 m54 kgRight2016
14Nonhlanhla MthandiMidfielderSouth Africa31---2024
26Zoe OctoberMidfielderSouth Africa18---2026
9Gabriela SalgadoMidfielderSouth Africa281.58 m-Left2017

Forwards

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
17Ronnel DonnellyForwardSouth Africa22---2025
8Hildah MagaiaForwardSouth Africa311.65 m57 kgLeft2018
23Nthabiseng MajiyaForwardSouth Africa22---2022