Ezemvelo
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| Full name | Ezemvelo Women's Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2023 |
| Chairlady | Dhana Sithole |
| Head Coach |  Nkosingiphile Maphumulo |
| League | Sasol Women's League |
| 2025 | 11th |
Ezemvelo Women's Football Club is a South African women's soccer club based in Isipingo (eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality), KwaZulu-Natal. The team competes in the SAFA Women's League, the top tier women's football league in South Africa.
In 2024 they became the first team from KwaZulu-Natal to be crowned national champions at the 2024 Sasol League National Championship.[1][2]
History
[edit]The club was founded in 2023 and won the eThekwini Women's Regional League in their maiden season.
Sasol Women's League/Sasol League National Championship
[edit]In 2024 they were promoted to the KZN Sasol Women's League. They won their steam and provincial playoffs and qualified for the 2024 Sasol League National Championship.[3][4] They reached the finals of the championship after a 1–0 win over Ramatlaohle from Limpopo and gained promotion to the SAFA Women's League.[5][6] They won the championship after defeating the University of Cape Town 2-0 in the final and became the first team from KwaZulu-Natal to win the title.[1]
SAFA Women's League
[edit]They made their SAFA Women's League debut on 2 March 2025 against JVW. They lost the match 3-2 with 16 year-old Siphesihle Mvila netting their maiden goal.[7][8]
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Ezemvelo WFC crowned 2024 Sasol League National Champions - SAFA.net". 2024-10-20. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
- ↑ Monoalibe, Siyasanga (2024-10-19). "Ezemvelo and UCT await tough task in SA women's elite league". Sunday World. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ↑ "KZN's Ezemvelo WFC and Eastern Cape's Sophakama Ladies Book Their Sasol League Provincial Playoff Berths". gsport4girls. 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
- ↑ "Ezemvelo aim to end KZN teams' drought of winning the Sasol League". Sowetan. 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
- ↑ Kganyago, Lethabo (2024-10-18). "HSB League Promoted Sides Confirmed". iDiski Times. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
- ↑ Pillay, Alicia (2024-10-19). "UCT vs Ezemvelo WFC Will Decide the 2024 Sasol National Champs on Sunday". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ↑ "We are not nervous about our opening match – Ezemvelo Ladies | soccer". SABC. 2025-02-19. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ↑ "Ezemvelo sends strong message in HWBSL despite JVW defeat | soccer". SABC. 2025-03-03. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
