Matchday 11 of the Hollywoodbets Super League Amplified Festival in Bloemfontein delivered plenty of spills and thrills as the country’s premier women’s football league approaches its penultimate round.
Here are five key takeaways from the weekend festival, which took place at Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium over the weekend.
Sundowns’ Winning Run Halted
University of the Western Cape (UWC) ended Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies’ winning streak in the standout fixture of the festival.
Despite the goalless draw, Sundowns remain unbeaten and have yet to concede a goal in 11 matches.
The result leaves Sundowns 11 points clear of second-placed University of Pretoria and third-ranked UWC, who are level on 20 points. Coach, Godfrey Sapula accepted that his side had been given a rare challenge.
“UWC gave us something to think about. Sometimes, when you need to work on certain details of your game, you always need a reference point and today we got one.
“Our target was to win all 14 matches. We’ve won 10, drawn one and have three to go. The objective remains the same. We’re not checking who the opponent in front of us is. We are in a good space.”
The Going Gets Tougher For JVW
For the second consecutive match, Super Rise Stream leaders JVW FC were held to another draw.
Despite remaining unbeaten after 11 matches, their goalless stalemate against First Touch Ladies on Sunday did little to strengthen their position in the title race.
The Blue Diamonds are now just one point ahead of second-placed University of Fort Hare (UFH), who closed the gap with a 2 – 1 win over Ezemvelo Women’s FC.
JVW will face UFH in their next fixture.
Stellies Win at Last
Stellenbosch Ladies finally recorded their first win of the campaign after 11 matches, edging Diepkloof Ladies 1 – 0. Both sides are battling to escape the relegation zone in the Super Era Stream.
“The win means everything to us because we’ve been working very hard for it. We can just be proud of the girls,” said Stellies co-coach, Ilze Jones.
“The job is not done yet. We still need to fight. There are three games coming up and we’re going to show up.”
TS Galaxy, Copperbelt Welcome New Coaches
The Bloemfontein festival saw new head coaches take charge at two clubs.
Former Copperbelt Ladies mentor, Tebatso Sebela, who replaced Sizwe Sibiya, marked his debut as TS Galaxy Queens coach with a 3 – 2 victory over relegation-threatened Richmond Ladies on Sunday.
The win lifted Galaxy above his former club Copperbelt into fourth place.
“I am so happy that TS Galaxy welcomed me with a win, even though I had been with them for two weeks,” said the 26 – year-old.
Meanwhile, Matshipi Ramano succeeded Sebela at Copperbelt, beginning his tenure with a 1 – 1 draw against University of Pretoria on Saturday.
Youth Brigade Among Goalscorers
City Lads Ladies may be struggling at the bottom of the Super Rise Stream, but 14-year-old attacker, Imanathi “Neymar” Makinana continues to showcase her talent.
Makinana scored her fifth goal of the season, while another effort struck the upright, in City Lads’ 3 – 1 defeat to the University of Johannesburg on Saturday.
Teenage star, Kesha Hendricks also caught the eye, scoring a brace to inspire UFH to a 2 – 1 victory over Ezemvelo Women’s FC. Hendricks collected another Player of the Match award.
The next festival takes place at Wits Stadium from Friday to Sunday.
Full Results
Friday, 16 October 2026
Ramatlaohle Ladies 0 – 1 Tshwane University of Technology
Saturday, 17 October 2026
University of Pretoria 1 – 1 Copperbelt Ladies
City Lads 1 – 3 University of Johannesburg
Mamelodi Sundowns 0 – 0 University of the Western Cape
Diepkloof Ladies 0 – 1 Stellenbosch Ladies
Sunday, 18 October 2026
Ezemvelo Women’s FC 1 – 2 University of Fort Hare
JVW FC 0 – 0 First Touch Ladies
Richmond Ladies 2 – 3 TS Galaxy Queens
South African Football: The PSL has a competitive structure, with teams battling for points in a round-robin format.
Mr. Wholesome
The All Blacks perform the traditional Māori war dance, called the Haka, before each match. The Haka serves as a display of strength, unity, and respect for their opponents. The most famous version performed by the team is called “Ka Mate,” although they have also introduced other versions, such as “Kapa o Pango.”
Oblivion
The small gates through which cricket balls must pass through are called “wickets”. The term is used due to the similarity of the stumps to wicket gates, which are small pedestrian gates or doors.