BANYANA TO FACE ALGERIA IN TWO FRIENDLY MATCHES AT HOME NEXT MONTH

Sasol Banyana Banyana have secured two friendly matches against Algeria to be played in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, next month.

The games against the North Africans will take place on Tuesday, 14, and Friday, 17 April at a venue yet to be announced, and they come hot on the heels of confirming another friendly international against Japan in June.

The exercise forms part of head coach Dr Desiree Ellis’ preparations for the 2026 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced earlier this month that WAFCON 2026 has been rescheduled and will be held from 25 July to 16 August 2026.

Dr Ellis said that with the women’s continental competition delayed, it was important to keep the players busy with quality opposition.

“Our last friendly was against the North African team Morocco, and Algeria is similar; they bring a lot of physicality, but a lot different in that they are very good on the counter. They will challenge us in different ways, and leading up to WAFCON, we need as many different challenges as we can so that we can adapt during the tournament,” said Dr. Ellis