Hollywoodbets Super League launched at the South African Football Association's headquarters.
The sixth edition of the Women’s National League, the Hollywoodbets Super League, was launched at the South African Football Association’s headquarters in Johannesburg today.
While still a semi-professional competition, it continues to strive to make local women’s football a more professional outfit soon.And for Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis, it’s time that the league becomes more professional for South Africa to remain competitive at the highest level internationally.
“Come 2027, we don’t want to be speaking the same language. Come 2027, we want to go beyond where we have gone. And try to win it, you have got to be ambitious. I thought if we look back at the World Cup it was there for the taking. If we look at the outcomes, you could not predict a result. I think if we had taken our chances against the Netherlands, we would be talking about something different now. Their goalkeeper gets player of the match, it tells how well we played,” says Ellis.
“So, professionalising the game is got to be key, but we also have to make sure that there are levels below because we have to have that development going. The Sasol League has been the breeding ground; now players are coming from the Sasol League going into Hollywoodbets Super League. But there’s got to be something extra. You can’t have players still working 9 to 5 then going to training or the club trains late because the majority of the players are working.
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