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Noxolo Cesane Opens a Two-Goal Lead as the Festival Heads to Pretoria

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Noxolo Cesane Opens a Two-Goal Lead as the Festival Heads to Pretoria

Noxolo Cesane’s strike carried Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies to a 1-0 win over Stellenbosch FC and opened a two-goal lead at the head of the Hollywoodbets Super League scoring charts at the UWC Stadium in Cape Town on Sunday, 6 September 2026.

The result closed a three-day Amplified festival in the Western Cape and left the defending champions perfect after six matches. Sundowns hold 18 points, five clear at the top of the Super Era stream, with 22 goals scored, none conceded and a match still in hand.

That outstanding fixture is the price of a successful August. Sundowns spent the closing week of the month in Gaborone, where they beat Zambia’s ZESCO Ndola Girls 2-1 in the final of the CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA Qualifier on Saturday, 29 August 2026, taking a third regional title and a place at the continental finals.

Cesane now stands on six goals for the season, two ahead of Refiloe Jane of TS Galaxy Queens, Bonolo Mokoma and Gabriela Moodaly-Salgado of JVW FC, and Siyamthanda Qashani of University of Pretoria.

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Qashani did the most to close that gap. She struck in the 12th, 74th and 85th minutes as University of Pretoria beat TS Galaxy Queens 3-0, the heaviest defeat of the weekend, handing the Rockets a second loss of the season and lifting Pretoria level with them on 13 points from seven matches.

Festival hosts University of the Western Cape matched that scoreline. Aaliyah Jacobs, Lindokuhle Gladile and Tiffany Kortjie all found the net in a 3-0 win over Richmond United that kept the students fourth, also on 13 points, and left Richmond third from bottom on seven. Copperbelt Ladies FC stayed within a point of that group, Maphuti Matlala opening the scoring on 15 minutes before an own goal six minutes into the second half sealed a 2-0 win over Diepkloof Ladies. Stellenbosch FC remain at the foot of the stream, still without a point from seven outings.

Hollywoodbets Super League Amplified Super Era log graphic, Week 7 as of 6 September 2026, carrying the Hollywoodbets Super League Amplified and South African Football Association marks. Columns run played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, goal difference and points. Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies lead on 18 points from 6 played, 6 won, 22 scored and none conceded. TS Galaxy Queens are second on 13 from 7, with 4 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses, 13 scored and 9 conceded. University of Pretoria are third on 13 from 7, with 4 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses, 11 scored and 7 conceded. University of the Western Cape are fourth on 13 from 7, with 4 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses and 8 goals either way. Copperbelt Ladies FC are fifth on 12 from 6, with 4 wins, 2 losses, 9 scored and 7 conceded. Richmond United are sixth on 7 from 7, with 2 wins, 1 draw, 4 losses, 8 scored and 16 conceded. Diepkloof Ladies are seventh on 3 from 7, with 1 win, 6 losses, 5 scored and 17 conceded. Stellenbosch FC are eighth without a point from 7, with 7 losses, 3 scored and 15 conceded.

In the Super Rise stream, JVW FC protected both their lead and their unbeaten record. Nompumelelo Nyandeni put them ahead on 24 minutes, Sibongile Ntoane levelled for TUT FC on 63, and Shannon Macomo settled it on 77 for a 2-1 win that left JVW on 17 points from five wins and two draws. 

University of Johannesburg are second on 14 after a 1-0 win over Ramatlaohle Ladies FC, TUT FC third on 11 and University of Fort Hare fourth on 10 from a run of four draws. Ramatlaohle Ladies FC sit fifth on 10, First Touch FC Ladies sixth on nine after a 1-0 win over Ezemvelo Women’s FC, and Ezemvelo seventh on six. City Lads remain bottom, a 2-0 defeat by University of Fort Hare leaving them without a point or a goal from seven matches.

The festival now moves inland, and it moves into new territory.

Hollywoodbets Super League Amplified Super Rise log graphic, Week 7 as of 6 September 2026, carrying the Hollywoodbets Super League Amplified and South African Football Association marks. Columns run played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, goal difference and points. JVW FC lead on 17 points from 7 played, unbeaten with 5 wins, 2 draws, 20 scored and 6 conceded. University of Johannesburg are second on 14 from 7, with 4 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss, 10 scored and 4 conceded. TUT FC are third on 11 from 7, with 3 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses, 11 scored and 8 conceded. University of Fort Hare are fourth on 10 from 7, with 2 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss, 7 scored and 5 conceded. Ramatlaohle Ladies FC are fifth on 10 from 7, with 3 wins, 1 draw, 3 losses, 8 scored and 9 conceded. First Touch FC Ladies are sixth on 9 from 7, with 2 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses, 5 scored and 8 conceded. Ezemvelo Women's FC are seventh on 6 from 7, with 2 wins, 5 losses, 5 scored and 10 conceded. City Lads are eighth without a point from 7, with 7 losses, no goals scored and 16 conceded.

Matchweek 8 runs at the Tshwane University of Technology grounds in Pretoria from Friday, 11 September to Sunday, 13 September 2026, and it opens the return leg. Both streams completed a full round of fixtures in Cape Town, so every meeting in Pretoria is a rematch played with the evidence of the first encounter on the table.

Diepkloof Ladies take the hardest of those assignments, hosting Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies in Friday’s opener having lost 6-0 to the champions on the opening weekend in May. Sundowns still carry their outstanding fixture against Copperbelt Ladies FC, which is not on this weekend’s card, and a win in Pretoria would take them eight clear.

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In the Super Rise stream the pressure sits with the chasers. Ramatlaohle Ladies FC open the entire weekend against an unbeaten JVW FC on Friday evening, City Lads meet TUT FC on Saturday afternoon still looking for a first goal of the season, and Sunday brings Ezemvelo Women’s FC against University of Johannesburg followed by First Touch FC Ladies against University of Fort Hare.

The centralised festival model introduced by SAFA continues to shape the competition. Gathering a stream’s fixtures at a single venue across one weekend trims travel budgets, concentrates the supporter experience into one occasion rather than scattering it across the country, and allows coaches to watch their direct rivals in person either side of their own match.

Hollywoodbets Super League Matchweek 8 at the Tshwane University of Technology grounds in Pretoria from Friday, 11 September to Sunday, 13 September 2026

Fri 11 Sept, 15h00: Diepkloof Ladies vs. Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies FC (Era)
Fri 11 Sept, 18h00: Ramatlaohle Ladies FC vs. JVW FC (Rise)
Sat 12 Sept, 9h00: University of Pretoria vs. Stellenbosch FC (Era)
Sat 12 Sept, 11h30: UWC vs. TS Galaxy Queens (Era)
Sat 12 Sept, 15h00: City Lads vs. TUT FC (Rise)
Sun 13 Sept, 9h00: Ezemvelo Women’s FC vs. University of JHB FC (Rise)
Sun 13 Sept, 11h30: First Touch FC Ladies vs. University of Fort Hare FC (Rise)
Sun 13 Sept, 15h00: Richmond United vs. Copperbelt Ladies FC (Era)

Main Photo Caption: Noxolo Cesane extended her lead at the head of the Hollywoodbets Super League scoring charts to two goals, her strike earning Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies a 1-0 win over Stellenbosch FC that carried the defending champions to six wins from six matches, at the UWC Stadium in Cape Town on Sunday, 6 September 2026. Photo: Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Team

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