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UWC Halt Sundowns as Stellies Claim Maiden Win in Bloemfontein

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UWC Halt Sundowns as Stellies Claim Maiden Win in Bloemfontein

Matchday 11 of the Hollywoodbets Super League delivered plenty of spills and thrills as the country’s premier women’s football league entered its final three rounds at the Amplified Festival at the Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein from Friday, 16 to Sunday, 18 October 2026.

University of the Western Cape (UWC) ended the winning streak of Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies with a goalless draw in the standout fixture of the festival.

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. Sundowns 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.”

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Coach, Godfrey Sapula

“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.”

For the second consecutive match, Super Rise Stream leaders JVW FC were held to a draw. JVW remain unbeaten after 11 matches, but their goalless stalemate against First Touch Ladies on Sunday did little to strengthen their position in the title race.

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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.

Stellenbosch Ladies finally recorded their first win of the campaign at the 11th attempt, 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.”

University of Fort Hare’s Player of the Match Kesha Hendricks scored a brace to inspire a 2-1 victory over Ezemvelo Women's FC. Photo: SAFA
University of Fort Hare’s Player of the Match Kesha Hendricks scored a brace to inspire a 2-1 victory over Ezemvelo Women’s FC. Photo: SAFA

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Former Copperbelt Ladies FC 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.

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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 the University of Fort Hare 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, 23 to Sunday, 25 October 2026.

Hollywoodbets Super League Results at Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium in Rocklands, Bloemfontein

Friday, 16 October 2026

Ramatlaohle Ladies 0-1 Tshwane University of Technology

Saturday, 17 October 2026

University of Pretoria 1-1 Copperbelt Ladies FC
City Lads Ladies 1-3 University of Johannesburg
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 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

Original Copy: SAFA, with editing by gsport

Main Photo Caption: Stellenbosch FC no. 23 Jade Jones’s 41st-minute goal against Diepkloof Ladies gave the 2026 league debutants their first win of the season, on Matchday 11 of the 2026 Hollywoodbets Super League at the Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein, from 16 to 18 October 2026. File Photo: Stellenbosch FC

Photo 2 Caption: University of Fort Hare’s Player of the Match Kesha Hendricks scored a brace to inspire a 2-1 victory over Ezemvelo Women’s FC. Photo: SAFA

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