My road to recovery – Rosa ‘Nana’ Nzima

The 2016 Gauteng Sasol League was extremely competitive as no match was a guaranteed win, even though we had confidence going into each game we also knew that we needed to work hard and put in the extra work just to make sure we win the league. I was happy with our overall performance and […]

Balancing motherhood and football

In a women’s world, we strive to maintain our home and work life which can sometimes put strain on our choices to pursue a career in sport. We caught up with JVW FC Centre back Nicole Irwin, who recently made a comeback to the Sasol League after becoming a mom. Q1. How do you balance […]

The First Team’s Bittersweet Victory

JVW travelled to Hatfield on Sunday, scheduled to play the University of Pretoria in their sixth match of the 2017 Sasol League. Kick off, however was slightly delayed and the match commenced just before 13:00. TUKS took full control of the game from the first whistle, and opened the score line in the 8th minute […]

JVW School League opens registration

The JVW Girls School League has expanded its horizons tremendously. Initially starting with 12 teams in 2012, the league now hosts more than 100 school teams after celebrating its 5th successful year in 2016. Every year the competition is somewhat unpredictable as schools tend to gain and lose players, which makes for highly-anticipated seasons. The […]

JVW Football Club receives a 2-year Mitre ball partnership

JVW Football Club are recipients of a 2-year Mitre ball partnership encompassing the Clubs and all youth divisions. The deal will see the SASOL Gauteng champions and national runners-up playing with the Mitre Relay ball which is a tough foam backed thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), soft but durable ball. The popular Mitre brand, established in 1817 […]

Van Wyk to leave South Africa to pursue her football career in the United States

As Janine leaves South Africa to pursue her football career in the United States, we look back at her successful career to date, and the mark she leaves behind in her quest to conquer her dreams. Van Wyk started playing football at a very young age, and joined a boys club in Germiston. Coming from […]

Van Wyk signs a deal with Houston Dash

Van Wyk has signed a deal with Houston Dash, pending approval of her visa and an international transfer certificate, following her displays with the South African National team. After an outstanding year, both with Banyana Banyana and her club JVW FC, the Skipper’s tremendous efforts and die-hard attitude have sealed her a deal in the […]