Banyana Banyana star midfielder Linda Motlhalo has joined Swedish side Djurgarden on a two-year contract. The 21-year-old‚ who was tipped to be a future superstar by respected former Banyana coach Vera Pauw‚ spent the past two seasons in the United States with Houston Dash and in China with Beijing BG Phoenix FC. Djurgarden are no […]
2020 has been an interesting year, joining the Swedish Damallsvenskan outfit Djurgarden from Chinese club Beijing Phoenix, via Houston Dash. Check my 2020 wrap up, I hope you enjoy
Linda Motlhalo – Newcomer of the Year by Djurgården Fotboll
Linda made a flying start to life in Sweden in 2020 with 4 goals in 22 appearances across all competitions from midfield. She was awarded the honour of Newcomer of the Year 2020 Djurgården Fotboll In a recent interview on Echaphazeni, “First few months were a bit tough. Mainly because of the new environment, new […]
Gallery Carousel “Style is a language I use to express my freedom .I can be whoever I choose to be I’m just an outfit away is “. – Linda Motlhalo (LM10) Nike outfit Previous Next See Full Gallery
Pre season is over…It is now time for the league 2021
It has been few months of hard work, sweat and dedication. We all know not every player likes pre-season but they know they need it to prepare well for a long season. Some mornings you wake up feeling like you’ve been beaten with a golf stick, but you have to push anyway because you understand […]
Player of the match awards: Linda Motlhalo at Djurgardens 2021
Djurgardens number 11(Linda Motlhalo ) has been doing well in assisting her team to move up in the league table, collecting 8 points out of 12 in the Damallsvenskan league. Woman of the match games:•June 20th : Vaxjo vs Djurgardens 0-0•June 28th : Vittsjo vs Djurgardens 0-1•July 28th :Djurgardens vs Pitea 3-0[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Linda Motlhalo National call-up for Banyana-Banyana 2021
Linda Motlhalo was named as part of the 25-woman squad for the Aisha Buhari Cup that will take place in Lagos, Nigeria from 12-21 September 2021 by Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis The team will assemble at the SAFA Technical Centre (Fun Valley) on Sunday, 5 September 2021 where they will undergo a week […]
It’s crazy, really… I never thought that at just 23-years-old I’d be earning my 50th cap in the colours of my country. And to get two goals to mark the occasion was perfect. It makes me incredibly proud to play for South Africa – so to do it 50 times is amazing. I can’t believe […]
The game didn’t go our way. As we lost this Sunday’s game at home, againstPitea 4 – Djurgården 1 It’s very frustrating to lose our first game ,worst part at home in front of our home crowd at Tele2 Arena. I must say though that Pitea was a better team on the day. They scored […]
On 20 June 2022, Desiree Ellis head coach of Banyana Banyana announced the final 23-woman squad to represent South Africa at the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations in Morocco from 2-23 July. It’s with great pleasure and honour that I have made the final 23-woman squad representing South Africa in the continental showpiece. I would […]
AWCON Ghana 2018, Finals Banyana Vs the Super Engles I missed my penalty. the Nigeria team were crowned the AWCON champions. 2022 AWCON Mocorro, Semi-final Bayana vs Zambia. We get awarded a penalty during the 90th minute. I scored the penalty that sent us to the finals and actually won the tournament, being crowned AWCON […]
Back-to-back losses after being crowned the African champions, in our last match at Moses Mabhida stadium (0-6) hammering. This international friendly was a great litmus test for us, to play against top-ranked teams in the world, before the World Cup. Against Brazil aka Canarinhas, we got to see our weaknesses & now we are working on them. […]
