{"id":78838,"date":"2025-06-22T11:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T09:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?p=78838"},"modified":"2025-06-22T12:12:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T10:12:53","slug":"spu-ladies-make-their-sasol-womens-league-derby-debut-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spu-ladies-make-their-sasol-womens-league-derby-debut-today\/","title":{"rendered":"SPU ladies make their Sasol Women\u2019s League derby debut today"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"78838\" class=\"elementor elementor-78838\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e6ba3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e6ba3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a62979e\" data-id=\"a62979e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad319c2 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad319c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\">Sol Plaatje University<\/a><\/span> (SPU) women\u2019s football team is gearing up for a historic moment today as they make their debut in the prestigious Sasol Women\u2019s League. Crowned Frances Baard Regional Champions for the 2024 season, their victory earned them a place in the Northern Cape Provincial League, a progression that signals their readiness for the next level of competition.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/safa.net\/safa-sasol-womens-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Sasol Women\u2019s League<\/a><\/span> is South Africa\u2019s premier semi-professional women\u2019s football league with over 140 teams across all nine provinces, the league provides vital exposure and competition for thousands of female athletes &#8211; and serves as the gateway to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.hollywoodbets.net\/hollywoodbets-super-league\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hollywoodbets Super League<\/a><\/span>, the country\u2019s top-tier league.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SPU will now compete among 18 provincial teams in the Northern Cape, divided into Stream A and B. Their first challenge? A high-stakes derby against Royal Wizards, the reigning provincial champions for the past three seasons. This opening clash, taking place today at 13:00 at the SPU Sports Precinct (South Campus), sets the stage for what promises to be a tightly contested season.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This milestone is not only a testament to the team\u2019s hard work and resilience but also a proud moment for SPU\u2019s women\u2019s football progression. Their rise through the ranks reflects the university\u2019s vision of empowering student-athletes and building competitive, values-driven teams that can stand tall on provincial and national platforms.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All students, staff, and supporters are encouraged to show up in numbers at the SPU South Campus, proudly wearing red, to back the team at kick-off. This isn\u2019t just a game \u2013 it\u2019s the start of something powerful and the beginning of SPU\u2019s Sasol League era!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sol Plaatje University (SPU) women\u2019s football team is gearing up for a historic moment today as they make their debut in the prestigious Sasol Women\u2019s League. Crowned Frances Baard Regional Champions for the 2024 season, their victory earned them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spu-ladies-make-their-sasol-womens-league-derby-debut-today\/\" class=\"read-more\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":78840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,67],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"coauthors":[288],"class_list":["post-78838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78838"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78853,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78838\/revisions\/78853"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78838"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=78838"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=78838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}