TS Galaxy Queens F.C. is a women's soccer club from Kameelrivier (Nkangala District Municipality) near Siyabuswa (Mpumalanga) based in Sandton, Gauteng. The team competes in the SAFA Women's League, the top tier women's football league in South Africa.[1][2]
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| Full name | Tim Sukazi Galaxy Queens | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Rockets | |
| Ground | Solomon Mahlangu Stadium | |
| Capacity | 5000 | |
| Coordinates | 25.4315° S, 28.7148° E | |
| Owner | Tim Sukazi | |
| Chairman | Dudu Sukazi | |
| Head coach |  Sizwe Sibiya | |
| League | SAFA Women's League | |
| 2023 | 4th | |
| Website | www.tsgalaxyfc.com | |
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| Football (Men's) | Football (Women's) | |
The club, like its male counterpart TS Galaxy F.C., is named after its owner Tim Sukazi, who purchased the Hollywoodbets Super League status from Vasco da Gama in January 2023. Its president is Dudu Sukazi.[2][3]
History
editThey finished their second season in the women's top flight in 4th position behind JVW, UWC Ladies and record sixth time winners Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies.[4][5]
At the start of the 2024 season they announced Ashraf Calvert as their new head coach.[6] He won 4 matches and lost 3 to set the side in 9th place after 7 matches.[7] In April 2024 they re-appointed Sizwe Sibiya as head coach.[8]
U/21 team
editIn 2024, they were third in the Pirates Cup (Women) tournament hosted by Orlando Pirates.[9]
Players
editCurrent squad
editTechnical team
edit| Position | Staff |
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| Head Coach | Sizwe Sibiya
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| Assistant Coach | Fikile Sithole
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| Strength and Conditioning Coach | Yunata Andrews
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| Coach | Nat. | Tenure | Games | Win | Loss | Draw | Win % |
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| Sizwe Sibiya | South Africa
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January 2022 – December 2023 | |||||
| Ashraf Calvert | South Africa
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January 2024 – April 2024 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Sizwe Sibiya | South Africa
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April 2024 – present |
Notable players
editFIFA World Cup participants
editList of players that were called up for a FIFA Women's World Cup while playing for TS Galaxy Queens. In brackets, the tournament played:
Honours
edit- SAFA Women's League: 4th: 2023
- Pirates Cup (Women): third place:2024
References
edit- ^ "Exclusive: TS Galaxy secure Hollywoodbets Super League status | soccer". SABC. 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ a b Hare, Rudene (2023-02-04). "TS Galaxy Queens Squad Announced for Hollywoodbets Super League Season". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Ntsoelengoe, Tshepo (2023-01-12). "TS Galaxy buy Hollywoodbets Super League status". The Citizen. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Kganyago, Lethabo (2023-11-22). "Galaxy Queens All But End UWC Title Hopes". iDiski Times. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ Mollo, Tlotlisang (2023-05-08). "Super League wrap: TS Galaxy Queens thump Richmond United". FARPost. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ Jones, Seraj (2024-02-14). "'Assie' once again reaching for the stars as TS Galaxy comes calling". No Bones With Jones. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ Newsroom, gsport (2024-03-22). "Patient Play by TS Galaxy Queens Sees it Equal on Points with Sundowns and Tuks Leading the HWBSL Log". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Kganyago, Lethabo (2024-04-29). "Galaxy Queens Collect Win Under Returnee Coach". iDiski Times. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "UJ, JVW Crowned 2024 Pirates Cup Champions | Orlando Pirates Football Club". www.orlandopiratesfc.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.