We spoke with the official at the league's launch to talk about the role it will be playing in the country
La Liga director of women's football Pedro Malabia is excited South Africa finally has a professional women's league, which was officially launched at the headquarters of the South African Football Association (Safa) on Wednesday.
The Women's National League will comprise of 12 teams from different provinces in the country, with the number of teams set to increase to 14 next season and to 16 in the next two years.
Malabia described this as a historic moment, saying having a professional women's league is something South Africa has been missing.