Botswana coach Tapaphiwa Gaebolae is confident ahead of Under-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers against Zimbabwe. Gaebolae has named a young squad that mostly played in the inaugural COSAFA Under-17 tournament which was held in Mauritius, where they finished in fourth position “It will be difficult, but I know I’m capable and also believe in my
The COSAFA Cup has helped to unearth another gem with Mauritius forward Ashley Nazira set to continue his career in the United States with San Diego Loyal SC. Nazira was one of the stars of the 2019 COSAFA Cup in Durban, netting three goals, and his exploits at the tournament saw a number of clubs
South Africa’s Des Ellis has claimed the CAF Women’s Coach of the Year award for the second season running. Ellis, who led Banyana Banyana to a third successive COSAFA Women’s Championship title in 2019, was presented with the award by South Africa Football Association president Danny Jordaan at the gala event in Hurgada, Egypt. Ellis
Zambia Under-20 women midfielder Evarine Katongo says the team will be looking for a strong start in the FIFA 2020 World Cup qualifier when they host South Africa on January 18 in Lusaka. In an interview with the Football Association of Zambia, Katongo who is on the books of Luyando Foundation said the girls were
The Football Association of Malawi has appointed Maggie Chombo-Sadiki as Head Coach for the Under-20 Women National Football team. The Coach’s mandate is to lead the team in the the 2020 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers which starts later this month with Malawi playing Zimbabwe. The former National Team player, who is also a
The COSAFA nations competing in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers will learn their fate on January 21 when the draw for the pool stages takes place in Cairo. Eight nations from Southern Africa remain in the running for a place in Qatar, with the next phase of qualification to start in the March FIFA
Belgium-based Zambia striker Fashion Sakala, a stalwart of COSAFA competitions in the past, has not been involved in an accident as alleged by some social media postings. A family source has confirmed that Sakala who is currently in the country on offseason break is safe and has not been involvement in the reported accident. Sakala
Zambia completed an unprecedented hat-trick when they claimed the COSAFA Under-20 Championship last weekend, and now hold the honours in all the region’s men’s competitions, the first time ever this has been achieved. The regional powerhouses won the COSAFA Cup, Under-20 and Under-17 competitions for a bumper year that sounds a warning of their potential
Botswana Football Association Technical Director Serame Letsoaka will leave his post at the end of the year but said he will not be lost to the organisation as he will finish his four-year plan for them while also doing consultancy work for FIFA. The South African’s three-year deal has been cut short at 19 months
The Football Association of Zambia wishes to advise the membership that the FAZ Executive Committee at an Executive Committee meeting held on 16th December 2019 approved the road map for the forthcoming elective FAZ Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held by the end of March 2020. The Road map shall fully comply with the
