The inaugural COSAFA Awards will be staged at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on Thursday evening, a celebration of the very best of Southern African football as we honour those players, coaches and referees who excelled in 2023. The ceremony, which gets under way at 18h30 CAT (16h30 GMT) will be streamed on our
Coaches are measured on results and little else, the ability to get their teams into major competitions and lift trophies. Style of football is nice, but worthless if it does not bring success. When assessing who have been the top coaches of women’s teams in the Southern African region in 2023, we can look at
Goals win games, they say, but goalkeepers can be match-winners too and through history top sides have generally had an excellent and reliable ‘number one’ between the sticks. It goes well beyond just saving shots, a keeper needs to be an excellent communicator and organiser, be able to read the play and anticipate danger, and
Goals win games, they say, but goalkeepers can be match-winners too and through history top sides have generally had an excellent and reliable ‘number one’ between the sticks. It goes well beyond just saving shots, a keeper needs to be an excellent communicator and organiser, be able to read the play and anticipate danger, and
COSAFA completed a historic two-day workshop exclusively for female commentators, which is believed to be the first of its kind on the African continent and one of the first worldwide. Participants from Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe were part of the event, which seeks to assist them on their path to a career in
The era of VAR is here! | RSS.com COSAFA is about to embark on an exciting new era with the acquisition of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) equipment to both roll out at its tournaments and use as a teaching tool for training purposes for match officials on the continent. COSAFA is now in possession of
There is always young talent in abundance in the Southern African region, but it is whether our players from the region can get the opportunity to shine on the big stage. COSAFA certainly provides that with its age-group tournaments and many a young player has been spotted at the Under-17 or Under-20 competitions, and had
The nominees for the COSAFA Women’s Most Promising Player Award for 2023 all had an outstanding year and will have a bright future in the game no matter who goes away with the top prize. The award has been introduced to shine a light on the budding stars of tomorrow, but who have enjoyed success
The inaugural COSAFA Awards that were scheduled for Friday, 19 April have been postponed to Thursday, 9 May due to the unavailability of key stakeholders. An Executive Committee meeting of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has been scheduled for Friday and this together with the CCL fixtures leads to an impact on the availability
The nominees for the category of the Men’s Player of the Year at the inaugural 2023 COSAFA Awards have been unveiled. The winner will be announced at a gala awards ceremony, with a panel of judges from across the region having assessed their achievements for the period of January 1 to December 31, 2023. The
