Botswana will be hosting the highly anticipated African Union Sport Council (AUSC) Region 5 Youth Games Gaborone 2018 from the 6th-16th of December in the capital city Gaborone, where 10 nations are expected to participate. COSAFA have once again been tasked with organising the football tournaments and an official draw was conducted for the men’s Under-17
Provisional Banyana squad for African Women’s Championship named
Head coach of Banyana Banyana, Desiree Ellis, has announced a provisional squad of 31 players to start preparations for the upcoming 2018 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations tournament scheduled for Ghana from 17 November to 1 December. The premier African Women’s football showpiece will be used as a 2019 FIFA Women World Cup qualifier –
Shalulile takes Namibia closer to Nations Cup qualification
Peter Shalulile stuck on 73 minutes to hand the Brave Warriors a much-needed 1-0 victory over Mozambique on Tuesday night, taking Namibia to seven points, and second in Group K of the qualification for the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). Namibian played Mozambique for the second time in four days and they needed to
Madagascar savoure sa qualification historique
Ils l’ont fait. Madagascar est enfin parvenu à se qualifier pour une phase finale de la Coupe d’Afrique des nations. Les Malgaches sont venus à bout de la Guinée-Equatoriale mardi à domicile. Les Barea se sont imposés 1-0. L’unique but de la partie a été inscrit par Njiva Rakotoharimalala à la 42eminute. Ce fut suffisant
Madagascar seal historic African Nations Cup finals place!
Madagascar have sealed a first ever place at the finals of the African Nations Cup after a 1-0 success over Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday ensured they would finish in the top two in their qualification pool. Njiva Rakotoharimalala scored the only goal of the game in first half stoppage time as the islanders sealed their
Madagascar can seal historic Nations Cup finals place
COSAFA side Madagascar could seal a first ever appearance at the Africans Nations Cup finals if they beat Equatorial Guinea in their home qualifier on Tuesday. Victory would mean the islanders could not finish outside of the top two in their Group A, sealing their historic place in the expanded Nations Cup finals field having
Moçambique confiante na vitória frente a Namíbia
A Nacional de Moçambique, “Mambas”, jogam amanhã (sábado), no Estádio Nacional do Zimpeto (Maputo), diante da sua similar da Namíbia em desafio referente à terceira jornada do Grupo K do acesso ao Campeonato das Nações Africanas (CAN), cuja a fase final será disputada nos Camarões próximo ano. Três dias depois, os “Mambas” voltam a cruzar
Zambia coach confident of back-to-back wins
Chipolopolo coach Sven Vandenbroeck says his team needs to mature in terms of managing a lead. And Guinea coach Baciro Conde said his squad suffered from tiredness after having arrived in batches prior to the match on Wednesday that they lost 2-1. During a post-match press conference, Vandenbroeck said the team could have soaked away
Botswana train top coaches for CAF A-Licence
The Botswana Football Association (BFA) is holding their first ever CAF A License course, attended by 24 male coaches who are mainly working in the top league of the country. The course will run for a month and this FIFA window will be used as the first phase. The course is run by the BFA
South Africa claim warm-up win, but at some price
South Africa have warmed up for their back-to-back African Nations Cup qualifiers against Seychelles with a friendly win against Premier Soccer League side SuperSport United on Wednesday, but the result came at some price. The fixture gave coach Stuart Baxter a chance to run his eye over various combinations as he seeks a full haul