Musona blow for defending champions Zimbabwe

Injuries and late withdrawals have dogged Zimbabwe’s camp ahead of the Warriors’ COSAFA Cup title defence with the five-time champions certain to miss skipper Knowledge Musona and Czech-based centre back Costa Nhamoinesu. The Warriors will face the winners of a tightly contested Group B that comprises Angola, Botswana, Malawi and Mauritius, in a quarter-final match

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Angola vence e Malawi diz adeus a COSAFA

A selecção angolana de futebol arrancou a sua primeira vitória no torneio da COSAFA, que decorre em Polokwane, África do Sul ao vencer tangencialmente a sua congénere das Maurícias por 1-0, mercê do autogolo de Emmanuel Jean (62’). Inseridos no Grupo “B”, os “Palancas Negras” partilham os mesmos pontos com Maurícias e Angola (3), uma

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Maurice laisse échapper de précieux points, le Malawi éliminé

Maladroit dans son jeu, peu d’occasion de marquer et imprécis dans la transmission, Maurice a logiquement courbél’échine devant l’Angola (1-0). C’était mercredi au Old Peter Mokaba. Après une entame de compétition parfaite, les Mauriciens sont cette fois tombés sur plus fort qu’eux. Ils ont malgrétout su résister àla force de frappe des Antilopes Noires. Pour

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Angola to go all out for the win

After losing to Botswana in their opening match at the COSAFA Cup, Angola’s fate rests in this year’s competition on beating Mauritius in their second Group A game in Polokwane on Wednesday. “We are aware that we must win the game. We will face an opponent who is high on confidence after their victory on

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Ketjijere believes Namibia can go all the way

Namibia captain Ronald Ketjijere says his country’s squad is a good balance between youth and experience as they prepare to regain the COSAFA Cup trophy they famously won in 2015. The Brave Warriors face a tough quarterfinal against Zambia on Saturday, but Ketjijere believes they have the ability to go all the way this year.

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Les Mauriciens veulent remettre ça

Ils ont été surprenants. En s’offrant une victoire contre le Malawi lundi dans le deuxième match de la poule B, Maurice a mis fin àune série d’invincibilitédes Flames qui a durépresqu’une année. Le Club M s’est imposé1-0 au terme de cette rencontre. La sélection quadricolore compte du coup trois points à égalité avec le Botswana.

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Venue switch for Wednesday’s COSAFA Cup clashes

Wednesday’s matches in the COSAFA Cup have been switched to the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane from Seshego, the organisers announced. It comes after the lighting for Tuesday’s matches, which were played at the Seshego Stadium, proved inadequate for the purpose of television transmission. There was also a brief period when one of the

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