Mozambique coach Abel Xavier bemoaned a lack of intensity and passion on the part of his team in their opening day defeat at the COSAFA Cup on Sunday, as they were beaten 2-1 by Madagascar in the Group A in Polokwane. “We lacked conviction and we were not a determined enough as we should have
Swazi coach Mdluli confident after good preparations
Sihlangu coach Anthony Mdluli’s confidence levels are sky high following good preparations for the COSAFA Cup. The Swaziland national side are fresh from a 1-0 win over Kenya in an international friendly at Kenyatta Stadium in Nairobi on Friday. Reacting to the result, Mdluli said it was all promising ahead of the COSAFA Cup quarter-final
Botswana ready for the COSAFA Cup challenge
Botswana defender Lesenya Ramoraka says they are ready and raring to go ahead of their Group B opener against Angola at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium on Monday. Ramoraka believes that the Zebras have what it takes to beat Angola as it will help them settle into the group in their quest to qualify for
RVG vows to protect Malawi’s unbeaten record
The Malawi side is unbeaten for a year and coach Ronny Van Geneugden (RVG) says he will be proud if he maintains the record here at the 2018 COSAFA Cup in Polokwane, South Africa. Ironically, RVG’s baptism of fire was at the 2017 COSAFA Cup when Malawi lost 2-0 to guests Tanzania, just three months
Madagáscar bate Moçambique e já é líder
Não foi desta que Moçambique conseguiu ultrapassar o “fantasma” chamado Madagáscar. A selecção moçambicana de futebol, foi derrotada hoje, em pleno Old Peter Mokaba, por 2-1, em partida a contar para a primeira jornada do Grupo “A”, do Torneio da Taça Castle COSAFA que arrancou este domingo devendo terminar no dia 10 de Junho. Com
Madagascar s’installe en tête
C’est sur les chapeaux de roue que Madagascar a entaméla compétition. Les Barea, nom donnéàla sélection malgache de football, n’ont mis que six minutes pour ouvrir le score. Apres un court round d’observation, les hommes de Franklin Andriamanarivo ont tôt fait d’inscrire le premier but du tournoi. Ce dernier porte l’empreinte d’Hasina Andrianarimanana qui a
Madagascar claim opening day win, Comoros and Seychelles draw
Mozambique coach Abel Xavier watched his former club Liverpool lose in Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final after two goalkeeping howlers and the next day saw a similar fate befall his side as they were beaten 2-1 by Madagascar in the opening game of this year’s COSAFA Cup at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane
Vasiljevic confident of Angolan success at COSAFA Cup
Angola coach Srdjan Vasiljevic is confident of a good performance from his team at the 18th edition of the Cosafa Cup, which kicked off in Polokwane on Sunday. “We are here to show our quality and take advantage of the tournament to prepare and practice with our team which will play the qualifiers for the
Angola: reforçar a ambição na COSAFA com o CAN no horizonte
O técnico da Selecção Nacional de Futebol de Angola, Srdjan Vasiljevic mostra-se confiante numa boa prestação da sua equipa na 18ª edição do Torneio da Taça Cosafa, que arranca este domingo devendo terminar no dia 9 de Junho. O certame tem lugar na província sul-africana de Limpopo e conta pela primeira vez na história desta
Mambas confiantes na vitória frente a Madagáscar
Os jogadores da Selecção moçambicana de futebol, Mambas, mostram-se optimistas em alcançar um resultado positivo no jogo frente a sua congénere de Madagáscar, a realizar-se amanhã no Old Peter Makoba, pelas 14.00 horas locais. Hoje, a equipa de Abel Xavier fez um treino de adaptação onde pôde ensaiar alguns lances de bola parada. Moçambique tem