The 2017 COSAFA Under-20 Championships are set to light up Zambia from December 6-16 in what will be the latest instalment of the vital regional tournament that has been a breeding ground for so much Southern African talent down the years. The tournament will be staged in Kitwe as defending champions Zambia seek to retain
One of the resolutions adopted at the Symposium on African football held in Rabat, Morocco, in July, was to have the qualifiers for youth competitions on the continent played by zones. The Executive Committee at the end of the symposium decided the immediate implementation of this resolution for an age group. From now on, the
The Emergency Committee of the Confederation Africaine de Football, chaired by Mr Ahmad, met on 14 October 2017 in Lagos, Nigeria, and unanimously decided to grant the organization of the 5th edition of the Total African Nations Championship to the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. The latter had been a candidate following the withdrawal of the
South African Under-20 national team defensive midfielder, Katlego Mabuza says playing football is equally important as getting quality education. The 19-year-old Sports Management student from the University of Johannesburg is currently pursuing a career in the field of Sports Management while working hard to help Basetsana secure a place in next year’s FIFA U20 Women’s World
U-17 Women National Team coach Kangwa Kaluba expressed delight at his side starting the race to the Uruguay 2018 FIFA World Cup with a 5-2 win over Botswana. Kaluba told Fazfootball.com that it was important for the girls to fare better on their first international assignment to grow their confidence. “The girls worked very hard,
Members of the Total Africa Cup of Nations Organizing Committee met on Wednesday, 11 October 2017 at the Confederation of African Football headquarters in Cairo. Five items were on the agenda of this very first meeting, after the appointment of the members of this Committee by the Executive Committee. Zimbabwe Football Association and the Council
Following numerous inquiries about SAFA coaching courses, kindly be advised that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) decided to postpone CAF A, B and C license coaching courses. This information was sent to all of the Association’s regions through a circular. CAF cited the need to update and consolidate its current coaching manuals as the main
The Zimbabwe Football Association has noted with great concern, the perpetual violent disturbances occurring during Premier Soccer League matches. The association condemns in strongest terms, ghastly scenes of violence which have sadly culminated in abandonment of matches, the latest being the Chibuku Super Cup quarter-final between Shabanie Mine and CAPS United. The association hereby orders
Baroka FC goalkeeper Oscarine Masuluke is a step closer to a prestigious FIFA award after making the short list of finalists for Goal of the Year. Known as the FIFA Puskás Award, the prize is given the best goal of the previous season as voted for by the public. Masuluke netted a brilliant last-minute equaliser
The South African Football Association (SAFA) is mourning the passing away of promising Amajita and Maritzburg United player Mlondi Dlamini. The player died in a car accident over the weekend in Pietermaritzburg. “We have lost a star in the making; this is a great loss to entire football fraternity. We would like to extend our
