This year we celebrate 20 years of the COSAFA Castle Cup with the first tournament having been staged in 1997. Here is a brief trip down memory lane as we look at how the tournament has evolved. 1997 COSAFA CASTLE CUP Zambia were crowned inaugural champions of the COSAFA Castle Cup after they claimed the
COSAFA President Dr Phillip Chiyangwa has praised the role of the COSAFA Castle Cup in developing football in the Southern African region and believes the competition will go from strength to strength in the coming years. Dr Chiyangwa also thanked long-time sponsors Castle Lager for their support, and believes the region would be considerably poorer
COSAFA Castle Cup Legends Brian Baloyi and Dipsy Selolwane appeared on SuperSport’s Soccer Africa show on Thursday night, giving their thoughts on the 2017 competition to be staged in South Africa’s North West province from June 25-July 9. The draw for the competition was made at the World of Beer on Tuesday, with an exciting
We add up all the numbers around the 2017 COSAFA Castle Cup! 1 – Namibia’s triumph at the 2015 COSAFA Castle Cup was their first in the competition and made them just the fifth country to lift the title in all. They also had a ‘first’ in 2016 when they hosted the tournament for the
The 14-team field is now complete for the 2017 COSAFA Castle Cup to be staged in South Africa’s North West province from June 25-July 9 with a fantastic line-up that is a mix of styles. Fans can look forward to the best of Southern Africa going head-to-head, with guest nation Tanzania adding some East African
The draw for the 2017 COSAFA Castle Cup has set up some tasty ties for the regional showpiece tournament that will be staged in South Africa’s North West province from June 25-July 9. Defending champions South Africa must wait to learn their quarterfinal opponents having been drawn against the winner of Group A at the
The much-anticipated draw for the 2017 COSAFA Castle Cup will take place on Tuesday evening when the 14 competing sides will learn their path to glory in this the 20th year of the competition. The tournament will be played in South Africa’s North West province from June 25-July 9, with the hosts also the defending
South Africa have arrived at their base camp in Suwon, Korea Republic ahead of the 2017 FIFA Under-20 World Cup that starts on May 20. South Africa has been drawn in Group D alongside Japan, Uruguay and Italy. Amajita arrived in Suwon 10 days before the start of the tournament so that the players can
COSAFA president Dr Philip Chiyangwa has been appointed vice-president of the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) African Nations Cup organising committee that oversees the selection of hosts and administration of the continent’s flagship tournament. Dr Chiyangwa will work alongside Nigerian Football Association Amaju Pinnick, who is president of the committee. “It’s always nice to consolidate
Former South African international James Madidilane on Saturday led Bantu FC to the Lesotho Vodacom Premier league title in his first year coaching in the Mountain Kingdom country. His side took the title away from bitter rivals Lioli FC who won back-to-back league titles over the last two seasons. Bantu defeated Kick4Life FC coached by
