Tunisia kept up an impressive run of recent African Nations Cup quarter-final appearances as they defeated Zimbabwe 4-2 in Libreville on Monday to ensure second place in Group B. Tunisia, who finished behind Senegal, now stay in the Gabonese capital to meet Burkina Faso on Saturday in the first of the quarter-final encounters. It is
The South African national women’s side is to take on France in a high-profile international friendly played un Reunion on Sunday, a great chance for Banayana Banyana to test themselves against the side ranked third in the world. Technical Director of Women’s Football, Fran Hilton-Smith is confident the South Africans can hold their own against
Sadio Mane lead a furious onslaught and scored early again to set Senegal on their way to the African Nations Cup quarterfinals after they beat COSAFA side Zimbabwe 2-0 in their Group B encounter on Thursday. A second successive victory, after beating Tunisia by the same score on Sunday, sees Senegal guaranteed top place in
Zimbabwe coach Calliso Pasuwa expects a physical Senegal side when the COSAFA nation takes on the Group B favourites in their second match at the 2017 African Nations Cup finals on Thursday. Zimbabwe opened their tournament with a credible 2-2 draw with Algeria and know they can take a giant step towards the quarterfinals if
Newly crowned African Footballer of the Year Riyad Mahrez rescued a point for Algeria with two goals as they shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw with Zimbabwe in a thrilling opening Group B encounter at the African Nations Cup on Sunday. Mahrez handed Algeria a 12th minute lead with a goal befitting his new
The draw has been made for the 2019 African Nations Cup qualifiers with some intriguing pools to determine the 15 qualifiers for the finals in Cameroon in two years’ time. A preliminary round will be played in March before the 12 pools start in June with 48 teams to take part in that stage. The
Zimbabwe played to a 1-1 draw with Cameroon in their 2017 African Nations Cup warm-up match played in Yaounde on Wednesday. The fixture was the final warm-up for the Warriors before they take part in the Nations Cup finals in Gabon, starting with their opening game against Algeria on Sunday. Zimbabwe also take on Senegal
Zimbabwe were crowned champions of the 2016 AUSC Zone 5 Games in Luanda, Angola after beating their hosts by a single goal in the highly entertaining final on Sunday night. An extra-time goal by substitute Anelka Chivandire was enough to crown the Young Warriors champions after a gruelling 120 minutes of play. This after the
Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe officiated in the FIFA Club World Cup final on Sunday as Real Madrid defeated Kashima Antlers 4-2 after extra-time to take the title. Sikazwe was representing the COSAFA region along with assistant referee Jason dos Santos and was given the honour of the deciding game watched by a global audience of
Check out our live coverage for the 2016 AUSC Zone 5 Games men’s final between hosts Angola and Zimbabwe at the Coqueiros Stadium in Luanda on Sunday. MATCH UPDATES END OF EXTRA-TIME: Zimbabwe are the 2016 champions with a 1-0 victory! 97′ – Angola make their last substitution. Bengino Benjamin comes on for Pedro Domingos. 96′
