Ninety minutes of resolve is needed from COSAFA club Orlando Pirates to overcome the continent’s most prestigious side and book themselves a place in the African Confederation Cup. The South African side take a slender one-goal lead to Egypt tomorrow night for a game where they can expect to face a fulsome home attack as
COSAFA sides South Africa and Zimbabwe enter the final stages of their bid to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. Zimbabwe are away at Cameroon in the first leg of their tie, while South Africa host Equatorial Guinea. Both are difficult opponents, but South Africa coach Vera Pauw says
The South African U-20 Women’s National Team, Basetsana, and their counterparts from Zambia played to a goalless draw in a 2016 Papua New Guinea U-20 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifier. The first leg took place at the Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka on Sunday, 27 September. The match was watched by among others the President of
The South African Football Association (SAFA) on Friday announced a sponsorship relationship with Burger King to the tune of R25million over the next five years. The sponsorship will go mainly towards the youth development although it will also filter to the Senior Men’s National Team, Bafana Bafana in the process. The new sponsors will drive
South Africa coach Ephraim Mashaba has announced the squad to travel to Central America for two friendly international matches next month against Costa Rica on Thursday, 8 October 2015 at Boltodano Bricenio Stadium in Liberia and Honduras at Metropolitano Stadium on Tuesday, 13 October. The Costa Rica match will kick off at 04h00 SA time
Namibia will be without Free State Stars defender Da Costa Angula for their 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary round tie against Gambia after he picked up an injury that could possibly sideline him for up to three months, the country’s football association reports. Angula last week Monday tore his Achilles tendons in his left foot
Zambia Under-23 coach Fighton Simukonda has named a provisional squad of 25 players for the African Under-23 Championship to be staged in Senegal from November 28. Simukonda wants to make sure that the country’s preparations are long and smooth as they prepare to face their hosts, Tunisia and COSAFA rivals South Africa at the championship.
COSAFA rivals South Africa and Zambia have been drawn with hosts Senegal and Tunisia in the same group for the African U-23 Championship, which will be played in the west African nation towards the end of the year. Yesterday morning’s draw at the Confederation of African Football headquarters in Cairo handed the under-23 teams a
It was a tense day of action for the COSAFA sides competing in the football tournaments at the 2015 All Africa Games currently being held in Congo. The Zimbabwean men were knocked out of their competition, while the South African women are still in contention for the next round, but must hope other results go
The South African Football Association (SAFA) national teams face a hectic period between now and the end of the year with almost all the teams in action. Bafana Bafana, Banyana, U23, Women’s U20 and Men’s U17 will play no fewer than 18 matches until December 2015. First in action is Banyana Banyana against Ghana at
