Namibia coach Ricardo Mannetti is itching to see his side in action against Senegal when they take on the west African side in a 2017 African Nations Cup qualifier on Saturday. The COSAFA Cup champions are looking for their first victory in the qualifiers after losing their opener to Niger, and will hope the home
Successful inspection tour of COSAFA Cup 2016 hosts Namibia
Officials from COSAFA have completed a successful inspection tour of the facilities to host the COSAFA Cup 2016 in Namibia next May. Executive Committee Member John Muinjo, standing in for Chairman of the COSAFA Cup 2016 Organising Committee Timothy Shongwe, led the COSAFA delegation together with Secretary-General Sue Destombes during which the group visited the
Injury blow for South Africa ahead of Nations Cup qualifier
Defender Thulani Hlatshwayo has been withdrawn from the Bafana Bafana squad that will face Mauritania in a CAF Orange African Cup of Nations Gabon 2017 qualifier as well as the 2015 Nelson Mandela Challenge clash against Senegal. South Africa takes on Mauritania on Saturday in Nouakchott, and will lock horns with the Teranga Lions of
Bafana Bafana face gruelling three months
COSAFA side South Africa enter a hectic period in which they will play almost two matches a month until the end of the year with the busiest phase being in October where Ephraim ‘Shakes’ Mashaba’s charges will play four games. In total, the South African Men’s Senior National Team will play eight games in a
Strong South Africa Under-23 team heads to Tunisia
The South African Under-23 side that recently qualified for the Eight Nations tournament in Senegal have secured two international friendly matches against Tunisia to be played on 4 and 7 September. The team is expected to leave for North Africa on 2 September and will be back in the country on 8 September 2015. The
COSAFA Cup 2016 to be played next May in Namibia
The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) is delighted to announce that defending champions Namibia will host the prestigious COSAFA Cup 2016. Namibia will stage the event for the first time in their history between May 15-29, 2016 at two venues in the capital Windhoek – the Sam Nujoma Stadium and Independence Stadium. It
NFA confirms hosting of COSAFA Cup 2016
Namibia Football Association (NFA) president Frans Mbidi has confirmed that the country will host the COSAFA Cup 2016. Mbidi has confirmed that the Namibian government has pledged financial support for the event, which is scheduled to be played in May next year, with the exact dated to be announced at a later stage. The government
Mannetti looking forward to bright Namibia future
COSAFA Cup-winning coach Ricardo Mannetti has returned to his post to lead Namibia and is looking forward to taking the Brave Warriors to even greater heights. Mannetti resigned after leading Namibia to their maiden Southern African championship in May, suggesting he wanted time away from the hot-seat. But he has been enticed back and is
FIFA Rankings show importance of COSAFA Cup
The COSAFA Cup 2015 was a great triumph on many levels for a number of sides from the Southern African region, not least as a boost to their FIFA World Rankings. As the competition matches were classed as ‘A’ internationals by FIFA, these therefore counted towards rankings points and gave some nations the opportunity to
S Africa get favourable Under-17 World Cup draw
South Africa’s hopes of making it to the knockout stages of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Chile later in the year have been given a boost after they received a good first round draw. Molefi Ntseki’s side have been pooled with North Korea, Costa Rica and Russia for the tournament, which will be played