COSAFA Secretary General Sue Destombes and legendary South African coach Fran Hilton-Smith have been hand-picked by FIFA to act as mentors in their Female Leadership Development Programme (FLDP). COSAFA has worked tirelessly in the past to promote women in football through tournaments, coaching clinics and workshops for administrators and the selection of Destombes and Hilton-Smith
Lesotho scored perhaps the biggest surprise of the preliminary round of qualifying for the 2016 African Nations Championship when they ousted Botswana from the competition. Twelve COSAFA nations were in action in the qualifiers over the weekend, but it was Lesotho who were most impressive as they came away with a 1-1 draw from Botswana
There will be 12 COSAFA nations battling it out in the qualifiers for the 2016 African Nations Championship this weekend. Zambia have it all to do as they seek to overturn a 2-1 deficit against COSAFA Cup champions Namibia when the teams meet in their second leg at home. Having gained an away goal, a
Orlando Pirates continued to fly the COSAFA flag high in the African Confederation Cup with a well-deserved 1-0 victory over AC Leopards of Congo on Saturday. Happy Jele scored the only goal of the game for The Buccaneers, who brought home the three points in what could be a vital away win. On a difficult
The COSAFA region’s last remaining representative in CAF club competitions are in action this weekend as Orlando Pirates begin their Confederation Cup group phase with an away fixture in Congo. The Buccaneers take on AC Leopards in Dolisie on Saturday in what is a tough opening on the road. It is a reunion of sorts
The South African Football Association (SAFA) have revealed a calendar of events for the next three years that show an immediate flurry of activity for the country’s national teams. Next month alone four of the country’s teams will attempt to advance in qualifiers for various events, including Bafana Bafana’s return fixture against Mauritius in the
Coachless Namibia got the result of the weekend as they defeated Zambia 2-1 in the first leg of their 2016 African Nations Championship qualifier. After leading them to the COSAFA Cup title in South Africa last month, coach Ricardo Mannetti sensationally resigned last week, leaving Ronnie Kanalelo in temporary charge of the side. Zambia took
COSAFA Cup winning coach Ricardo Mannetti has resigned from Namibia just weeks after leading the side to one of their greatest triumphs, the country’s football association has confirmed. The 40-year-old did not accept a new contract offer from the Namibia Football Association (NFA) and with his current deal set to expire at the end of
COSAFA sides will be involved in the preliminary round qualifiers for the 2016 African Nations Championship this weekend. The competition, which is open only to players who ply their trade in their own domestic league, will be staged in Rwanda from January 16 to February 7 next year. Twelve COSAFA sides enter qualifying at this
The road to the 2017 African Nations Cup finals kicks-off this weekend with a host of COSAFA nations in qualifier action. Only the top teams in each of the 13 qualification pools will advance automatically to the finals in Gabon, along with the two best-placed runners-up. That makes the competition intense for tams and a
