The 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) gets under way on Saturday with three COSAFA sides hoping to lift the trophy in Rwanda. Zimbabwe, Zambia and Angola will fly the flag for Southern Africa in the 16-team tournament that sees its final played on February 7. Zimbabwe are one of only two countries to have competed
Zambia defeated COSAFA rivals Angola 2-1 in an international friendly match played in Johannesburg on Sunday. The fixture was a warm-up for both sides ahead of their participation in the African Nations Championship to be staged in Rwanda from January 16. The win will be a morale-booster for Zambia, who came from behind to claim
Gabon’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was named as the 2015 African Footballer of the Year, beating Yaya Toure to the award when the winner was unveiled at the Confederation of African Football award ceremony on Thursday. The Borussia Dortmund striker is the first player from the central African country country to win the award. His accolade comes
Selected images from the Annual General Meeting of COSAFA on December 19, 2015 that was attended by FIFA presidential candidates Tokyo Sexwale, Jerome Champagne and Gianni Infantino.
Football in the region received another major boost with the announcement on Saturday that three future tournaments of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations will be held in the North West Province. It follows a determined commitment from the North West Government and the Bakgatla Ba Kgafela to make the Province the ‘home of
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) recently held elections that saw president Walter Nyamilandu-Manda retain his position for a further four years. Nyamilandu-Manda, who has led the organisation for the past 12 years, claimed a landslide win after receiving 27 of the 36 votes cast. Should he see out his new four-year term he will be
South Africa qualified for the Rio de janeiro Olympic Games after beating Senegal 3-1 on penalties in their Africa Under-23 Cup of Nations third-place play-off that ended 0-0 in Dakar on Saturday. SAFA President, Dr Danny Jordaan immediately sent a congratulatory message to the boys in Senegal. “This has been an extraordinary year for our
The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) will host its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Johannesburg on Saturday, December 19. The meeting will be attended by the presidents of all 14 associations affiliated to COSAFA and will set the path for the organisation for the coming 12 months. Among the items to be discussed
Algeria dented South Africa’s chances of qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games when they beat Owen da Gama’s side 2-0 in their Africa Under-23 Cup of Nations semifinal in Dakar, Senegal on Wednesday. With Nigeria having confirmed the first spot at the Rio Olympics following a 1-0 win over hosts Senegal, South Africa will now
South Africa will get the first of two opportunities to qualify for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro when they take on Algeria in the semifinals of the Africa Under-23 Cup of Nations in Senegal on Wednesday. Victory would assure the COSAFA side a place in Brazil next August, while defeat would send them
