South Africa and Zimbabwe will fly the COSAFA flag in the third round of qualifiers in the women’s football competition for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this weekend. The pair are two steps away from playing at the Olympics, which for South Africa would mean a return after they featured in the
The major qualification matches for COSAFA sides continue to come thick and fast as three Southern African nations hope to take a step closer to the 2015 CAF Under-23 Championship in Senegal later in the year. South Africa travel to Zimbabwe to play the hosts at the Rufaro Stadium on Sunday in the first leg
It was a mixed weekend for the COSAFA sides competing in the 2016 FIFA Under-20 World Cup qualifying campaign with two wins and two defeats. Zambia claimed a 4-0 victory in Tanzania that will leave them as heavy favourites for the return in a fortnight’s time. That has almost certainly set up a meeting in
Four COSAFA nations will be in action in the qualifiers for the 2016 FIFA Women’s Under-20 World Cup to be staged in Papa New Guinea. South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Namibia are all still in the running for a place in the global showpiece, but are still in the early rounds of their qualification campaign. South
New SAFA Technical Director, Neil Tovey has hailed the Association for keeping the National Teams busy saying this augers well for the future of ‘our football.’ Currently, the SAFA U17 Boys national championships are taking place at Nike Centre in Soweto. The tournament kicked off on Tuesday and is scheduled to end on Sunday 12
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
