The three remaining COSAFA sides in CAF club competition this season have learned their fate, with a clash between two of them set for the CAF Champions League quarterfinals. Angolan side Petro Atletico will take on Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa in that tie, a tasty regional clash between two very good footballing sides. It
Nkutlwisang readies Botswana for Women’s Cup of Nations
The Botswana women’s team are in camp ahead of the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations that will be staged in Morocco from July 2-23, where they will make their debut on the continental stage. Coach Gaoletlhoo Nkutlwisang will host a series of camps in the build-up to the finals, with the current one to
There is one African team that can win the World Cup – Oliseh
Pele’s prophecy | RSS.com Nigeria legend Sunday Oliseh believes African football is yet to reach it’s full potential, but says there is one side on the continent who could win the FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year. Oliseh was a star of the Super Eagles team that excelled at the 1994 World Cup
South Africa set up Netherlands friendly
Banyana Banyana will begin the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) preparations with an international friendly match against the Netherlands Senior Women’s National team, Oranje Leeuwinnen (Orange Lionesses) on Tuesday, 12 April 2022 in the city of Den Haag (The Hague). The Dutch were the 2019 FIFA World Cup runners-up in France and are
COSAFA mourns passing of Dr Joseph Kabungo
COSAFA would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family of Dr Joseph Kabungo, who passed away following the World Cup qualifier between Nigeria and Ghana in Abuja on Tuesday. “It is a great and sad loss to the COSAFA zone, Dr Kabungo was always giving of his time and his expertise. He was
COSAFA sides advance in Cup of Nations qualifiers
Lesotho and Eswatini secured their passage to the group stages of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification on Sunday, but there was disappointment for Mauritius. The teams are vying to reach the next stage of the preliminarily competition for the finals that are due to be staged in the ivory Coast next year. Lesotho earned
Zambia to tackle Iraq in friendly on Friday
After three days of meandering through the freezing Baghdad weather, the Chipolopolo boys will finally get the opportunity to prove worthy opponents of their better ranked hosts at the Al Madina Stadium. Zambia who are ranked 88th in the world, face Iraq who stand at 74th on the global charts with both sides motivated to
Mauritius to stage four internationals in next 10 days
Mauritius is gearing up to be a hive of activity in the next 10 days or so with four international matches to be played, three of which will be in the qualifiers for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The action gets under way with a friendly between Mauritius and Seychelles on Saturday that will
LISTEN! Asanovic ready to take Zambia to the next level
Fresh start for Chipolopolo | RSS.com New Zambia coach Aljosa Asanovic says there is no reason why his side cannot qualify for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast … or even the FIFA World Cup in 2026. Croatian Asanovic has recently taken over the side and will lead them in friendly games
Zambia to leave for Iraq on Tuesday
Chipolopolo coach Aljosa Asanovic has tweaked his squad that is currently in camp for this Friday’s international friendly match against Iraq by roping in four more players to replace Zanaco stars that will be unavailable due to CAF duty. Zanaco have a CAF engagement this weekend against CS Sfaxien of Tunisia who beat them 1-0