Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has named his squad for the friendly international matches against Guinea and world champions France later this month. Broos has retained many of the players who came close to qualifying for the third round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, but there are also some interesting new names. Right-backs Khuliso
Mauritius prepare for Afcon qualifiers in Portugal
Mauritius have been preparing in Portugal for their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations preliminary round qualifier against Sao Tome e Principe later this month. Club M will play a series of friendly games at their European base and have already beaten Portuguese lower league side Lusitano 2-0 on Tuesday. The team will also tackle Seychelles
Former assistant Zerdouk to take charge of Comoros
Comoros Islands have appointed Younes Zerdouk as their new head coach following the departure of Amir Abdou, the country’s federation have confirmed. The Moroccan-French national Zerdouk had been assistant to Abdou for four-and-a-half years and the Comoros have chosen continuity in their technical team to take them forward. “I am very happy to be the
Broos selects preliminary squad for Guinea, France assignments
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has selected a strong preliminary squad to do duty against Guinea and France in Europe later this month. The Senior Men’s National team face Guinea in Belgium on March 25, and France in Lille four days later. The team will assemble a day before departure and then travel to Paris
Nyasa Big Bullets claim Charity Shield in Malawi … again
TNM Super League Champions Nyasa Big Bullets on Saturday bagged their fifth successive Charity Shield after beating last season’s FDH Cup Winners Silver Strikers 1-0 in the NBS Charity Shield Playoff at the Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre. Silver’s former defender Hadji Wali,who signed for the People’s Team last week, jumped high to head home the lonely
COSAFA family mourns the passing of Ndapewa
It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that we share the passing after a short illness of newly-listed female FIFA Assistant Referee Kornelius Shilixuleni Ndapewa from Namibia. “My sincere condolences to her family and the entire Namibian football fraternity,” COSAFA Referees Manager Felix Tangawarima said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with you during
NBS Bank to sponsor Malawi’s Charity Shield
NBS Bank has partnered Football Association of Malawi (FAM) to sponsor this year’s K15 million Charity Shield. The competiton will involve TNM Super League Champions Nyasa Big Bullets and FDH Bank Cup champions Silver Strikers this Saturday at Kamuzu Stadium. The proceeds from the match will go towards Tropical Storm Anaflood victims in Lower Shire
Lesotho add five players to Afcon qualifier squad
New Lesotho coach Veselin Jelusic has added five players to his squad as the national team continues to fine-tune preparations for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations preliminary round qualifier against COSAFA rivals Seychelles. Jelusic, who watched his first Premier League matches over the weekend, has handed the Lesotho Defence Force duo of Motlatsi Kokoana
Comoros coach resigns as hunt for successor begins
Amir Abdou, the coach who masterminded the rise of the tiny Comoros Islands in African football, has resigned after eight years in charge, the Comoros Football Federation have confirmed. Abdou, 49, had been coach since January 2014 and taken the tiny Indian Ocean Island from near the bottom of the FIFA rankings to a place
South Africa get walkover in FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers
The South African U-17 side are through to the next round of the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers after opponents Kenya were suspended by the world football governing body, FIFA. Bantwana had reported for camp on Thursday, 24 February but will now have a bye following FIFA’s decision to ban both Kenya and