Mozambique have made a significant overhaul to their squad as they begin the group phase of their World Cup qualification with coach Horácio Gonçalves leaving out several stalwarts for the matches against the Ivory Coast and Malawi next week. Dropped are captain Dominguez (Royal AM), Kambala (Baroka FC), Edmilson (Cape Town City), Mexer (Girondins Bordeaux),
Angola gather in Lisbon ahead of qualifiers
Angola’s national squad are gathering in Lisbon on Sunday and Monday in preparation for their opening World Cup group qualifier away against Egypt in Cairo on Thursday. The squad will then travel home to Lisbon for their second Group F group game against Libya in Luanda on Tuesday, September7. Helder Costa of English club Leeds
Namibia begin World Cup preparations in Jo’burg
Namibia have held a first training session in Johannesburg as they prepare to host Congo in their World Cup qualifier at the Orlando Stadum on Thursday. They have been forced to move the match from Namibia after an inspection of stadia in the country, by the Confederation of African football, found none were up to
ENG, FRE, POR: Black Rhinos Queens book semis spot at COSAFA Champions League qualifiers
Black Rhinos Queens of Zimbabwe became the second team to secure a semifinal spot at the 2021 TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League | COSAFA Qualifiers following a comprehensive 3-0 victory over TURA Magic from Namibia in Durban on Sunday. The victory means Queens have a full haul of six points in Group B and have
ENG, FRE, POR: Sundowns storm into semifinals at CAF Women’s Champions League qualifiers
South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns secured a semifinal place and top spot in Group A with a 6-0 victory over Double Action from Botswana at the 2021 TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League | COSAFA Qualifiers in Durban on Saturday. Sundowns cannot be caught at the top of the pool, but the other semifinal spot will go
EN, FR, PR: Black Rhinos Queens beat Green Buffaloes in Champions League Qualifier
Black Rhinos Queens made a superb start to their 2021 TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League | COSAFA Qualifiers campaign with a 2-0 victory over fancied Green Buffaloes in their Group B opener on Friday. Zimbabwe international Marjory Nyaumwe put her side ahead on the hour-mark with a superb header from a corner, before youngster Cristobel
Zimbabwe look to COSAFA Women’s Championship to showcase talent
The COSAFA Women’s Championship continues to be a premier platform for female players in the region to showcase their talent, not least those in Zimbabwe who will be eager to claim a second title in Nelson Mandela Bay when the tournament is played from September 28-October 9. Zimbabwe claimed the trophy in 2011, the only
EN, FR, PR: Sundowns, Double Action victorious on opening day of Champions League qualifier
Andisiwe Mgcoyi scored a hat-trick as South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns lit up the opening day of the 2021 TotelEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League | COSAFA Qualifiers in Durban with a resounding 6-0 win over Lesotho Defence Force on Thursday. The teams are fighting not just for regional bragging rights, but also a place at the
Get set for historic TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers
History will be made on Thursday when the first ball is kicked in the inaugural TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League | COSAFA Qualifier, heralding in a new era for women’s football in the region. The seven-team competition in Durban will serve as the preliminary tournament for the first ever TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League that
Revised fixtures for 2021 COSAFA Women’s Championship
The revised fixture list for the 2021 COSAFA Women’s Championship is out with the tournament in Nelson Mandela Bay to start two weeks later than originally scheduled and run from September 28 to October 9. There are no further changes to the logistics, with the same number of teams to take part, but the competition