Lesotho coach Thabo Senong has named a 24-man squad to face Mozambique and Eswatini in the upcoming friendly matches scheduled for early June in Maputo as the Mountain Kingdom country begins its preparations for the 2021 edition of the regional COSAFA Cup. Senong has made several changes to his squad that played Sierra Leone and
COSAFA is hoping to add Beach Soccer to its calendar of events in 2022 and as such there are off-field moves to upskill not only players, but also match officials. Beach Soccer is rapidly growing in popularity with Mozambique and the Seychelles set to represent the COSAFA region in the continental finals in Senegal that
Check out this great ‘touch and turn’ from Zimbabwe striker Tendai Ndoro at the 2013 COSAFA Cup! A few weeks later he moved to the Premier Soccer League and joined Mpumalanga Black Aces. #ThrowbackThursday Check out this great ‘touch and turn’ from @online_zifa striker @Tendain07 at the 2013 #COSAFACup! A few weeks later he moved
The start of the qualifiers for the 2022 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations that were due to take place early next month have been postponed to October. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) took the decision to ensure the integrity of the competition and mirrors the decision to postpone the start of the men’s
A number of senior administrators from the COSAFA region have been placed in leadership positions on the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) standing committees. Football Association of Zambia President Andrew Kamanga will act as vice-president of the Finance Committee, working alongside President Fouzi Lekjaa from Morocco. CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe will also head the
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) have chosen Mozambique to host the 2022 Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations, it was confirmed on Sunday. The COSAFA nation had been hopeful of winning the right to stage the competition, and has been entrusted by CAF for what will be the first time they have hosted a
LISTEN TO EPISODE 21 OF THE COSAFA SHOW! Hugo Broos has been appointed the new coach of Bafana Bafana and had a number of interesting things to say in his first meeting with the media this week. The experienced Belgian tactician has been tasked with rebuilding the Bafana Bafana brand after their failure to qualify
Spain’s LaLiga has concluded its Masterclass sessions with some of COSAFA’s top professional and grassroots coaches with a fascinating insight into Real Club Celta de Vigo’s world-renowned academy programme. Southern African football fans were first introduced to Celta Vigo when a young Benni McCarthy signed for the club in LaLiga in 1999. Celta Vigo have
Botswana women’s senior national team coach Gaolethoo Nkutlwisang has admitted that it would be a dream for her side to qualify for the coveted Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) in Morocco next year as they prepare to take on Angola in the first round of the qualifiers. “I’m living this dream like any other
Namibia interim coach Uerikondjera Kasaona says they will prepare thoroughly for the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tanzania next month. “We have a lot of respect for Tanzania and we know the strength and power of that team because we have played them on numerous occasions,” former national team star Kasaona says.
