The South Africa Football Association Nelson Mandela Bay, in conjunction with COSAFA and LaLiga, will host a two-day Nomonde Makuleni Women’s Month Celebration Tournament on July 27-28 where top local female footballers will get the chance to showcase their talent. Fourteen top local teams will be involved in the competition, which will be played in
Top South African betting company Hollywoodbets will continue their support of Southern African football when they take on the role of associate sponsor for the 2019 COSAFA Women’s Championship to be staged in Nelson Mandela Bay from July 31-August 11. Hollywoodbets have already shown their commitment to developing football in the region when they acted
Botswana Under-17 coach Tapaphiwa Gaebolae has named her squad for the COSAFA Women’s Under-20 Championship to be staged in Nelson Mandela Bay from August 1-11. Botswana will be using the majority of the Under-17 team, along with a few Under-20 players. This is the inaugural staging of the regional championship in this age group, despite
Zimbabwe have welcomed back striker Rudo Neshamba ahead of the 2019 COSAFA Women’s Championship as takes her place in a preliminary squad announced by coach Sithetheliwe Sibanda. Zimbabwe will be among the favourites for the July 31-August 11 championship to be staged in South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Bay, as the only nation outside of South
Fans hoping to take in the festival of women’s football in Nelson Mandela Bay over the next few weeks will be able to gain FREE entry to the stadia hosting the COSAFA Women’s Championship and inaugural COSAFA Women’s Under-20 Championship. Organisers have made entry FREE in response to the massive support received for the senior challenge last
Eswatini have submitted a provisional squad for the inaugural COSAFA Women’s Uncder-20 Championship as they seek to prove their prowess at the tournament to be staged in Nelson Mandela Bay from August 1-11. Eswatini will use the competition to showcase the future of their talent in this age-group, as well as what awaits the senior
Coach Bakari Shime has named his squad for this year’s COSAFA Women’s Under-20 Championship to be staged in Nelson Mandela Bay from August 1-11 as the East African guest nation gun for glory. Shime has gone for a very young selection, with the majority of the players born in 2003, as he looks to build
South Africa go into this year’s COSAFA Women’s Championship in Nelson Mandela Bay seeking a hat-trick of titles after claiming victory in the last two editions in 2017 and 2018. But, as ever, they will have their work cut out at the July 31-August 11 in what is a highly-competitive Southern African region. We take
Mozambique are not renewing the contract of Abel Xavier and have named Victor Matine as their new national team coach. Former Liverpool and Everton defender Abel Xavier’s contract was up on June 30 and the decision not to renew it announced at a press conference in Maputo by Mozambican Football Federation president Alberto Simango. It
COSAFA has a history of leaving a legacy wherever it stages tournaments and this year will be no different for the Nelson Mandela Bay, which plays host to both the 2019 COSAFA Women’s Championship and inaugural COSAFA Women’s Under-20 Championship. The tournaments are not just a platform for players and coaches to showcase their ability,
