The 2017 African Nations Cup finals may still be on the go but thoughts are already turning to the next edition with the qualifiers to get under way next month! And those qualifiers will contain three teams from the COSAFA region, with Madagascar, Comoros Islands and Mauritius all vying for a place in the next
One of the stars of the recent COSAFA Under-20 Championships, Luther Singh is just waiting for the president of Portuguese side Sporting Braga to return to the club before putting pen-to-paper on a long-term deal that will see him move to the top European league until June 2021. The South African Under-20 international star has
Namibia have a good chance of qualification to the 2019 Africa Nations Cup as coach Ricardo Mannetti gauged his team’s prospects in fulfilling his mandate of qualification for the 32nd edition of the continental competition. The Confederation of African Footfall (CAF) has conducted the draw for Cameron 2019 Nations Cup qualifiers and Namibia are in
South African women’s team coach Desiree Ellis says they lost to a better team as her charges were defeated 2-0 by France in an international friendly clash that took place at Stade de l’Est Jean Ivoula in Saint-Denis, Reunion Islands on Sunday. Two goals by Griedge Mbock Bathy in the first half were enough to
South Africa’s women’s side went down 2-0 to their French counterparts in an international friendly match played on Sunday at Stade de l’Est Jean Ivoula in Saint-Denis, Reunion Islands. This was the second defeat for the visitors against France following the one back in 2009 where they lost 3-2 in their first ever clash. As
Tunisia kept up an impressive run of recent African Nations Cup quarter-final appearances as they defeated Zimbabwe 4-2 in Libreville on Monday to ensure second place in Group B. Tunisia, who finished behind Senegal, now stay in the Gabonese capital to meet Burkina Faso on Saturday in the first of the quarter-final encounters. It is
The South African national women’s side is to take on France in a high-profile international friendly played un Reunion on Sunday, a great chance for Banayana Banyana to test themselves against the side ranked third in the world. Technical Director of Women’s Football, Fran Hilton-Smith is confident the South Africans can hold their own against
Sadio Mane lead a furious onslaught and scored early again to set Senegal on their way to the African Nations Cup quarterfinals after they beat COSAFA side Zimbabwe 2-0 in their Group B encounter on Thursday. A second successive victory, after beating Tunisia by the same score on Sunday, sees Senegal guaranteed top place in
Zimbabwe coach Calliso Pasuwa expects a physical Senegal side when the COSAFA nation takes on the Group B favourites in their second match at the 2017 African Nations Cup finals on Thursday. Zimbabwe opened their tournament with a credible 2-2 draw with Algeria and know they can take a giant step towards the quarterfinals if
Newly crowned African Footballer of the Year Riyad Mahrez rescued a point for Algeria with two goals as they shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw with Zimbabwe in a thrilling opening Group B encounter at the African Nations Cup on Sunday. Mahrez handed Algeria a 12th minute lead with a goal befitting his new
