The draw for the COSAFA Under-17 Championships to be staged in Mauritius from July 21-30 has thrown up some intriguing clashes as the eight competing teams had their fate revealed on Saturday. The sides have been split into two pools each containing four sides, with the top two advancing to the semifinals. With defending champions
The silverware on offer at the 2017 COSAFA Castle Cup will be on display at the Moruleng Mall on Monday, June 12 ahead of a high-profile friendly international between two of the favourites for the title, hosts South Africa and Zambia. The Southern African giants clash at the Moruleng Stadium on Tuesday (kick-off 19h00), giving
Among the 280 or so players that will feature at the COSAFA Castle Cup in South Africa’s North West province from June 25-July 9, there will be many with fascinating backgrounds and heart-warming stories of how they made it to the top. But few will be as intriguing as that of Lesotho midfielder Napo Matsoso,
Zimbabwe will reach a special milestone at the 2017 COSAFA Castle Cup when they become the first country to play 50 matches in the regional championship. The Warriors’ second Group B clash against Madagascar at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace on June 28 will see them bring up a half-century of games, to be matched
Manuel ‘Tico-Tico’ Bucuane was no budding youngster when he first competing in the COSAFA Castle Cup in 1997, but it would be a tournament that brought him to the attention of the region and would spark a new career path that would eventually make him a legend of the Southern African game. Tico-Tico played in
Lesotho coach Moses Maliehe is looking to build on his team’s fine showing at the 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup in Namibia when he leads the team again at this year’s tournament in South Africa from June 25-July 9. Lesotho stormed through the group stage 12 months ago and were unlucky losers on penalties to eventual
Dipsy Selolwane is a legend in Botswana football having played for the national side for 14 years and had a successful club career in South Africa, the USA and Denmark. He played in six COSAFA Castle Cup tournaments between 1999 and 2007, and featured in some of Botswana’s biggest wins. He also helped the country
Zambia coach Wedson Nyirenda says Chipolopolo fans should be on the lookout for a “new Zambia” when the country competes at the 2017 COSAFA Castle Cup in South Africa’s North West province from June 25-July 9. Zambia are among the most successful country’s in the regional championship with four previous wins, the same number as
Former Zimbabwe national team midfielder Tinashe Nengomasha was a stalwart of the side for more than a decade, which included two appearances in the COSAFA Castle Cup. One of the finest central midfielders to come out of the Southern African region, Nengomasha was a star for top South African side Kaizer Chiefs, and he believes
The country’s biggest beer makers, Castle Lager, have launched a new 5-a-side football tournament for its consumers called, The Best Brew League. The tournament, which will kick off on July 6, 2017 in Rustenburg during this year’s Cosafa Castle Cup, was officially launched yesterday at the Discovery Soccer Park in Johannesburg. To fortify the bonds
