South Africa have been three-time winners of the COSAFA Castle Cup but have also found the going tough at times in the regional championship. Bafana Bafana were first champions in 2002, before winning back-to-back titles in 2007 and 2008, the latter victory under coach Serame Letsoaka. They have met every one of their COSAFA rivals
Seychelles coach Ralph Jean-Louis has named a preliminary 27-man squad for the 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup that includes a number of stalwarts from previous editions. Seychelles have been drawn in first round Group A alongside Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Madagascar in what is a tough pool. They open their campaign with a meeting against the Malagasy
It is full steam ahead for the 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup according to the head of the Organising Committee Timothy Shongwe, who has declared both COSAFA and hosts Namibia ready for the June 11-25 regional championship in Windhoek. The 14-team tournament features the best of the Southern African region and guest nation Democratic Republic of
Scoring in a major cup final is the dream of every player but to do so to make up for some past disappointments is extra special. That is the story of Zimbabwe striker Cuthbert Malajila, the hero of his side’s march to the 2009 COSAFA Castle Cup title, which would later lead to a move
A goalless draw might not appear to be the most thrilling of matches, but there have been few COSAFA Castle Cup games filled with more tension and drama as the fixture between Lesotho and Botswana in Maseru in 2004. The 90 minutes had plenty of action, but both sides spurned chances to grab an all-important
The Confederation of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) is delighted to announce that Air Namibia have signed a partnership agreement for the 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup to be staged in Namibia from June 11-25. Air Namibia will be the official carrier for the tournament that sees 13 other nations descend on the country for a
There are plenty of examples of the COSAFA Castle Cup providing a platform for rising stars to find fame in the early years of the competition, but there have also been some more recent occasions to trumpet. One such player is Namibia midfielder Wangu Gome, who is completing a first season in the South African
The first stop on the 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup Trophy Tour will see the most coveted national team prize in Southern African football check in at Walvis Bay on Wednesday, May 18. There will be COSAFA Castle Cup ambassadors on hand, great entertainment and prizes to be won as well as the chance to be
Ernest Mtawali wants his Malawi side to build on last year’s Plate victory at the COSAFA Castle Cup but admits they face a tougher road at the 2016 tournament in Namibia from June 11-25. The Flames coach took over the side after last year’s COSAFA Castle Cup competition but has kept the core of that
One of the leading strikers to come out of the Southern African region in the last two decades was the Zimbabwe Benjani Mwaruwari … and it all began for him at the COSAFA Castle Cup, a true tournament of discovery. The striker used the regional championship to raise his profile and would eventually make his
