Bafana Bafana head coach Ephraim ‘Shakes’ Mashaba has named a 25-man squad that will take on Cameroon in crucial back-to-back 2017 Gabon Orange Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. South Africa and the Indomitable Lions first meet on Saturday, 26 March 2016 at Stade Omnisport de Limbe in Limbe, Cameroon. Kick-off for that clash is at
South Africa’s senior and junior national teams face a busy month of March with key games for all involved. First in action will be the South African Under-17 Women’s national team, Bantwana, who will be up against their counterparts from Nigeria in an Under-17 FIFA Women’s World Cup Jordan 2016 qualifier. The first leg clash
The South African men’s Under-23 side will get an early feel of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games host country when they face their Brazilian counterparts in a high-profile friendly match on March 27 at the Rei Pele Stadium in Maceio. Head coach Owen da Gama said he was excited about the upcoming friendly encounter, adding
There was mostly joy but also some heartache for clubs from the COSAFA region competing in the CAF club competitions over the weekend. One of the biggest results of the round was the 1-0 victory for Madagascan side CNaPS Sport over Kenyan champions Gor Mahia in the African Champions league that gave them a 3-1
A total of 17 teams from the COSAFA region will be in CAF club competition action this weekend as they seek to advance to the next stage of the African Champions League and Confederation Cup tournaments. In some cases they go head-to-head in titanic regional battles, not least the intriguing tie between South Africa’s Mamelodi
The COSAFA sides competing at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games will learn their pool stage opponents when the draw for the first round is made on April 14. The South African men’s Under-23 side, as well as the South African and Zimbabwean women’s teams, will all be flying the COSAFA flag at the
The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations can confirm the COSAFA Castle Cup 2016, to be hosted in Namibia, will now be staged from June 11-25. The change in dates from the month of May are due to the later than usual end to the South African Premier Soccer League, which contains key players from
South Africa will play host to the 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations tournament from 15 – 24 April 2016. The event is held under the auspices of the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) for the men’s national teams. Eight nations will descend upon this country to battle it out for the title, which will
It was a mostly positive weekend for teams from the COSAFA region in African club competition this past weekend. Zimbabwe champions Chicken Inn caused the biggest surprise when they defeated South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0, bringing to an end a 19-game unbeaten run for their opponents. Sundowns fielded a near full-strength side too, but were
South Africa and Zimbabwe will represent the COSAFA region at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Banyana Banyana skipper Janine van Wyk talks about the current camp for South Africa and their Rio aspirations. How is camp going Janine? The camp is going very well, the morale is high and everyone is doing
