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
Africa United partners have launched a new initiative on universal access to immunization called “Every Shot Counts” at the final of the Orange African Nations Championship in Rwanda. The initiative is the latest focus of Africa United partners – the Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF), the African Union, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the World Bank
A number of teams from around the COSAFA region will be in CAF club competition action this coming weekend as they seek to make their mark on the continental stage. As is usual with the early rounds of the competitions, the draw is made on geographical lines which means the region’s top clubs will face
The new Angolan season will kick off on February 19 with a match between Benfica Luanda and Primeiro Agosto, the Angolan Football Federation announced on Monday. The debut of the new campaign has been put back five days after clubs asked the federation for more preparation time after losing players to the national team, which
COSAFA representatives at the 2016 African Nations Championship have been immersing themselves in local culture in Rwanda after taking part in Umuganda – the monthly Community Projects and clean-up activities that have become an institution in the country. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) delegation, led by Vice-Presidents Suketu Patel and Almamy Kabele Camara, took
The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) is mourning the loss of assistant referee Moses Mwale, who died recently after a short illness. Mwale, 44, featured in a number of COSAFA tournaments and was regarded as one of the top assistant referees in the region. “From the time Moses joined the football ranks he did not
COSAFA side Zambia booked a quarterfinal meeting with Guinea following a 0-0 draw with Mali in their final Group D match at the 2016 African Nations Championship played on Wednesday. Chipolopolo finished top of their pool after winning earlier matches against Zimbabwe and Uganda, and will face a stern test against the west Africans on
There was joy and disappointment in equal measure for the COSAFA sides competing at the 2016 African Nations Championship this weekend. Zambia claimed a quarterfinal spot with a game to spare, but Zimbabwe have exited the competition after a second successive loss. Chris Katongo scored the only goal as Zambia defeated Uganda 1-0 to ensure
Angola have exited the African Nations Championship after a 4-2 loss to DR Congo in Rwanda on Thursday. The COSAFA side have now lost their opening two games of the tournament after an earlier 1-0 defeat to Cameroon, and are out of contention for the quarterfinals. DR Congo, winners in 2009 and among the pre-tournament
Isaac Chansa scored the only goal of the game as Zambia defeated COSAFA rivals Zimbabwe 1-0 in their opening Group D match at the African Nations Championship in Rwanda on Tuesday. The veteran midfielder netted in the second half after turning home a free-kick from striker Chris Katongo. It was a deserved win for Chipolopolo,
