After their heroics in getting to the last 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in January, Namibia now turn their sights to World Cup qualification and their clash with Liberia at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Wednesday (kick off 6pm). Namibia, forced to move their home game after their stadiums in Windhoek
Zimbabwe have named two players from the DStv Premiership for their World Cup qualifier against Lesotho and South Africa in June but will have 12 players from clubs in Europe in the 23-man selection. Mamelodi Sundowns left back Divine Lunga, who has been on the bench for his club’s last two games after returning from
The era of VAR is here! | RSS.com COSAFA is about to embark on an exciting new era with the acquisition of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) equipment to both roll out at its tournaments and use as a teaching tool for training purposes for match officials on the continent. COSAFA is now in possession of
Barely a week after the conclusion of the Africa Cup of Nations finals in the Ivory Coast, the draw for the preliminary round of qualifiers for the next tournament in Morocco was conducted in Cairo on Tuesday. The bottom eight ranked team have been drawn into four two-legged knockout ties to be played between March
South Africa have moved up eight places to number 58 in the latest FIFA World Rankings released on Thursday, their highest position since 2015 ad they head the list of COSAFA sides. Bafana Bafana have also climbed into to 10th in Africa on the back of their third-place finish at the recent Africa Cup of
Zambian assistant referee Diana Chikotesha made history when she became the first female on-pitch match official to feature in a men’s Africa Cup of Nations final this past weekend. Chikotesha, who has come through the ranks at countless COSAFA tournaments, put in a faultless display as an assistant referee when Ivory Coast defeated Nigeria 2-1
South Africa coach Hugo Broos said he was proud of his players after they edged Democratic Republic of Congo on penalties to claim the bronze medal at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in the Ivory Coast. Bafana had lost on spot-kicks to Nigeria in the semifinals but rallied to leave west Africa with a
South Africa coach Hugo Broos says he is proud of his side despite their heartbreaking semi-final loss to Nigeria on post-match penalties at the Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast. William Troost-Ekong put Nigeria into the lead from the penalty spot midway through the second half, before South Africa earned a spot-kick of
South Africa coach Hugo Broos is wary of an ever-improving Nigeria but believes his side can keep their surprise run going at the Africa Cup of Nations and come out victorious in Wednesday’s semi-final in Bouake. Bafana Bafana booked their berth with a dramatic 2-1 penalty shoot-out victory over Cape Verde in which goalkeeper Ronwen
Nigeria will carry the favourites tag going into Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final against Angola but are wary of the sizeable challenge presented by the COSAFA side. The Super Eagles have progressed from nine of their previous 10 quarter-final ties, the only blemish a loss to host Ghana in 2008. Angola, meanwhile, have never
