Former striker Siza Dlamini was a hero for Swaziland in an international career that last more than a decade. He acknowledged the role that the COSAFA Castle Cup has played in shaping his career. After being scouted at the tournament, he would go on to have a successful career in South Africa’s Premier Soccer League.
This year we celebrate 20 years of the COSAFA Castle Cup with the first tournament having been staged in 1997. Here is a brief trip down memory lane as we look at how the tournament has evolved. 1997 COSAFA CASTLE CUP Zambia were crowned inaugural champions of the COSAFA Castle Cup after they claimed the
COSAFA President Dr Phillip Chiyangwa has praised the role of the COSAFA Castle Cup in developing football in the Southern African region and believes the competition will go from strength to strength in the coming years. Dr Chiyangwa also thanked long-time sponsors Castle Lager for their support, and believes the region would be considerably poorer
COSAFA Castle Cup Legends Brian Baloyi and Dipsy Selolwane appeared on SuperSport’s Soccer Africa show on Thursday night, giving their thoughts on the 2017 competition to be staged in South Africa’s North West province from June 25-July 9. The draw for the competition was made at the World of Beer on Tuesday, with an exciting
We add up all the numbers around the 2017 COSAFA Castle Cup! 1 – Namibia’s triumph at the 2015 COSAFA Castle Cup was their first in the competition and made them just the fifth country to lift the title in all. They also had a ‘first’ in 2016 when they hosted the tournament for the
The 14-team field is now complete for the 2017 COSAFA Castle Cup to be staged in South Africa’s North West province from June 25-July 9 with a fantastic line-up that is a mix of styles. Fans can look forward to the best of Southern Africa going head-to-head, with guest nation Tanzania adding some East African
The draw for the 2017 COSAFA Castle Cup has set up some tasty ties for the regional showpiece tournament that will be staged in South Africa’s North West province from June 25-July 9. Defending champions South Africa must wait to learn their quarterfinal opponents having been drawn against the winner of Group A at the
The much-anticipated draw for the 2017 COSAFA Castle Cup will take place on Tuesday evening when the 14 competing sides will learn their path to glory in this the 20th year of the competition. The tournament will be played in South Africa’s North West province from June 25-July 9, with the hosts also the defending
The COSAFA Executive Committee had handed out fines and suspensions to members of the Botswana team at the recent COSAFA Castle Cup in Namibia, as well as those players and officials found guilty of age-cheating at the COSAFA Under-17 Championships. Botswana coach Peter Butler, and players Boitumelo Mafoko and Joel Mogorosi, have been handed two
The recent COSAFA Castle Cup has provided a significant boost to a number of Southern African nations in the latest FIFA World Rankings. Winners South Africa moved up just a single place to number 67 and remain the highest-ranked COSAFA side on the FIFA list. But Swaziland saw a significant jump of 14 places to
