A pre-tournament press conference was held with the eight coaches at the 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championships on Thursday. With the tournament set to kick-off on Friday, here are some selected thoughts of the coaches present. Andreas Spier, Kenya “We are happy to be there and we are ready to play our first match against
Defending champions Zambia and East African guest nation Kenya kick-off the 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championships at the Stade St Francois Xavier in Port Louis, Mauritius on Friday with both aiming to be in the final come July 31. The opening Group B fixture kicks off at 12h00 local time (08h00 GMT), with the second match
Namibia have named their squad for the 2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championship in Mauritius from July 22-31. Coach Timo Tjongarero has appointed captain Dawid Morgan Junior to lead the team and says they are ready to do the nation proud. “We have a very promising team that did well against Botswana in the CAF qualifiers for
East African guest nation Kenya have named their squad for the 2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championship in Mauritius from July 22-31. Under new German technical advisor Andres Spier, Kenya are hopeful of going deep into the tournament and have narrowed down their squad to those players they believe can get them into the knockout stages. “Our
South Africa have named their squad for the 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championships to be played in Mauritius from July 22-31. The South Africans have enjoyed good recent success at this age-group level having qualified for the 2015 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Chile, as well as the last African Under-17 Championships. Coach Molefe Ntseki has
Seychelles coach Michel Renaud has named his squad for the 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championships to be played in Mauritius from July 22-31. The island nation have gone with an older group than most sides, with the majority of their team born in 1999. Only two players, Juninho Mathiot and Ryan Henriette, were born this century.
Zambia have named their squad for the 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championships to be staged in Mauritius from July 22-31. The Zambians will be among the pre-tournament favourites given their long history of success in age-group football in the region, as well as the strength of the senior national side. All but two of the Zambia
Madagascar have named their squad for the 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championships to be staged in Mauritius from July 22-31. The Malagasy have performed well at COSAFA tournaments in the recent past, finishing third at the 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup and claiming the Beach Soccer title that same year. Their football is on the up and
Mauritius have named their 20-man squad for the COSAFA Under-17 Championships that they will host from July 22-31. The squad represents the best young talent from the Indian Ocean Island and includes 14-year-old Jerry Begue. Mauritius will go into the tournament with high hopes and the support of local fans. They open their Group A
Malawi have named their squad for the COSAFA Under-17 Championships to be hosted in Mauritius from July 22-31. The side will be coached by Peter Banda and includes two players aged 13! Defender Haji Wali and Innocent Shema are barely teenagers but will be hoping to make a big impression in Mauritius to display their
