Zimbabwe head coach Sithethelelwe Sibanda has named a provisional squad of 30 players ahead of the 2017 COSAFA Women’s Championship to be hosted in Bulawayo from September 13-24. Hosts Zimbabwe, who are also the defending championship having claimed the title on home soil in 2011, will be among the pre-tournament favourites again given their excellent
After a couple of bronze-medal finishes in the past, Zambia will be hoping to turn that into gold when they contest the 2017 COSAFA Women’s Championships in Zimbabwe from September 13-24. The Shepolopolo will be among the tournament favourites for the expanded 12-team event that will be a true celebration of the growth of women’s
The 2017 COSAFA Women’s Championship will be another step forward for the game in the Southern African region and a rare running of the tournament that for many players will be a welcome introduction to international football. The draw for the expanded 12-team event, the biggest ever COSAFA Women’s Championship to be staged, will take
There have been four previous COSAFA Women’s Championships since the first was played in 2002. Ahead of the fifth instalment to be staged in Zimbabwe from September 13-24, we take a look back at the history of the competition over the last 15 years. 2002 COSAFA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP The inaugural COSAFA Women’s Championship was
We add up all the number of the 2017 COSAFA Women’s Championship and women’s football in Africa! 0 – The number of COSAFA sides that have qualified for the FIFA Women’s World Cup … it remains a major goal for teams from the region. 1 – East African guest nation Kenya will be the only
The 2017 COSAFA Women’s Championship will be the biggest yet with 12 nations set to compete for regional honours at the finals in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe from September 13-24. The event will arguably be the most important ever for women’s football in Southern Africa as it brings together 11 of the 14 countries from the region,
The Zimbabwe Football Association is looking for volunteers to work with during the COSAFA Women’s Championship to be held in Bulawayo from 13 to 24 September, 2017. Applicants should be able to communicate effectively in English. Knowledge of French and Portuguese will be an added advantage. Applicants should be aged between 18 and 35. Applicants should
South Africa coach Desiree Ellis admits she will have a selection headache ahead of the COSAFA Women’s Championship that is set for September. Ellis has been running her eye over hopefuls for the regional competition and says it will be tough to whittle down her squad to the required number, and that the potential of
A course for CAF Women’s Instructors from around Africa was recently held in Cameroon at the CAF technical Centre in Mbankomo. The course was conducted by Ehypt’s Mohamed Abdul-Meneim, also known as ‘Shatta’, Dominique Niyonzima from Burundi and South Africa’s Fran Hilton-Smith. There were 24 participants from English-speaking African countries as well as the coaches
Zimbabwe have cruised into the semifinals of the 2011 COSAFA Women’s Championship with a thrilling 8-2 victory over Malawi at the Rufaro Stadium in Harare on Monday afternoon. Stars striker Rudo Machingura scored five goals as the home side came back from an early deficit to overwhelm their opponents. The match was played in front
