The draw has been concluded for the five-team group at the COSAFA Under-20 Women’s Championship that will be staged in Johannesburg from November 19-24. South Africa held position A1 as the host nation, with the other four teams draws into their respective slots. Lesotho are in A2, Zambia will take up the A3 position, Mozambique
The second staging of the COSAFA Under-20 Women’s Championship gets under way in Johannesburg from November 19-24, where the best young talent in the region will get the chance to showcase their quality. Here is a round-up of the numbers ahead of the championship: 0 – The number of COSAFA nations that have reached the
The COSAFA Women’s Under-20 Championship will be played as five-team tournament with a slightly adjusted format after Zambia were added to the field this year for the return of the regional competition for the first time since 2019. Zambia join hosts South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique and Botswana as the participating teams, with an extra day
The COSAFA Women’s Under-20 Championship will make a welcome return to the calendar this year with the second-ever edition to be staged in Gauteng from November 20-24. It is one of a record five women’s tournaments that will be staged by COSAFA in 2024, cementing the organisation’s reputation as the leading zone on the African
There are no more COSAFA representatives remaining in the qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA Women’s Under-20 World Cup after the region’s last remaining sides bowed out at the weekend. Zambia were narrow 1-0 losers in Ghana to go down by the same scoreline on aggregate, while South Africa could not overturn a 1-0 deficit from
Three COSAFA nations will be in second leg action this weekend as they bid to reach the next stage of qualifying for the 2022 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup that is set to be staged in Costa Rica from August 10-28. All have some work to do to advance, with only two sides from the
The fixtures have been released for both the COSAFA Women’s Championship and COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship that will be staged concurrently in Nelson Mandela Bay next month. Unfortunately COVID-19 restrictions mean there will be no fans in the stadia, a huge shame given the excellent support COSAFA events have enjoyed in the city over the
Botswana is through to the next round of the 2020 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers after a 2-0 victory over Namibia that secured a 9-0 aggregate success. Goals from Obonetse Rathari and Keitumetse Dithebe were enough to take the game far away from Young Gladiators. Namibia coach Uerikondjera Kasoana said her team showed signs
Botswana captain Esalenna Galekhutle says her teammates are ready for the second leg of their FIFA Women’s Under-20 World Cup qualifier against Namibia on Friday. The team is currently in camp and doing final preparations having claimed a massive 7-0 victory in the first leg played earlier this month. “Batswana must come in large numbers
South Africa coach Desiree Ellis took special time out to come and observe South Africa’s National Under-20 Women’s team’s (Basetsana) training, as they continue with preparations for a FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifier against Zambia. That preliminary round, second leg tie will take place this Saturday at Orlando Stadium at 15h00. Ellis, who has
