It is full steam ahead for the 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup according to the head of the Organising Committee Timothy Shongwe, who has declared both COSAFA and hosts Namibia ready for the June 11-25 regional championship in Windhoek. The 14-team tournament features the best of the Southern African region and guest nation Democratic Republic of
Scoring in a major cup final is the dream of every player but to do so to make up for some past disappointments is extra special. That is the story of Zimbabwe striker Cuthbert Malajila, the hero of his side’s march to the 2009 COSAFA Castle Cup title, which would later lead to a move
A goalless draw might not appear to be the most thrilling of matches, but there have been few COSAFA Castle Cup games filled with more tension and drama as the fixture between Lesotho and Botswana in Maseru in 2004. The 90 minutes had plenty of action, but both sides spurned chances to grab an all-important
The Confederation of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) is delighted to announce that Air Namibia have signed a partnership agreement for the 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup to be staged in Namibia from June 11-25. Air Namibia will be the official carrier for the tournament that sees 13 other nations descend on the country for a
There are plenty of examples of the COSAFA Castle Cup providing a platform for rising stars to find fame in the early years of the competition, but there have also been some more recent occasions to trumpet. One such player is Namibia midfielder Wangu Gome, who is completing a first season in the South African
The first stop on the 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup Trophy Tour will see the most coveted national team prize in Southern African football check in at Walvis Bay on Wednesday, May 18. There will be COSAFA Castle Cup ambassadors on hand, great entertainment and prizes to be won as well as the chance to be
Ernest Mtawali wants his Malawi side to build on last year’s Plate victory at the COSAFA Castle Cup but admits they face a tougher road at the 2016 tournament in Namibia from June 11-25. The Flames coach took over the side after last year’s COSAFA Castle Cup competition but has kept the core of that
One of the leading strikers to come out of the Southern African region in the last two decades was the Zimbabwe Benjani Mwaruwari … and it all began for him at the COSAFA Castle Cup, a true tournament of discovery. The striker used the regional championship to raise his profile and would eventually make his
There are not many sides that travel to Harare and come away with a win in any competition, but it has proven an especially tough venue for teams in the COSAFA Castle Cup. Going against that grain were the Swaziland side that competed in the 2002 tournament as they faced-off against Zimbabwe in the quarterfinals
Namibia featured in six matches before they claimed the 2015 COSAFA Castle Cup, the most games ever played in a single tournament and a long journey to the title for the Brave Warriors. But Ricardo Mannetti’s side got better as the tournament went on, growing in confidence and writing their names into history in fine
