COSAFA side South Africa have sealed their place in the quarterfinals of the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations in Algeria, but there was no such joy for Zambia this weekend. South Africa advanced as one of the best third-placed finishers in the group stages and will now meet powerhouse Senegal in the quarterfinals on
Holland-based forward Michael Dokunmu scored the winner with 14 minutes left as South Africa beat COSAFA rivals Zambia 3-2 in a five-goal thriller in Constantine on Wednesday to resuscitate their hopes of making it into the last eight of the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Zambia had rallied from 2-0 down to tie
The South African Football Association (SAFA) and COSAFA held a fruitful and productive meeting on Wednesday to find common ground on the hosting of future COSAFA tournaments in South Africa. The meeting was constructive in unpacking any differences and misunderstandings which may have arisen relating to the bidding for and hosting of COSAFA events. Those
Like father, like son. Players in the Lesotho Junior national teams looking to follow in the footsteps of their footballer fathers. As football fans, we all love to see the children of our favourite players follow in the foosteps of their fathers by being their replica in football after they retire and Lesotho football currently
Bafana Bafana | RSS.com In our 60th episode of The COSAFA Show, we have Part 1 of an exclusive interview with South African Football Association President Dr Danny Jordaan as he discusses Bafana Bafana and their journey under coach Hugo Broos. Dr Jordaan details the plans that are in place and how the team as
Zambia coach Avram Grant has unveiled his technical bench that comprises former West Ham and Partizan Belgrade assistant coach Marko Barbul and Chipolopolo legend Moses Sichone. South Africa-based goalkeeper coach Davies Phiri bounces back as part of the technical team, while others are video analyst Ohad Efrat, with Jamie Lawrence coming in as physical trainer.
Botswana are to hold a five-day training camp in Morocco and face local sides in the build-up to their key Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Equatorial Guinea later this month. The Zebras sit at the bottom of their pool after two rounds, but are only three points behind leaders Tunisia and victories in their
Zambia coach Avram Grant has named a 27-member provisional squad as part of preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations Group H qualifiers against COSAFA rivals Lesotho. Zambia hosts Lesotho on Thursday, March 23 at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola in an 18:00 hours kickoff, before facing the Likuena at Dobsonville Stadium in Johannesburg three
The Malawi men’s senior national team is on Thursday afternoon expected to fly out to Saudi Arabia for a 10-day training camp ahead of the back-to-back 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Egypt later this month. The Flames will face The Pharaohs in Cairo on Friday, March 24 and again in Lilongwe four
FAM regrets to announce the death of former Malawi National Women’s Football team and Blantyre Zero FC player Thandi Kasiya. Kasiya died at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre after a short illness. She was in the first Scorchers team that made its maiden international appearance at the 2002 COSAFA Women’s Championship in Zimbabwe and
