COSAFA clubs return to action in African club competitions this weekend as they seek to take a step closer to the group stages of the respective tournaments. South African side Mamelodi Sundowns travel to Kinshasa in the DR Congo for a tough African Champions League away day at AS Vita Club, who have never lost
Mamelodi Sundowns and Zesco United are the last two remaining COSAFA sides in the African Champions League competition after they won through to the second round at the weekend. South African side Sundowns managed a 1-1 draw in Congo against AC Leopards that gave them a 3-1 aggregate success. Zambian champions Zesco lost 2-0 at
COSAFA clubs campaign in CAF club competitions this past weekend picked up some notable results that will give them confidence they can progress further in the continent’s two major tournaments. Mamelodi Sundowns from South Africa managed an excellent 2-0 home victory over AC Leopards of the Congo in the CAF Champions League and having kept
A number of COSAFA sides will be in action this week as the latest round of CAF club competitions matches get under way. Mozambican champions Ferroviário Maputo have a difficult away day at DR Congo side AS Vita Club in the CAF Champions League, with a good result in Kinshasa on Sunday vital to their
There was mostly joy but also some heartache for clubs from the COSAFA region competing in the CAF club competitions over the weekend. One of the biggest results of the round was the 1-0 victory for Madagascan side CNaPS Sport over Kenyan champions Gor Mahia in the African Champions league that gave them a 3-1
A total of 17 teams from the COSAFA region will be in CAF club competition action this weekend as they seek to advance to the next stage of the African Champions League and Confederation Cup tournaments. In some cases they go head-to-head in titanic regional battles, not least the intriguing tie between South Africa’s Mamelodi
The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations can confirm the COSAFA Castle Cup 2016, to be hosted in Namibia, will now be staged from June 11-25. The change in dates from the month of May are due to the later than usual end to the South African Premier Soccer League, which contains key players from
It was a mostly positive weekend for teams from the COSAFA region in African club competition this past weekend. Zimbabwe champions Chicken Inn caused the biggest surprise when they defeated South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0, bringing to an end a 19-game unbeaten run for their opponents. Sundowns fielded a near full-strength side too, but were
A number of teams from around the COSAFA region will be in CAF club competition action this coming weekend as they seek to make their mark on the continental stage. As is usual with the early rounds of the competitions, the draw is made on geographical lines which means the region’s top clubs will face
The new Angolan season will kick off on February 19 with a match between Benfica Luanda and Primeiro Agosto, the Angolan Football Federation announced on Monday. The debut of the new campaign has been put back five days after clubs asked the federation for more preparation time after losing players to the national team, which
