South Africa have been three-time winners of the COSAFA Castle Cup but have also found the going tough at times in the regional championship. Bafana Bafana were first champions in 2002, before winning back-to-back titles in 2007 and 2008, the latter victory under coach Serame Letsoaka. They have met every one of their COSAFA rivals
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
Lesotho pulled off one of the greatest shocks in COSAFA Castle Cup history when they defeated Angola 2-1 in Maseru in the semifinals of the 2000 tournament to end Palancas Negras’ reign as champions. The match was not without some controversy, but ended in favour of Lesotho, who were at the time ranked 99 places
The draw has been made for the 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup to be staged in Namibia from June 11-25 and has thrown up some intriguing contests to be played in the Southern African championship. Here are 10 reasons to look forward to the COSAFA Castle Cup in just six weeks time as we take you
The draw for the 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup to be staged in Namibia from June 11-25 has thrown up some tasty ties, not least a quarterfinal meeting between guest nation DR Congo and last year’s runners-up Mozambique. Holders and hosts Namibia begin the defence of their title with a tricky quarterfinal clash against Botswana, while
The COSAFA Castle Cup has over the years helped to develop some of the leading players ever to emerge from Southern African and has played a vital role in the growth of the game in the region. Here are 10 top names who benefitted hugely from playing in the COSAFA Castle Cup early in their
The 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup in Namibia from June 11-25 will provide the watching world with a glimpse of the best up-and-coming talent in the Southern African region over two weeks of intense competition. But there will also be some more established stars with a point to prove, making it a fascinating tournament for the
1 – Namibia’s triumph at the 2015 COSAFA Castle Cup was their first in the competition and made them just the fifth country to lift the title in all. This year will also be the first time that Namibia are hosting the COSAFA Castle Cup. 1 – This year will see the Democratic Republic of
African Nations Championship winners the Democratic Republic of Congo have been added as a guest nation to the star-studded line-up for the 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup to be staged in Namibia from June 11-25. Congolese football has enjoyed a renaissance in recent years with top club TP Mazembe current holders of the African Champions League,
PPC, the leading supplier of cement in southern Africa, has joined forces with COSAFA to sponsor the region’s Under-20 championship in 2016 as they seek to develop Africa’s stars of tomorrow. PPC pride themselves on building ‘from the ground up’ and are therefore a perfect fit for the Southern African junior championship that has seen
