Lesotho scored perhaps the biggest surprise of the preliminary round of qualifying for the 2016 African Nations Championship when they ousted Botswana from the competition. Twelve COSAFA nations were in action in the qualifiers over the weekend, but it was Lesotho who were most impressive as they came away with a 1-1 draw from Botswana
Coachless Namibia got the result of the weekend as they defeated Zambia 2-1 in the first leg of their 2016 African Nations Championship qualifier. After leading them to the COSAFA Cup title in South Africa last month, coach Ricardo Mannetti sensationally resigned last week, leaving Ronnie Kanalelo in temporary charge of the side. Zambia took
The road to the 2017 African Nations Cup finals kicks-off this weekend with a host of COSAFA nations in qualifier action. Only the top teams in each of the 13 qualification pools will advance automatically to the finals in Gabon, along with the two best-placed runners-up. That makes the competition intense for tams and a
Botswana have recalled striker Mogakolodi Ngele to their squad for weekend African Nations Cup duty in Uganda. Ngele was missing last month when Botswana finished fourth at the Cosafa Cup in neighbouring South Africa. Botswana open their Group D campaign with an away game in Kampala on Saturday afternoon. “We are going to Uganda with
Namibia were crowned COSAFA Cup 2015 champions when they registered a deserved 2-0 win over Mozambique in the final of the regional championship at the Moruleng Stadium in South Africa on Saturday. Pacey winger Deon Hotto proved the hero with both goals as Namibia claimed a first ever Southern African title. And they did it
Namibia and Mozambique booked their places in the final of the COSAFA Cup 2015 after a dramatic days of action at the Moruleng Stadium on Thursday. Both teams netted late winners in two tense semifinal matches as eight goals were scored in the two games. Namibia defeated Madagascar 3-2 thanks to a winner six minutes
Namibia and Botswana won through to the semifinals of the COSAFA Cup 2015 on a day of upsets at the Moruleng Stadium on Sunday. Namibia ousted defending champions Zambia in a penalty shoot-out, while Botswana disposed of hosts South Africa in the same manner. There were no goals over the two games but plenty of
With the first round group stage now a thing of the past, the COSAFA Cup 2015 enters the group stage on Sunday with two fascinating clashes to herald in the knockout phase of the competition. Madagascar and Namibia were the two nations who advanced from the first round and the latter get the quarterfinals under
