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
A 23-man squad has been selected by the Comoros Islands for African Nations Cup qualifiers next week including a first international outing for Ali Ahamada and Djamel Bakar. The French-born pair had been courted by the Comoros over the last years but have only now made the commitment to play international football for the island
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
Football in the region received another major boost with the announcement on Saturday that three future tournaments of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations will be held in the North West Province. It follows a determined commitment from the North West Government and the Bakgatla Ba Kgafela to make the Province the ‘home of
The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) will host its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Johannesburg on Saturday, December 19. The meeting will be attended by the presidents of all 14 associations affiliated to COSAFA and will set the path for the organisation for the coming 12 months. Among the items to be discussed
COSAFA duo the Comoros Islands and kingdom of Swaziland enjoyed a fine outing in the World Cup spotlight on Friday by holding two of African soccer’s established powers to goalless draws in the first leg of their second round qualifying ties. The Comoros, in only their third World Cup campaign, were denied a famous victory
