The 2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championships get under way on Friday with two Group B matches as the best young talent in the region battle it out to be called Southern African kings in this age-group. Defending champions Namibia will not take part this year, meaning we will have a new champion, with a number of
Malawi name young squad for COSAFA Under-17 Championship
Malawi coach Deklerk Msakakuona has named his selection for the 2017 COSAFA under-17 Championships to be staged in Mauritius from Friday. The group consists mostly of boys born in 2002, with six of them still 14 years of age as Msakakuona looks forward to the next round of African Under-17 Championship qualifiers that start next
Moçambique procura afirmar-se na COSAFA
São no total 20 os atletas que o técnico da Selecção Nacional Sub-17 de Futebol, Nasser Carimo destacou para entrar na máxima força para o Torneio da COSAFA que terá lugar nas Ilhas Maurícias nos dias 21 a 30 de Julho. Recorde-se que Moçambique, na primeira edição deste torneio, sob comando de Martinho Fernandes os
Botswana coach aiming for the title
Botswana coach Itumeleng Duiker says his side will go to the 2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championships in Mauritius to compete and lift the trophy! The regional finals will be played from July 21-30, with Botswana making a return to the competition after slipping last year. They have been drawn in Group A alongside hosts Mauritius, Zimbabwe
Zambia get tough on age-cheats ahead of Under-17 Champs
Zambia Under-17 national team assistant coach Charles Bwale says they are taking no chances with age-cheats this year ahead of the 2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championships to be staged in Mauritius from July 21-30. Zambia stormed through their group in 2016, winning all three matches, but were disqualified from the competition when two of their players
About 2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championship hosts Mauritius
Mauritius have been chosen as hosts of the COSAFA Under-17 Championship for the second year running, having staged an excellent event 12 months ago that ended with Namibia as surprise winners. This year’s competition will be played from July 21-30 at two venues – the Saint Francois Xavier in the capital Port Louis, and the
COSAFA Under-17 Championships to light up Mauritius
The COSAFA Under-17 Championship returns for a second year in Mauritius with eight teams battling it out from July 21-30 to claim the trophy that was won in 2016 by Namibia. The island nation proved a fantastic host 12 months ago as the latest group of young stars from the Southern African region got the
2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championships draw!
The draw for the COSAFA Under-17 Championships to be staged in Mauritius from July 21-30 has thrown up some intriguing clashes as the eight competing teams had their fate revealed on Saturday. The sides have been split into two pools each containing four sides, with the top two advancing to the semifinals. With defending champions
COSAFA Executive Committee hands out sanctions
The COSAFA Executive Committee had handed out fines and suspensions to members of the Botswana team at the recent COSAFA Castle Cup in Namibia, as well as those players and officials found guilty of age-cheating at the COSAFA Under-17 Championships. Botswana coach Peter Butler, and players Boitumelo Mafoko and Joel Mogorosi, have been handed two
Baby Warriors aim to turn tables on Congo
COSAFA Under-17 Championship winners, Namibia’s Baby Warriors have jetted out to Congo-Brazzaville for their Confederation of African Football (CAF) 2017 U-17 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers second-round second leg at the Alphonse Massemba-Debat Stadium in Brazzaville on Sunday afternoon. The Namibians will look to avenge a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Congo two weeks