One of South Africa’s heroes from their COSAFA Under-20 Championship victory in Zambia this year, Lyle Foster, has won a dream move to French Ligue 1 side Monaco. The Orlando Pirates teenager finished joint top-scorer with five goals on his way to helping South Africa lift the title, as he had the year before in
The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has spelt out the roadmap for the 2019 season with the Charity Shield kicking off on January 26, 2019. FAZ Vice President Rix Mweemba has also given a breakdown of how the transition into the 2019/2020 season will be done. FAZ has embraced the CAF/FIFA directive to align the
South African Thembi Kgatlana has been nominated for the African Women’s Player of the Year as she goes up against two Nigerians for the top honour on the continent. Kgatlana was a revelation as South Africa finished second at the African Women’s Championship in Ghana last month and also played a leading role as the
This year has been a busy one for COSAFA with no less than six tournaments, all of which have been incredibly successful in terms of our mandate to develop players, coaches and administrators in Southern Africa. Here is a quick recap of all of our events in 2018: COSAFA CUP Host: South Africa When: May 27-June 9
The Council of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) would like to confirm that Dr Phillip Chiyangwa remains president of the organization despite relinquishing his position with the Zimbabwe Football Association. After numerous media enquiries, COSAFA can assure member associations that there is nothing in the organization’s constitution that states the president must also hold office
Tanzania have been crowned champions of the Men’s Under-17 competition at the AUSC Region 5 Games after a tense 6-5 victory over Angola in a penalty shoot-out following a 1-1 draw in Sunday’s decider in Gaborone. Angola were unable to follow up their win at the COSAFA Under-17 Championships in Mauritius in July with another
South Africa retained their Women’s Under-20 title at the AUSC Region 5 Games after a slender 1-0 victory over hosts Botswana in the final in Gaborone on Saturday. Lindokuhle Gladile scored the only goal of the game on 75 minutes as South Africa kept up their excellent record in this competition to take home the
Tanzania will tackle Angola in the final of the AUSC Region 5 Games Men’s Under-17 competition after both came through tense semifinal clashes on Friday. The pair will clash for the gold medal on Sunday, while vanquished semifinal losers Zambia and Eswatini play for the bronze medal, seeking some consolation from the tournament. Tanzania sealed
South Africa and Botswana will contest the AUSC Region 5 Games Women’s Under-20 competition trophy after they won through to Saturday’s final with two hard-fought victories in the semifinals on Thursday. Host Botswana will hope to keep the trophy in the country after a tense 1-0 victory over Namibia, much to the delight of the
A Selecção Sub-20 de Futebol da África do Sul revalidou hoje o título, no Torneio da COSAFA, ao vencer na final, a sua congénere do Zimbabwe por 4-3, no desempate das grandes penalidades, depois do 1-1,no tempo regulamentar. Delic Murimba foi o autor do golo da selecção do Zimbabwe enquanto que Lyle Foster marcou o
