Kaizer Chiefs teenager Wiseman Meyiwa, who played for South Africa at the 2018 COSAFA Cup, has been forced to retire from football after serious injuries sustained in a car accident in November have left him with a T6 paraplegia. Chiefs made the announcement on Thursday, revealing that the once highly-promising career of Meyiwa was now
South Africa Under-20 head coach Thabo Senong expressed his delight over his side’s team chemistry, adding that they are now looking sharper and stronger ahead of this year’s CAF Africa Under-20 Cup of Nations tournament. Senong’s remarks comes after Amajita handed Niger’s professional league side, AS Police, a 3-0 defeat in a practice match which
The dates for this year’s African Nations Cup finals in Egypt have been moved back a week, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said on Monday, reportedly to allow players to rest after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan is scheduled to begin on the evening of May 5 and will end around June
The COSAFA Executive Committee has approved Zimbabwe’s candidacy to host the 2019 COSAFA Cup, with the prestigious regional showpiece tournament to be staged from May 19-June 1. The Zimbabwe Football Association have agreed to act as hosts for the competition, and COSAFA are now waiting on the necessary government guarantees needed to rubber-stamp the event.
The 14 member associations of COSAFA have reaffirmed their support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting in Johannesburg on Saturday. Infantino received the unanimous backing of the Southern African region as he seeks re-election as head of the global governing body later this year. The move is in line with
Botswana Football Association President Maclean Letshwiti has been voted onto the COSAFA Executive Committee at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting in Johannesburg on Saturday. Letshwiti fills the vacancy left by General Pedro Neto, who resigned last year having been sworn in as a Member of Parliament in Angola. Letshwiti was one of two candidates for
South Africa’s National Under-20 coach Thabo Senong named his 21-man squad that is to travel to Niger ahead of the upcoming CAF 2019 Africa Cup of Nations set to run from February 2-17. Senong kept the bulk of his Amajita squad that defended their 2018 COSAFA Under-20 Championship title in Kitwe, Zambia after beating Zimbabwe
South Africa held Sweden to a goalless draw in the Albertina Sisulu Centenary Challenge played in Cape Town on Tuesday night, a second match in four days following the 2-1 loss to European champions the Netherlands at the weekend. FIFA Wome’s World Cup-bound Banyana Banyana started well, but were tested on the 11th minute by
There were mixed results for COSAFA sides competing in African club competition this past weekend with some coming to the end of the road for the 2018/19 campaign. South African sides Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates both registered wins in the CAF Champions League to keep their quarterfinal hopes on track. Sundowns edged 2017 continental
Two first half goals by the Netherlands were enough for see them beat Banyana Banyana 2-1 in the inaugural Winnie Mandela International Challenge played on Saturday at the Cape Town Stadium. Thembi Kgatlana managed to get a consolation goal for the host nation – continuing where she left off in the 2018 Women’s AFCON, where
