Namibia coach Ricardo Mannetti is itching to see his side in action against Senegal when they take on the west African side in a 2017 African Nations Cup qualifier on Saturday. The COSAFA Cup champions are looking for their first victory in the qualifiers after losing their opener to Niger, and will hope the home
Officials from COSAFA have completed a successful inspection tour of the facilities to host the COSAFA Cup 2016 in Namibia next May. Executive Committee Member John Muinjo, standing in for Chairman of the COSAFA Cup 2016 Organising Committee Timothy Shongwe, led the COSAFA delegation together with Secretary-General Sue Destombes during which the group visited the
The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) is delighted to announce that defending champions Namibia will host the prestigious COSAFA Cup 2016. Namibia will stage the event for the first time in their history between May 15-29, 2016 at two venues in the capital Windhoek – the Sam Nujoma Stadium and Independence Stadium. It
Namibia Football Association (NFA) president Frans Mbidi has confirmed that the country will host the COSAFA Cup 2016. Mbidi has confirmed that the Namibian government has pledged financial support for the event, which is scheduled to be played in May next year, with the exact dated to be announced at a later stage. The government
COSAFA Cup-winning coach Ricardo Mannetti has returned to his post to lead Namibia and is looking forward to taking the Brave Warriors to even greater heights. Mannetti resigned after leading Namibia to their maiden Southern African championship in May, suggesting he wanted time away from the hot-seat. But he has been enticed back and is
The COSAFA Cup 2015 was a great triumph on many levels for a number of sides from the Southern African region, not least as a boost to their FIFA World Rankings. As the competition matches were classed as ‘A’ internationals by FIFA, these therefore counted towards rankings points and gave some nations the opportunity to
COSAFA sides South Africa and Zambia have advanced to the second round of qualifying for the 2016 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup after easing past their opposition at the weekend. The pair will now meet in the next stage as they seek to win through to the global finals to be held in Papa New
The second legs of the 2016 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup first round qualifiers will be staged this weekend with four COSAFA nations in action. South Africa and Zambia are well placed to advance to the next stage, where they will meet each other, while Namibia face a daunting task and Botswana the impossible. South
COSAFA nations, bar Zimbabwe, will know their fate on Saturday when the draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification competition is made in St Petersburg, Russia. They are among a record 53 nations from the continent who have entered the preliminaries with only Zimbabwe left out after being banned for failing to pay a
Four COSAFA nations will be in action in the qualifiers for the 2016 FIFA Women’s Under-20 World Cup to be staged in Papa New Guinea. South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Namibia are all still in the running for a place in the global showpiece, but are still in the early rounds of their qualification campaign. South
