South Africa will get the first of two opportunities to qualify for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro when they take on Algeria in the semifinals of the Africa Under-23 Cup of Nations in Senegal on Wednesday. Victory would assure the COSAFA side a place in Brazil next August, while defeat would send them
COSAFA side South Africa sealed their place in the semifinals of the Africa Under-23 Cup of Nations with a nervy 1-0 victory over Tunisia at the Stade Caroline Faye in M’Bour, Senegal, yesterday. Orlando Pirates forward Menzi Masuku scored the decisive goal five minutes from time after South Africa, who needed just a draw to
South Africa made an astonishing second half comeback scoring three goals in six minutes as they made one of the most amazing comebacks to sink Zambia 3-2 in an exhilarating Africa Under-23 Cup of Nations in Dakar, Senegal on Tuesday afternoon. Needing a win to remain in contention for a place to the Rio 2016
COSAFA rivals South Africa and Zambia go head-to-head in their second match at the Africa Under-23 Cup of Nations after both suffering opening day defeats in Senegal. South Africa lost 3-1 to the hosts in Dakar, while Zambia were beaten 2-1 by north Africans Tunisia. It makes Tuesday’s clash a do-or-die for both teams and
South Africa and Zambia embark on their quest for a place in at the Olympic Games next year when they start their campaign in the Africa Under-23 Cup of Nations in Senegal this weekend. The COSAFA pair, who have both been drawn in Group A at the finals, must finish in the top three in
The COSAFA region will have not one but two sides competing in the women’s football tournament for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. This after both Zimbabwe and South Africa qualified for the finals competition as Africa’s two representatives, the first time two nations from Southern Africa have reached the same Olympic tournament.
South Africa and Zimbabwe will fly the COSAFA flag in the third round of qualifiers in the women’s football competition for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this weekend. The pair are two steps away from playing at the Olympics, which for South Africa would mean a return after they featured in the
