Hosts Egypt were handed a favourable draw for the 2019 Africa Cup on Nations finals on Friday, but continental powerhouses Morocco, Ivory Coast, and COSAFA sides South Africa and Namibia, were placed together in a tough pool for the tournament that runs from June 21 to July 19. The draw for the expanded 24-team tournament
The venue for the 2019 edition of the COSAFA Senior Tournament, scheduled from May 25 to June 8, remains undecided. The Zimbabwe Football Association is now in breach of their Hosting Agreement, signed by ZIFA late in January 2019, and returned to COSAFA. Following a Board meeting convened on March 9 in Zimbabwe, ZIFA reconfirmed
Three COSAFA nations are still in contention for a place at the African Under-23 Championships in Egypt in November, with at least one guaranteed of representing the region at the continental showpiece tournament. South Africa will meet Zimbabwe in the final stage of qualifying in June, while Zambia must see their way past Congo-Brazzaville for
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) delegation comprising the new President Felton Kamambo and his executive committee members are visiting SAFA House as part of a week-long exchange programme. The delegation met with SAFA President Dr Danny Jordaan on Wednesday, who took them through the Association’s Vision 2022 and other issues affecting the sport. The SAFA
COSAFA clubs are back in African club competition this weekend as we reach the halfway point of the Champions League group phase. South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns entertain ASEC Mimosas from the Ivory Coast in Pretoria on Friday night, a chance to get on the front-foot in a group in which all of the sides
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.
A number of teams from the COSAFA region will be involved in African club competition this weekend as the group stages of the Champions League and the final play-off round of the Confederation Cup take centre-stage. South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns begin their Group A campaign in the elite competition with a tricky away tie
A locally-based Zimbabwe side will take on Botswana in an international friendly match on Wednesday at the National Sports Stadium in Harare as part of the country’s Independence Day celebrations. The fixture, dubbed the President’s Cup, will be an excellent chance for both sides to fine-tune their preparations for the 2018 COSAFA Cup to be
Lack of match fitness and poor concentration were the downfalls of the Brave Gladiators in their 2-0 defeat to Zimbabwe on Thursday night at the Sam Nujoma stadium in the 2018 Confederation of African Football (CAF) African Women Cup of Nations qualifiers, first Round first leg match. This is the assessment of coach Brain Isaacs
South Africa lifted the Four Nations trophy on Saturday with a 2-0 victory over hosts Zambia in the final played in Ndola. Goals from Percy Tau and Lebo Mothiba sealed the win for Bafana, to bring some relief to coach Stuart Baxter. Earlier, Angola defeated Zimbabwe on penalties to claim the bronze medal after those
