COSAFA which stands for Council of Southern Africa Football Associations was established by the Supreme Council of Sports in Africa – Zone 6. The Council of Ministers who oversee the activities of Zone 6 comprise all Ministers from the 13 member countries of Zone 6, with responsibilities for sports. The 14 member countries of COSAFA are Angola, Botswana, Comores, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Associate Member Reunion.

Botswana was elected to host the Secretariat of COSAFA. This has been the case since 1992 when Ismail Bhamjee was elected President of COSAFA and Ashford Mamelodi appointed Secretary General.

In 2008, it was decided to open an office – the Administrative Office – in Johannesburg, South Africa which is the hub of the region. The administration of COSAFA is led by its Chief Operations Officer, Sue Destombes.
 
GOVERNANCE:
PRESIDENT: Suketu Patel - Seychelles
VICE-PRESIDENT: Salemane Phafane - Lesotho
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER: Sue Destombes - South Africa
EXECUTIVE MEMBERS:
Walter Nyamilandu-Manda - Malawi
Faizel Sidat - Mozambique
John Muinjo - Namibia
Timothy Shongwe - Swaziland
Wellington Nyatanga - Zimbabwe

STANDING COMMITTEES:
FINANCE: Chairman - Wellington Nyatanga, Justino Fernandes (Angola), Mubarak Mahomed (RSA), Premllal Jodha (Mauritius)
MARKETING: Chairman - Walter Nyamilandu-Manda, Kalusha Bwalya (Zambia), Faizel Sidat (Mozambique)
LEGAL: Chairman - Salemane Phafane, David Fani (Botswana)
COMPETITIONS: Chairman - Timothy Shongwe, Barry Rukoro (Namibia), Dolor Ernesta (Seychelles)
REFEREES: Chairman - John Muinjo, Frank Valdermaca (Zimbabwe), Chileshe Mukuka (Zambia), Dintle Mphele (Botswana), Sport Dlamini (Swaziland)
   
   
   
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