2 – Mauritius are hosts of the COSAFA Under-17 Championship for the second year running after also staging the event in 2016. 2 – There are two venues for the 2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championship – the Saint Francois Xavier Stadium in the capital Port Louis, and the Mauritius Football Association Technical Centre. 2 – There
Below are the squad as named by the nations competing in the first round of the COSAFA Castle Cup that gets under way in South Africa’s North West province on Sunday. Group A in the competition contains Tanzania, Malawi, Mauritius and Angola, while Group B features Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and Seychelles. ANGOLA Goalkeepers: Gerson Barros,
COSAFA and Kingsley Beverages are pleased to announce their partnership for the latter to be the official soft drink, sports drink and water supplier for the 2017 COSAFA Castle Cup in the North West Province from June 25-July 9. This agreement, the first time COSAFA and Kingsley have partnered for an event, will ensure the latter will
Mauritius have been chosen as hosts of the COSAFA Under-17 Championship for the second year running, having staged an excellent event 12 months ago that ended with Namibia as surprise winners. This year’s competition will be played from July 21-30 at two venues – the Saint Francois Xavier in the capital Port Louis, and the
Teams competing at the 2017 COSAFA Castle Cup in South Africa’s North West province are given the opportunity to train at the match venues prior to their games, which will double-up as an opportunity for stand-up interview opportunities for media. Journalists who are in possession of their accreditation for the tournament will be able to
The COSAFA Under-17 Championship returns for a second year in Mauritius with eight teams battling it out from July 21-30 to claim the trophy that was won in 2016 by Namibia. The island nation proved a fantastic host 12 months ago as the latest group of young stars from the Southern African region got the
Zimbabwe coach Sunday Chidzambwa has named his squad as he seeks to lead the Warriors to a first COSAFA Castle Cup triumph since he was at the helm of the side in 2009. Chidzambwa guided Zimbabwe to the title on home soil eight years ago with a 3-1 victory over Zambia in the final, but
The COSAFA Castle Cup will once again be used as a vehicle to effect positive change with the development of 40 coaches from across South Africa’s North West province. The accredited Level D Coaching Course will staged in Rustenburg ahead of the COSAFA Castle Cup, which will be staged in the region from June 25
Malawi coach Ronny van Geneugden will go for experience at the 2017 COSAFA Castle Cup as he seeks to win the regional showpiece tournament for The Flames for the first time. The Belgian coach has called-up the South African-based trio of striker Gabadinho Mhango, defender Limbikani Mzava and midfielder Gerald Phiri Jnr, all experienced campaigners,
The draw for the first round of the 2017 COSAFA Castle Cup has thrown up some tasty ties, with plenty of history between the teams. We have compiled the head-to-head results between the teams in the COSAFA Castle Cup over the past 20 years since the competition was first played in 1997. There are some
