Hosts Zimbabwe have been drawn alongside old rivals Zambia in the first round of the 2017 COSAFA Women’s Championship as the draw on Wednesday threw up some mouth-watering clashes. Madagascar and Malawi will join Zimbabwe and Zambia in Group A in what is sure to be a tightly-contested pool. East African guest nation Kenya head
The draw for the 2017 COSAFA Women’s Championship will take place on Wednesday, August 23 when the teams learn their first round fate at the regional showpiece competition to be staged in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe from September 13-24. The draw will be held at the Johannesburg studios of the tournament’s official broadcaster, Kwese Sports, and will
Women’s football has been among the fastest growing sectors of the sport, both in terms of the number of players and those who watch the female game worldwide. That too is mirrored in the 2017 COSAFA Women’s Championship to be staged in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe from September 13-24, which will see a record 12 teams compete.
Zimbabwe head coach Sithethelelwe Sibanda has named a provisional squad of 30 players ahead of the 2017 COSAFA Women’s Championship to be hosted in Bulawayo from September 13-24. Hosts Zimbabwe, who are also the defending championship having claimed the title on home soil in 2011, will be among the pre-tournament favourites again given their excellent
After a couple of bronze-medal finishes in the past, Zambia will be hoping to turn that into gold when they contest the 2017 COSAFA Women’s Championships in Zimbabwe from September 13-24. The Shepolopolo will be among the tournament favourites for the expanded 12-team event that will be a true celebration of the growth of women’s
The 2017 COSAFA Women’s Championship will be another step forward for the game in the Southern African region and a rare running of the tournament that for many players will be a welcome introduction to international football. The draw for the expanded 12-team event, the biggest ever COSAFA Women’s Championship to be staged, will take
There have been four previous COSAFA Women’s Championships since the first was played in 2002. Ahead of the fifth instalment to be staged in Zimbabwe from September 13-24, we take a look back at the history of the competition over the last 15 years. 2002 COSAFA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP The inaugural COSAFA Women’s Championship was
We add up all the number of the 2017 COSAFA Women’s Championship and women’s football in Africa! 0 – The number of COSAFA sides that have qualified for the FIFA Women’s World Cup … it remains a major goal for teams from the region. 1 – East African guest nation Kenya will be the only
The 2017 COSAFA Women’s Championship will be the biggest yet with 12 nations set to compete for regional honours at the finals in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe from September 13-24. The event will arguably be the most important ever for women’s football in Southern Africa as it brings together 11 of the 14 countries from the region,
The Zimbabwe Football Association is looking for volunteers to work with during the COSAFA Women’s Championship to be held in Bulawayo from 13 to 24 September, 2017. Applicants should be able to communicate effectively in English. Knowledge of French and Portuguese will be an added advantage. Applicants should be aged between 18 and 35. Applicants should
