COSAFA side Comoros Islands caused a major shock at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-2 victory over continental heavyweights Ghana that bundled the west Africans out of the competition and gave the island nation hope of a second round place. It was a stunning upset and further proof of the growth of
Zimbabwe’s excellent 2-1 victory over Guinea may have been in vain with the Warriors already eliminated from the competition, but Malawi gave themselves an excellent chance to advance to the second round after they held giants Senegal to a 0-0 draw in their Africa Cup of Nations Group B clashes on Tuesday. Senegal win the
Gabadinho Mhango says Malawi must believe they can get something from their final Africa Cup of Nations Group B clash against Senegal at the Kouekong Stadium in Bafoussam on Tuesday, where a point would likely secure a second round berth. Malawi currently sit in third place in their Cup of nations pool, with the top
Malawi forward Gabadinho Mhango scored a brace of goals as The Flames came from behind to stun Zimbabwe with a 2-1 victory in their Africa Cup of Nations Group B clash at the Kouekong Stadium in Bafoussam on Friday. The win keeps Malawi’s hopes of reaching the second round alive, while Zimbabwe are almost certainly
Big year ahead! | RSS.com Podcasting In this special edition of The COSAFA Show, we hear from COSAFA General Secretary Sue Destombes, who reflects on the last 12 months for the organisation and looks ahead to what is in store for 2022. The last year was a tumultuous one with the COVID-19 pandemic, but COSAFA
The Football Association of Malawi have announced that as per the CAF 2021 AFCON pre-match protocols, the Flames players and officials underwent a Covid-19 PCR test on Wednesday afternoon, 48 hours before the team’s second Group B match against Zimbabwe this Friday . All the 28 players have tested negative and are available for selection for
Aaron Boupendza’s strike from a narrow angle sealed a 1-0 win for Gabon over Africa Cup of Nations debutants Comoros Islands in their opening Group C clash on Monday. Gabon, who were missing talisman Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and influential midfielder Mario Lemina due to COVID-19 infections, never looked troubled and scored from one of only a
Guinea left-back Issiaga Sylla scored a first-half goal to steer his side to a fortunate 1-0 victory over depleted Malawi in an entertaining Africa Cup of Nations Group B clash at the Kouekong Stadium in Bafoussam on Monday. Malawi, making a third appearance at the finals and first since 2010, had 13 members of their
Sadio Mane converted a penalty seven minutes into stoppage time at the end of the game to hand pre-tournament favourites Senegal a last-gasp 1-0 victory over unlucky Zimbabwe at the start of their Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Bafoussam on Monday. Zimbabwe defender Kelvin Madzongwe was penalised for blocking a shot with his hand
The Comoros Islands reach another remarkable stage in their brief footballing journey as they debut at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cameroon on Monday. The island archipelago is one of football’s youngest nations, having joined FIFA in 2005 but in less than two decades compete at the continental championship in an unlikely fairytale.
