Orlando Pirates will have the chance to add a first continental trophy to their silverware cabinet in 27 years when they take on Moroccan side RS Berkane in the final of the CAF Confederation Cup in Uyo, Nigeria on Friday. The Buccaneers were Champions Cup winners in 1995, famously defeating ASEC Abidjan 1-0 away in
New beginnings! | RSS.com New COSAFA President Artur de Almeida e Silva has said he wants to bring Member Associations closer together to solve their problems internally, rather than have CAF or FIFA get involved. Artur de Almeida was speaking in an exclusive interview with The COSAFA Show podcast following his election at the organisation’s
There will be an all-COSAFA refereeing team on the field for the CAF Confederation Cup final between South Africa’s Orlando Pirates and RS Berkane from Morocco that will be played in Uyo, Nigeria on Friday. Zambian official Janny Sikazwe will be the man in the middle having had extensive experience of refereeing big matches in
Mauritius will take the place of Sao Tome e Principe in the qualifiers for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after having their appeal over the eligibility of veteran Luis Leal upheld by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Leal scored in the first leg of their preliminary round contest as Sao Tome won 1-0
COSAFA has thrown its weight behind the candidacy of current President Gianni Infantino ahead of the 73rd FIFA Congress next year. The Congress will see elections for role of FIFA President and COSAFA nations have unanimously decided to back Infantino to serve a third term. The decision was made ahead of the COSAFA Elective General Assembly
Artur de Almeida e Silva from Angola has been elected as the new President of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) for the next four years following the organisation’s Elective General Assembly in Windhoek, Namibia on Saturday. Artur de Almeida is also the President of the Angolan Football Federation and was the only
COSAFA will elect a new Executive Committee at its General Assembly which is to be held in Windhoek, Namibia on Saturday 14th May, ushering in a new dawn for an organisation that has gone from strength-to-strength in recent years. Current COSAFA President Dr Phillip Chiyangwa has indicated he will not stand for a second term
COSAFA, in partnership with Swiss-based sports events, media and marketing company Infront, recently held a workshop for our 14 member associations that provided cutting edge global best practices on delivering media for sponsors and fans. Participants included media officers and members of the marketing teams from COSAFA member associations. They got a crash-course in global
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved the Football Association of Malawi’s application to hold a CAF B Coaching Course from July 2022. This will be a first CAF B Coaching course since 2016 after CAF stopped the courses as Member Association were directed to develop custom tailored manuals which Malawi drafted in 2020.
Zambia Under-16 coach Aaron Kawangu says the boys are ready to make the country proud at this week’s UEFA Under-16 International Development Tournament in Georgia. Speaking at Dubai International Airport before connecting to Tbilisi on Tuesday morning, Kawangu was confident that the team formed after the nationwide talent selection process will put in their best.
