The era of VAR is here! | RSS.com COSAFA is about to embark on an exciting new era with the acquisition of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) equipment to both roll out at its tournaments and use as a teaching tool for training purposes for match officials on the continent. COSAFA is now in possession of
Barely a week after the conclusion of the Africa Cup of Nations finals in the Ivory Coast, the draw for the preliminary round of qualifiers for the next tournament in Morocco was conducted in Cairo on Tuesday. The bottom eight ranked team have been drawn into four two-legged knockout ties to be played between March
South Africa have moved up eight places to number 58 in the latest FIFA World Rankings released on Thursday, their highest position since 2015 ad they head the list of COSAFA sides. Bafana Bafana have also climbed into to 10th in Africa on the back of their third-place finish at the recent Africa Cup of
Zambian assistant referee Diana Chikotesha made history when she became the first female on-pitch match official to feature in a men’s Africa Cup of Nations final this past weekend. Chikotesha, who has come through the ranks at countless COSAFA tournaments, put in a faultless display as an assistant referee when Ivory Coast defeated Nigeria 2-1
South Africa coach Hugo Broos said he was proud of his players after they edged Democratic Republic of Congo on penalties to claim the bronze medal at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in the Ivory Coast. Bafana had lost on spot-kicks to Nigeria in the semifinals but rallied to leave west Africa with a
South Africa coach Hugo Broos says he is proud of his side despite their heartbreaking semi-final loss to Nigeria on post-match penalties at the Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast. William Troost-Ekong put Nigeria into the lead from the penalty spot midway through the second half, before South Africa earned a spot-kick of
South Africa coach Hugo Broos is wary of an ever-improving Nigeria but believes his side can keep their surprise run going at the Africa Cup of Nations and come out victorious in Wednesday’s semi-final in Bouake. Bafana Bafana booked their berth with a dramatic 2-1 penalty shoot-out victory over Cape Verde in which goalkeeper Ronwen
Nigeria will carry the favourites tag going into Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final against Angola but are wary of the sizeable challenge presented by the COSAFA side. The Super Eagles have progressed from nine of their previous 10 quarter-final ties, the only blemish a loss to host Ghana in 2008. Angola, meanwhile, have never
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos hailed a “special” win over Morocco in their Africa Cup of Nations last-16 clash in San Pedro on Tuesday, but warned they must keep their feet on the ground ahead of a quarter-final with Cape Verde on Saturday. Goals from Evidence Makgopa and Teboho Mokoena sealed victory against the World
Angola forward Gelson Dala is looking forward to a quarter-final meeting with Nigeria after scoring two goals in a 3-0 victory over neighbours Namibia at the Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday. The 27-year-old took his goals tally at the tournament to four with the brace as the Palancas Negras advanced to their first quarter-final
