Zimbabwe fought back from two goals down to draw with Malawi on Friday in a thrilling Group B clash at the 2021 COSAFA Cup that is being played in Nelson Mandela Bay. The record six-times champions rescued what could be a vital point, before west African guest nation Senegal edged Mozambique 1-0 in the later
Lesotho claimed their first ever outright victory over defending champions Zambia in the COSAFA Cup with a come-from-behind 2-1 success on Thursday that has thrown Group A wide open at the regional showpiece tournament in Nelson Mandela Bay. Hosts South Africa grabbed a 1-0 victory over the 10 men of Eswatini to head the pool
The 2015 champions Namibia defeated west African guest nation Senegal 2-1 to get their 2021 COSAFA Cup Group B campaign off to a positive start in Nelson Mandela Bay on Wednesday. It ended another superb day of football at the Isaac Wolfson Stadium that also saw Zimbabwe and Mozambique locked at 0-0. Namibia hit the
Substitute Kagiso Malinga netted a goal on debut as South Africa defeated Botswana 1-0, while Felix Badenhorst became the greatest goalscorer in COSAFA Cup history as Eswatini brushed aside Lesotho 3-1 on the opening day of the 2021 tournament in Nelson Mandela Bay on Tuesday. South Africa have a much-changed squad for the tournament but
The late withdrawal of Madagascar from the 2021 COSAFA Cup has forced a change to the format of the competition, which will now have two groups of five teams each. Madagascar had been unable to secure their travel to Nelson Mandela Bay for the July 6-18 tournament which, following the decision of Comoros Islands not
We have put together an 18-page Tournament Guide for the 2021 COSAFA Cup with all the facts and figures on every team and a history of the competition. We have statistical profiles of all 11 competing sides, as well as information on all the past winners, and how each COSAFA nation has done in the
The historic 20th edition of the COSAFA Cup gets under way in Nelson Mandela Bay on Tuesday in what looks the most open competition for years as several countries bring experimental squads packed with young talent. It has largely been easy to pick out the favourites in previous years as the likes of Zimbabwe, Zambia
Mozambique and Madagascar have proven great competitors in the COSAFA Cup down the years, though both are still waiting for their first trophy win. They will each hope that comes this year in what could be one of the more open regional championships in recent years, with many teams brining experimental squads. Ahead of their
There has been a late change to the fixtures for the 2021 COSAFA Cup after Comoros were forced to pull out of the competition due their government’s restrictions around the COVID-19 pandemic. Comoros was drawn in Group B alongside defending champions Zambia, Malawi, and Madagascar, with their absence now leaving three teams remaining in the
Six-time winners Zimbabwe will be hoping to add to their record haul of titles in this season’s COSAFA Cup, but Eswatini are gunning for a maiden title in Southern Africa’s regional showpiece competition. Both will be they have a chance to achieve their aims, even though the competition will be fierce in what looks a
