Eight nations will contest the 2020 COSAFA Men’s Under-17 Championships, with the field containing many familiar faces at Nelson Mandela Bay from November 19-29. Here is a team-by-team guide to the field and their history in the prestigious regional competition, which this year also serves as a zonal qualifier. ANGOLA Angola were the title holders
The COSAFA Men’s Under-17 Championship has seen a number of the region’s top stars pass through the competition over the years, providing the platform for an introduction to international football at an early age. Some have gone on to have stellar careers, while others have faded into obscurity, unable to turn their talent into a
The fixtures for the COSAFA Men’s Under-17 and Under-20 competitions that will be staged in Nelson Mandela Bay in the coming weeks are out with teams in both competitions seeking to earn their place in the continental finals next year. The tournaments will act as zonal qualifiers for the 2021 CAF Under-17 and Under-20 Cup
South Africa and Zimbabwe will clash in the pool stages of the 2020 COSAFA Men’s Under-20 Championship after the draw was made for the zonal qualifier in Nelson Mandela Bay on Monday. The draw was also conducted for the COSAFA Men’s Under-17 Championship, where teams will also be bedding for a place in the continental
The draw for the COSAFA Men’s Under-17 and Under-20 Championships will be made in Nelson Mandela Bay on Monday as the participating teams learn their pool stage fate and their path to the potential trophy win. Both draws will take place at 10h00 and will be streamed live on www.cosafa.tv. The Under-17 draw will feature
The 2020 COSAFA Men’s Under-17 Championships will be staged in South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Bay from November 19-30, and serves as a zonal qualifier for the 2021 CAF Under-17 Cup of Nations. Here is a look back at the previous tournaments played since the first some 26 years ago. 1994 – SOUTH AFRICA The
The Men’s Under-17 and Under-20 COSAFA Championships that will be staged in South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Bay later this year will have added significance for the participating teams. That is because both will serve as zonal qualifiers for their respective CAF Africa Cup of Nations in their age-groups, a system that has been introduced by
We tally up all the facts and figures around the 2020 COSAFA Men’s Under-17 Championships that will be staged in Nelson Mandela Bay from November 19-30. 0 – No nation from the COSAFA region has managed to lift the African Under-17 Championship in the past. South Africa came closest when they picked up a silver
The respective draws for the COSAFA Men’s Under-17 and Under-20 Championships to be played later this year will take place on Monday, November 2 as the competing teams learn their fate in what are zonal qualifiers for the continental finals. The draws will start at 10h00 and will be streamed live on COSAFA.TV, with the
Three match officials from the COSAFA region will officiate at the 2019 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Brazil as they continue to progress up the ranks within the global body. South African referee Victor Gomes is among three from the African continent to officiate, along with Jiyed Redouane (Morocco) and Mohamed Amin Omar (Egypt). There
