Category: Cosafa Cup 2021
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Bafana Bafana Cosafa Cup 2021 Champions.
South Africa’s Bafana Bafana victorious as they win 5-4 on Penalties to scoop their 5th Cosafa Cup title in the 20th edition of the COSAFA Cup tournament held in Nelson Mandela Bay on Sunday July 18th, 2021. The final match between the host Nation and Senegal played out to a goalless draw in both regulation…
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Eswatini beat Mozambique on Penalties to get the Bronze Medal.
The 3rd place play offs between Eswatini and Mozambique played at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium ended with a 1 all draw at regulation time and went into penalties. Mozambique took the lead when Thauzene scored in the 39th minute. The Mambas sailed through the 2nd half without conceding until Mkhontfo of Eswatini equalised a…
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Guest Nation Senegal will take on Hosts South Africa in the Cosafa Cup final.
After back to back matches, it’s finally down to the last two. The finals of the Tournament will be played on Sunday July 18th, 2021. Senegal qualified for the Semi Finals after a last minute 2:1 win against Malawi on Wednesday to book a spot against opponents Eswatini. The West Africans came from 2 goals down…
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Two loses and a win finally for the Chipolopolo boys.
The Defending Champions Zambia, started off their 2021 Cosafa Cup campaign in group A on a rocky patch. They met a wounded Lesotho in their first match on July 8th who had just suffered a major loss against Eswatini on debut day. Justin Shonga opened the score line in the 29th minute but in the…
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Goalless draw for Mozambique & Zimbabwe as Guest Nation Senegal lose 2:1 to Namibia on day 2 of the COSAFA Cup 2021.
Cosafa’s most successful team, Zimbabwe started off the tournament with a goalless draw against Mozambique at the Wolfson stadium and seemingly had a better day at the office than their opponents. Mozambique had early opportunities to score but was denied by the Zimbabwean Goalkeeper Arubi. The Mozambicans maintained a high pressed strategy and defensively blocked…
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South Africa’s Bafana Bafana victorious over a defensive Botswanan side
Host Nation South Africa start off their campaign of the Tournament with a 1:0 Victory against Botswana. Malinga scored the only goal in the game in the 67th minute for Bafana Bafana after managing to get past the Zebras who had been playing an attacking game and created a few chances of their own. “It’s…
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Great start to the Tournament as Eswatini beat Lesotho to a 3:1 Victory.
Group A teams Eswatini and Lesotho opened the tournament at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. 7 minutes into the game, Jane Thabansto of Lesotho was sent off after being redcarded over a dangerous tackle. In the 42nd the minuet, Felix Badenhorst opened the scoring line to put Eswatini in the lead, However Khutlang equalized right…
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Late changes in the Cosafa Cup 2021 Fixtures
Zambia, South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini have been drawn in group A as Cosafa conducted a draw after Madagascar and Comoros fail to make it to the tournament. Earlier last week, the Comoros Islands decided not to come to the tournament due to COVID-19 related matters and a day before the start, Madagascar also…
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2021 Cosafa Cup Fixtures
The 2021 Cosafa Cup being held in Gqeberha (Nelson Mandela Bay) starting July 6th, a day earlier than previously announced, will now run until July 18th. The host Nation South Africa will start off their campaign with the first match against Botswana on July 6th. Bafana Bafana squad for the COSAFA Cup: Goalkeepers:Bruce Bvuma (Kaizer…
Ashley Nakazwe 