National Women

South Africa to showcase football future at inaugural U-20 COSAFA Cup

28 June 2019 - South Africa coach Desiree Ellis will have a balancing act to play when she selects her squad for the COSAFA Women’s Championship, given that the inaugural regional Under-20 women’s competition will be played at the same time. Ellis took a squad infused...

Zambia gather for COSAFA Women’s Championship preparations

27 June 2019 - Zambia will be gunning for a maiden COSAFA Women’s Championship title win when they contest the 2019 competition in South Africa’s Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality from 31 July - 11 August. The Shepolopolo have yet to make the final, but won three bronze...

2019 COSAFA Women’s U-20 Championship by the numbers

27 June 2019 - The inaugural COSAFA Under-20 Women’s Championship gets under way in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality from 1-11 August, where the best young talent in the region will get the chance to showcase their quality. Here is a round-up of the numbers for the...

A rich history for the COSAFA Women’s Championship!

26 June 2019 - There have been six previous COSAFA Women’s Championships since the first was played in 2002, each providing excitement and showcasing the quality of the talent in the Southern African region. Ahead of the seventh instalment to be staged in Port...

Inaugural COSAFA Women’s U-20 competition drives football development

26 June 2019 - The inaugural COSAFA Under-20 Women’s Championship to be staged in Port Elizabeth from 1-11 August shows the commitment of the Southern African region to developing women’s football and ushers in a new era of competition for female players. It is the...

Women’s game advancing at U-20 level ahead of COSAFA Championships

26 June 2019 - The teams that compete at the inaugural 2019 COSAFA Under-20 Women’s Championship in Port Elizabeth from 1-11 August will have the opportunity to build towards the FIFA World Cup in this age-group next year. It is a perfect and rare opportunity for...

2019 COSAFA Women’s Championship by the Numbers 

25 June 2019 - The 2019 COSAFA Women’s Championship will be staged in Port Elizabeth from 31 July – 11 August, writing another chapter in the exciting history of the greatest regional women’s tournament in Africa. This will be the third year in a row that the...

2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup update

25 June 2019 – The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup continues in France with Italy taking on China while the Netherlands will be up against Japan in the final matches of the last 16 stage. Both matches will take place today (Wednesday, 25 June) at 16h00 and 19h00 in...

2019 COSAFA Women’s Championship returns to Port Elizabeth

25 June 2019 - The 2019 COSAFA Women’s Championship will be staged in the coastal city of Port Elizabeth for the second year running as hosts South Africa seek to retain the title they won in dramatic fashion 12 months ago. Banyana Banyana, who will be fresh from...

History made with first COSAFA U-20 Women’s Championship!

24 June 2019 - There will be a slice of history made when the first ever COSAFA Under-20 Women’s Championship is staged in the South African coastal city of Port Elizabeth from August 1-11. The event will run concurrently with the 2019 COSAFA Women’s Championship and...