Football | South Africa dominant at COSAFA Awards
10 May 2024 – South Africa dominated the inaugural COSAFA Awards held at the Sandton Convention Centre on Thursday night with local coaches and players taking centre stage.
It was a fantastic night for South African football and Banyana Banyana coach Dr Desiree Ellis led the way when she won the Women’s Coach of the Year award. Dr Ellis saw off competition from Zambia’s Bruce Mwape and Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies’ Jerry Tshabalala to win the award.
“When I was the captain of Banyana Banyana, we won our first ever trophy at the COSAFA Cup in Zimbabwe. And 15 years later as the coach of...