Zimbabwe has completed the semifinal line-up at the 2023 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship in Gauteng following a 1-1 draw with Botswana in the Group C decider on Wednesday. They join Malawi, who topped Group A with nine points, Zambia and Mozambique, who finished in first and second places with seven points respectively from Group B. Zambia and Zimbabwe will clash in a titanic battle in the first semifinal on Friday at 12h00, before Malawi and Mozambique go head-to-head at 15h30. Both games will be played at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville and the much anticipated...

  2 July 2024 – Coach Helman Mkhalele’s youthful South African men’s national team beat Eswatini at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium but could not progress to the semifinals of the COSAFA Cup. The team led by Bafana Bafana assistant coach Helman Mkhalele won 1-0 courtesy of an early goal from Thabang Sibanyoni in the third minute, but missed out on a spot in the knockout round after finishing second with five points behind leaders Mozambique in Group A. The tournament rules state that the three group winners and the best-placed second team advance to the semifinals. The main objective...