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COSAFA Announces New Dates For 2024 COSAFA Cup

9 months agoFri, 14 Jun 2024 07:55:28 GMT
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COSAFA Announces New Dates For 2024 COSAFA Cup

The 2024 Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Cup will be staged in South Africa from 26 June to 7 July and will retain last year’s format.

The group stage draw will be held this Friday, 14 June, at 11 AM CAT and will be streamed live on the COSAFA Facebook and YouTube pages.

The tournament was initially scheduled for 14-22 June before COSAFA announced its postponement earlier this month.

The format will again see 12 teams take part, split into three groups of four sides, with the three pool winners and the best runner-up advancing to the semifinals.

Hosts South Africa, last year’s winners Zambia and Angola, the next best-placed side according to the FIFA World Rankings, will be the three-seeded teams.

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The island nations of Madagascar and Mauritius have opted not to compete in 2024.

COSAFA believes the competition will give vital game-time for players and coaches to teams ahead of the qualifiers for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations finals expected to be played later this year.

The format ensures each country will play a minimum of three games up to a maximum of five throughout the competition.

It also allows for an extra day’s rest between most pool games, a boost for player welfare.

Only five nations have lifted the COSAFA Cup in the 22 previous editions of the tournament.

Zambia has seven titles, more than any other nation, with Zimbabwe sitting in second position with six titles. South Africa has won the COSAFA Cup five times, Angola (three) and Namibia (one).

Mozambique, Malawi, Botswana and Lesotho have all been finalists twice but ended up on the losing side on both occasions.

Guest nation Senegal is the only other national to reach the final but lost to South Africa in 2021.

Zimbabwe will take part in this year’s edition after FIFA lifted the ban it had imposed on ZIFA due to third-party interference.

Interim Warriors coach Jairos Tapera had already named a 23-man squad for the tournament which consists of a mixture of locally and foreign-based stars.

Below is the full squad:

GOALKEEPERS

Marley Tavaziva (Brentford), Geoffrey Chitsumba (Manica Diamonds), Prince Tafiremutsa (Dynamos)

DEFENDERS

Shane Maroodza (Huddersfield), Andrew Mbeba (Highlanders), Emmanuel Jalai (Dynamos), Thubelihle Jubani (Manica Diamonds), Isheanesu Mauchi (Simba Bhora), Tawanda Chisi (Manica Diamonds)

MIDFIELDERS

Daniel Msendami (Jwaneng Galaxy), Joel Phuthi (Sheffield Wednesday), Juan Mutudza (FC Platinum), Kingsley Mureremba (Caps United), Mtokozisi Msebe (Simba Bhora), Tatenda Tavengwa (Venda Football Academy), Richard Hachiro (Ngezi Platinum), Panashe Mutimbanyoka (FC Platinum), Tinotenda Meke (Green Fuel)

FORWARDS

Macauley Bonne (Cambridge United), Takunda Benhura (Ngezi Platinum), Tinotenda Benza (Herentals), Denzel Mapuwa (Green Fuel)

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17 Comments

Collabo Reigns · 9 months ago
May be they are grooming a good team kkkkkkk
legend Ayer · 9 months ago
hapana yakanyanya apa
...,. · 9 months ago
for the past two or so days the FIFA president G. Infantino visited Zambia and Malawi. I wonder if he is going to visit us with the way our football administration is.
Chibaba · 9 months ago
Line up yacho yakazara vanhu ve team yaTapera Manica Diamonds like what Norman Mapeza used to do.
BVUKWEZAAA MABUDE · 9 months ago
only 3 chete vanhu vemanca Diamonds
Cde · 9 months ago
Hachiro takatomuona i****
Cde · 9 months ago
Hachiro i****
potter · 9 months ago
**** l tell u aripi tawandq
sir · 9 months ago
kurohwa fut
Führer · 9 months ago
BTS
Verbatim bulletin · 9 months ago
Ngatitoreyi chinhu ichi to prove critics wrong on how Zimbabwe is overcoming
Führer · 9 months ago
chenjera kurwara ne bp
⛹️🕺🏋️ · 9 months ago
dzimwe nharo hadzishandi
tino the single guy · 9 months ago
vakomana veZim ngavasa waster mari nonzenzi
𝕞𝕦𝕛𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕠 · 9 months ago
𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐰𝐨 𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐨
lo · 9 months ago
not this time

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