Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (French: Conseil des Associations de Football en Afrique Australe; Portuguese: Conselho das Associações de Futebol da África Austral), officially abbreviated as COSAFA, is an association of the football playing nations in Southern Africa. It is affiliated to CAF.
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations Conseil des Associations de Football en Afrique Australe Conselho das Associações de Futebol da África Austral
The 2008 annual general assembly saw the election of the new COSAFA Executive Committee. Previously the committee consisted of 14 members; the new committee now consists of seven members: the president, vice-president and five members, as well as the chief operations officer. The most recent committee was elected on 17 December 2016.[1]
On 17 October 2023 it was confirmed by COSAFA organisers that the 2023 Women's Championship winners Malawi would receive zero prize money[5] after their 2-1 over Zambia in the final.[6]
^"South Africa win COSAFA Women's Championship, Tanzania take Under-17 title". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
^Diamond, Drew (2023-10-19). "COSAFA Champions Malawi to receive zero prize money". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
^Diamond, Drew (2023-10-17). "COSAFA Cup: Malawi claim historic title with win over Zambia". Her Football Hub. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
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Council of Southern Africa Football Associations French Conseil des Associations de Football en Afrique Australe Portuguese Conselho das Associacoes de Futebol da Africa Austral officially abbreviated as COSAFA is an association of the football playing nations in Southern Africa It is affiliated to CAF Council of Southern Africa Football AssociationsConseil des Associations de Football en Afrique AustraleConselho das Associacoes de Futebol da Africa AustralFormation1983TypeSports organizationHeadquartersJohannesburg South AfricaRegion servedSouthern AfricaMembershipAngola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia South Africa Seychelles Zambia ZimbabweOfficial languageEnglish French and PortuguesePresidentPhillip ChiyangwaAffiliationsCAF FIFAWebsitewww wbr cosafa wbr comCOSAFA organise several tournaments in the Southern African region and its most renowned tournament is the COSAFA Cup Contents 1 Executive committee 2 Member associations 3 Competitions 3 1 Current title holders 4 Controversy 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksExecutive committee editThe 2008 annual general assembly saw the election of the new COSAFA Executive Committee Previously the committee consisted of 14 members the new committee now consists of seven members the president vice president and five members as well as the chief operations officer The most recent committee was elected on 17 December 2016 1 Name OccupationPresident nbsp Artur de Almeida e Silva President of The Angolan Football FederationVice president nbsp Frans Mbidi President of the Namibia Football AssociationMembers nbsp Alberto Simanga President of the Mozambican Football Federation nbsp Andrew Kamanga President of the Football Association of Zambia nbsp Pedro Neto President of the Angolan Football Federation nbsp Sameer Sobha President of the Mauritius Football Association nbsp Walter Nyamilandu Manda President of the Football Association of MalawiThe term of office of the COSAFA President is five years and that of the Vice President is four years The other office bearer is three years Member associations editAll associations that joined in 1997 were founding members of COSAFA Comoros is the only COSAFA member to also be a member of the Union of Arab Football Associations Reunion s governing body Reunionese Football League is only an associate member of COSAFA Country Year Governing body nbsp Angola 1997 Angolan Football Federation nbsp Botswana 1997 Botswana Football Association nbsp Comoros 2007 Comoros Football Federation nbsp Eswatini 1997 Eswatini Football Association nbsp Lesotho 1997 Lesotho Football Association nbsp Madagascar 2000 Malagasy Football Federation nbsp Malawi 1997 Football Association of Malawi nbsp Mauritius 2000 Mauritius Football Association nbsp Mozambique 1997 Mozambican Football Federation nbsp Namibia 1997 Namibia Football Association nbsp Seychelles 2000 Seychelles Football Federation nbsp South Africa 1997 South African Football Association nbsp Zambia 1997 Football Association of Zambia nbsp Zimbabwe 1997 Zimbabwe Football AssociationCompetitions editSee also List of association football competitions and FIFA International Match Calendar COSAFA runs several competitions which cover men s women s youth Current title holders edit See also Portal Current events Sports 2023 in association football 2023 in sports and FIFA International Match Calendar For events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID 19 pandemic see Impact of the COVID 19 pandemic on sports Competition Year Champions Title Runners up Next edition 2 3 DatesNational teamsCOSAFA Cup 2023 final nbsp Zambia 7th nbsp Lesotho 2024 final TBDCOSAFA U 20 Championship 2022 nbsp Zambia 12th nbsp Mozambique 2023 6 15 OctCOSAFA U 17 Championship 2022 nbsp Zambia 3rd nbsp South Africa 2023 NovemberCOSAFA Schools Cup 2022 nbsp Clapham High School 1st nbsp Salima Secondary 2023 27 29 OctCOSAFA Beach Soccer Championship 2022 nbsp Senegal 1st nbsp Egypt 2023 23 28 JulNational teams women COSAFA Women s Championship 2023 final nbsp Malawi 1st nbsp Zambia 2024 final TBDCOSAFA U 20 Women s Championship 2019 nbsp Tanzaniag 1st nbsp Zambia 2023 JuneCOSAFA U 17 Women s Championship 2022 nbsp South Africa 1st nbsp Zambia 2023 NovemberCOSAFA Girls Schools Cup 2022 nbsp Edendale Technical HS 1st nbsp Anse Boileau 2023 27 29 OctClub teams women CAF Women s Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers 2022 Final nbsp Green Buffaloes 1st nbsp Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 2023 Final 18 26 August b the championship of 2020 was cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic 4 g invited guest nationControversy editOn 17 October 2023 it was confirmed by COSAFA organisers that the 2023 Women s Championship winners Malawi would receive zero prize money 5 after their 2 1 over Zambia in the final 6 See also edit nbsp Football in Africa portalConfederation of African Football CAF Central African Football Federations Union UNIFFAC Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations CECAFA Union of North African Football Federations UNAF West African Football Union WAFU References edit Mr Phillip Chiyangwa is new COSAFA president COSAFA 17 December 2016 Retrieved 29 December 2016 Fixtures Results cosafa com COSAFA Retrieved 7 July 2023 Tournaments COSAFA Retrieved 7 July 2023 South Africa win COSAFA Women s Championship Tanzania take Under 17 title Council of Southern Africa Football Associations Retrieved 14 November 2020 Diamond Drew 2023 10 19 COSAFA Champions Malawi to receive zero prize money Her Football Hub Retrieved 2023 10 23 Diamond Drew 2023 10 17 COSAFA Cup Malawi claim historic title with win over Zambia Her Football Hub Retrieved 2023 10 23 External links editOfficial website nbsp nbsp This article about an association football related organization is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title COSAFA amp oldid 1181531067, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
