2025 TotalEnergies CHAN: CAF confirms Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania as hosts

29 september 2024 - 05:11:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation African Football (CAF) has confirmed that Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania as co-host Nations of [...] Full text...

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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Seven matches to watch as road to Morocco begins

04 september 2024 - 06:18:48
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The journey to the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, officially begins on Wednesday, 4 [...] Full text...

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UWC win 2024 COSAFA CAF Women’s Champions League Zonal Qualifier

25 august 2024 - 16:05:23
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - University of the Western Cape (UWC) beat Gaborone United 9-8 on post-match penalties to lift the [...] Full text...

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CAF Women's Champions League: Results from zonal qualifiers

21 august 2024 - 08:34:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are results from some zonal qualifiers in the CAF Women's Champions League.The Central African [...] Full text...

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2024 CAF WCL: All about COSAFA qualifiers

15 august 2024 - 06:22:42
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - With the West African qualifiers now done and dusted, focus now shifts to Southern Africa and [...] Full text...

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Road to 2024 CAF Women’s Champions League begins

05 august 2024 - 08:02:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The journey towards securing a place in CAF’s flagship Women’s Club competition, the CAF Women’s Champions [...] Full text...

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2024 CAF Women’s Champions League Qualifiers: Draw to take place on Wednesday

22 july 2024 - 07:46:36
Cairo, Egypt (PNA) - The 2024-2025 women's interclub football season will officially kick off on Wednesday with the draw in [...] Full text...

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Draw for CAF African Schools Football Championship finals on Sunday

19 may 2024 - 07:16:45
Zanzibar, Tanzania (PANA) - The draw for the CAF African Schools Football Championship finals will be conducted on Sunday, 19 [...] Full text...

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CAF African Schools Football Championship finals: Six Days Countdown to Zanzibar kick-off

15 may 2024 - 05:40:32
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Excitement is growing in Zanzibar as it prepares to host the second edition of [...] Full text...

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Tau, Kundananji crowned best players at COSAFA Awards

10 may 2024 - 10:29:43
Gauteng, South Africa (PANA) - The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) held its inaugural COSAFA Awards on Thursday [...] Full text...

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CAF African Schools Football/UNAF Qualifiers: Morocco win girls title, Egypt, Libya chase boys crown

19 december 2023 - 07:49:35
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Morocco have won the CAF African Schools Football Championship UNAF Qualifiers after securing a comfortable 12-0 [...] Full text...

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CAF African Schools Football Championship COSAFA Qualifiers: South Africa win boys, girls titles

17 december 2023 - 12:17:13
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - South Africa completed a ‘double’ for the second year in a row as they claimed both [...] Full text...

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CAF African Schools Football Championship: UNAF Qualifiers kick off on Sunday

17 december 2023 - 12:12:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The CAF African Schools Football Championship  Qualifiers of the Union of North African Football (UNAF), kicks off [...] Full text...

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African Schools Football Championship: COSAFA Qualifying finalists emerge

16 december 2023 - 08:51:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - South Africa will play Malawi in the final of the Boys’ competition at the CAF African [...] Full text...

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African Schools Football Championship: COSAFA Qualifiers begin

15 december 2023 - 08:40:01
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A thrilling opening day of the 2023 CAF African Schools Football Championship, Council of Southern Africa [...] Full text...

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Benin win WAFU Zone B CAF African Schools Football Championship Boys' final

27 november 2023 - 06:28:54
Lome, Togo (PANA) - Benin on Sunday beat Cote d'Ivoire 2-0 in the boys' final of the West African Football [...] Full text...

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2023/24 CAF African Schools Football WAFU B Zone qualifiers kick off

23 november 2023 - 09:17:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Anticipation is high as the West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone B is gearing up to [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF WCL: Media Accreditation Process extended by 3 days

14 october 2023 - 13:06:48
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The media accreditation application process for the third edition of the 2023 CAF Women’s Champions [...] Full text...

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FIFA Delegation visits Zimbabwe to promote club licensing

10 october 2023 - 09:20:11
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - A FIFA delegation is in Harare to promote Club Licensing and foster close working ties with [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF Women’s Champions League: Team Facts

10 october 2023 - 08:39:05
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Here are the team facts of the clubs taking part in the 2023 CAF Women’s [...] Full text...

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Women's Champions league: South African Van Wyk, Ivorian legend, Tchetche, to headline CAF draw on Monday

09 october 2023 - 06:58:29
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Janine Van Wyk, one of South Africa's most celebrated women footballers, and the current African [...] Full text...

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CAF Women’s Champions League: Official draw to be conducted on Monday in Abidjan

06 october 2023 - 20:52:21
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The official draw for the CAF Women’s Champions League, Cote d’Ivoire 2023, will take place [...] Full text...

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Goalkeeping is improving in Africa – Dlamini

20 september 2023 - 06:19:43
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper, Andile Dlamini, believes the standard of goalkeeping in women’s football is on the [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF Women's Women's League: All finalists emerge

17 september 2023 - 09:18:23
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Reigning champions, ASFAR from Morocco and South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns will form part of a new [...] Full text...

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CAF Women’s Champions League: Mamelodi Sundowns to represent COSAFA region

09 september 2023 - 09:50:02
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Mamelodi Sundowns have qualified for their third consecutive CAF Women’s Champions League as representatives of [...] Full text...

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Ambitious Singida Fountain Gate bolster technical team ahead of continental quest

05 september 2023 - 06:39:53
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania’s Singida Fountain Gate Football Club are on a serious quest to establish themselves [...] Full text...

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CAF Women’s Champions League/COSAFA Qualifiers: Semi-finalists confirmed

05 september 2023 - 06:34:22
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The CAF Women’s Champions League/COSAFA Qualifiers have reached fever-pitch, with the four semi-finalists of the [...] Full text...

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CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers draw conducted

14 august 2023 - 08:49:02
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The official draw of the CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers has been conducted with [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwean Football Association searching for new Coach

02 august 2023 - 12:55:39
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean Football Association (ZIFA) has begun the search for the next Warriors' coach after they called [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF Women’s Champions League: Dates confirmed

28 july 2023 - 08:30:48
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2023 CAF Women’s Champions League – now on its third year in a row – [...] Full text...

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FIFA lifts Zimbabwe's Suspension, set to Appoint Normalisation Committee

11 july 2023 - 09:18:15
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World Football governing, FIFA, has lifted Zimbabwe's suspension from international football, a year and a half [...] Full text...

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FIFA keeps Zimbabwe in suspense

10 july 2023 - 08:19:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The FIFA delegation currently visiting Zimbabwe to find the way forward over the current football crisis, [...] Full text...

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Angola hosts final CAF Club Licensing Online Platform workshop

02 june 2023 - 07:30:01
Lubango, Angola (PANA) - The spotlight falls on Angola as it hosts the fourth and final 2023 regional workshop of [...] Full text...

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2023 U-17 AFCON: Little things made the difference, says Nigeria’s Lawali

01 may 2023 - 08:29:56
Constantine, Algeria (PANA) - Nigeria full-back, Yahaya Lawali, says little details made the difference for them as they started their [...] Full text...

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FIFA delegation visits Zimbabwe officials over international ban

17 april 2023 - 08:43:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean football officials are excited at the prospect of the country's ban being lifted by FIFA [...] Full text...

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2023 U-17 AFCON: South Africa seek first title on return to Continental scene

17 april 2023 - 07:15:13
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa return to the TotalEnergies Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) for the first [...] Full text...

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Zambia hope for fairytale run in second appearance at TotalEnergies U-17 AFCON

16 april 2023 - 18:01:38
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia’s young Chipolopolo have qualified for the TotalEnergies Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations for the second [...] Full text...

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2023 CAF U-17 AFCON: Golden Eaglets out to end 16-year trophy drought?

13 april 2023 - 19:44:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria will make a record 10th appearance at this month's U-17 Africa Cup [...] Full text...

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Champions Crowned at 2022/23 CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Final

09 april 2023 - 02:14:38
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - CS Ben Sekou Sylla from Guinea and Fountain Gate School of Tanzania have been crowned [...] Full text...

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2023 U-20 AFCON: Benin Coach, Zambia skipper express desire to soar

21 february 2023 - 07:30:04
Alexandria, Egypt (PANA) - Mattias Deguenon of Benin says his team's objective at the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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South African football star stabbed to death

05 february 2023 - 09:36:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Top South African football player Oshwin Andries was stabbed to death on Saturday. The 19-year-old [...] Full text...

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FIFA salutes South African footballer's wonder goal

02 november 2022 - 09:51:37
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – FIFA on Wednesday recognised South African football star Yusuf Maart as a potential Puskas [...] Full text...

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South Africa’s Desiree Ellis anticipates difficult Nigeria opener

02 may 2022 - 08:36:43
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - South Africa head coach Desiree Ellis is anticipating a difficult group stage contest when her side [...] Full text...

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FIFA U-20 WWC Qualifiers: Ghana, Tanzania and Senegal through to fourth round

19 december 2021 - 09:04:46
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Ghana, Tanzania and Senegal progressed to the fourth round of the African qualifiers for the FIFA [...] Full text...

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2022 FIFA WC qualifiers: Zambia hopeful for fresh start against Mauritania

02 september 2021 - 11:09:57
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Zambia midfielder Enock Mwepu hopes that Friday’s FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group B African qualifier [...] Full text...

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2021 Women's Champions league: Semifinal fixtures of COSAFA Qualifiers revealed

01 september 2021 - 05:26:11
Durban, South Africa (PANA) - Zambia’s Green Buffaloes and Botswana’s Double Action Ladies have booked their places in semi-finals of [...] Full text...

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COSAFA Qualifiers: Sundowns, Black Rhinos secure semifinal spots

29 august 2021 - 19:23:38
Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns and Zimbabwe’s Black Rhinos Queens are the first two [...] Full text...

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2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup: Eliminated Mozambique proud of their debut

27 august 2021 - 19:33:15
Moscow, Russia (PANA) - After their elimination in the group stage of 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Russia, [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Coach Mwase names squad for World Cup qualifiers

23 august 2021 - 20:03:18
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi’s Flames coach, Meck Mwase, has gone for continuity in naming his 25-member squad for next [...] Full text...

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Mozambique recall 25 players for Lesotho, Eswatini friendlies

31 may 2021 - 08:02:36
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Mozambique Coach Horácio Gonçalves has recalled 25 players for two friendly matches against Lesotho and Eswatini, [...] Full text...

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Coach Kazuwa recalls 30 players for Malawi Women’s AFCON qualifier against Zambia

15 may 2021 - 12:32:03
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi women coach, McNebert Kazuwa, has named America-based striker, Lughano Nyondo, in his 30-member provisional squad [...] Full text...

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CAF receives new record of entries in qualifiers for women's competitions

09 may 2021 - 09:52:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says the participation of national teams in women's football competitions [...] Full text...

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Sports court reinstates Ahmad Ahmad to CAF presidency

31 january 2021 - 12:15:34
Lausanne, Switzerland (PANA) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dramatically reinstated Ahmad Ahmad as president of the Confederation [...] Full text...

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All qualifiers for AFCON U 20 "Mauritania 2021" known

28 december 2020 - 13:45:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Twelve countries that will play the next Africa Cup of Nations Under-20 football tournament, "Mauritania 2021", [...] Full text...

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Tabitha and Temwa: Sisters driving Malawian football (A CAF Portrait)

16 july 2020 - 12:46:55
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Sisters Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga are leading Malawian women's football from the front - speaking literally. The [...] Full text...

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Juliet Nalukenge, Uganda's 17-year-old jewel (Sports portrait)

06 july 2020 - 13:27:06
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Teenager Juliet Nalukenge made history by winning the Uganda Women's Player-of-the-Year award at a tender age [...] Full text...

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CAF rules in Botswana's favour after boycotting U-17 Women's World Cup clash with Morocco

16 may 2020 - 19:50:07
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The African football governing body has refused to punish Botswana for failing to honour their away [...] Full text...

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FIFA declares ZIFA ban on Philip Chiyangwa “Null & Void”

02 september 2019 - 19:41:12
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa), has released a statement which suggests that FIFA [...] Full text...

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Banyana Banyana return to a hero’s welcome

08 december 2018 - 09:33:21
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The South African women’s senior national team received a hero’s welcome upon their return home [...] Full text...

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2018 Women's AFCON: Zambia’s Shepolopolo to camp in Nigeria

21 october 2018 - 00:50:58
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Zambia has announced a training camp in Nigeria as part of preparations for the 2018 African [...] Full text...

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2018 Women's AFCON: Coach Ellis announces provisional squad for Ghana 2018

21 october 2018 - 00:48:54
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Head coach of the Sasol-sponsored Banyana Banyana of South Africa, Desiree Ellis, has announced a [...] Full text...

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CAF moves to reposition African football

29 september 2018 - 14:34:28
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - At its meeting in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on 27-28 September, 2018, the CAF [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Women’s Championship: South Africa win 5th title

22 september 2018 - 17:13:48
Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa (PANA) - Hosts South Africa took a thrilling 2-1 victory over Central African guest nation, [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Women’s Championship: Uganda win bronze

21 september 2018 - 20:54:01
Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa (PANA) - Tracy Akiror scored from the penalty spot to enable Uganda seal the bronze [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Women’s Championship: Cameroon, South Africa reach finals

21 september 2018 - 06:16:38
Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa (PANA) - Hosts South Africa and invited team, Cameroon, have reached the finals of the [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Women’s Championship: Zambia, Cameroon claim remaining semi-final slots

18 september 2018 - 15:34:52
Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa (PANA) - Zambia and Cameroon on Tuesday claimed the remaining two semi-final slots at the [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Women’s Championship: South Africa, Uganda reach semi-finals

17 september 2018 - 18:24:31
Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa (PANA) - Hosts South Africa and Uganda on Monday reached the semi-finals of the ongoing [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Women’s Championship: Day 3, group matches on Monday

17 september 2018 - 05:32:36
Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa (PANA) - Here are Day 3, Groups A and C matches in the ongoing 2018 [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Women’s Championship: Results from Day 2, group matches on Saturday

16 september 2018 - 03:52:42
Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa (PANA) - Here are results from Groups B and C in the 2018 COSAFA Women’s [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Women’s Championship: Results from Groups A, C on Friday

14 september 2018 - 19:47:41
Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa (PANA) - Here are Friday's results from Groups A and C in the 2018 COSAFA [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Women’s Championship: More Group results

13 september 2018 - 19:59:11
Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa (PANA) - Here are more group results from the 2018 COSAFA Women’s Championship on Thursday. Group [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Women’s Championship: Hosts South Africa in winning start

13 september 2018 - 06:16:52
Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa (PANA) - Hosts South Africa got their 2018 COSAFA Women’s Championship campaign off to a [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Women’s Championship: Tournament begins on Wednesday

12 september 2018 - 15:01:01
Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa (PANA) - The 2018 COSAFA Women’s Championship gets underway at the Nelson Mandela Bay, South [...] Full text...

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2018 Women's COSAFA: Powehouses Cameroon, Zambia drawn in same group

30 august 2018 - 15:30:04
Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa (PANA) - Powerhouses Zambia and Cameroon have been drawn together in Group B at the [...] Full text...

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2018 Central Zone U-17 men's qualifier: Hosts Equatorial Guinea lose 1st match

06 august 2018 - 10:30:53
Bata, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - In a Day 2, Group A match played on Sunday at Estadio de Bata, Congo [...] Full text...

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2018 Central Zone U-17 men's qualifier: São Tomé and Príncipe disqualified, E/Guinea win 1st match

05 august 2018 - 03:21:58
Bata, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - While hosts Equatorial Guinea won their first match on Friday, São Tomé and Príncipe were [...] Full text...

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2018 UNIFFAC U-17 men's qualifier: 8 teams converge in Malabo 3-12 August

02 august 2018 - 15:10:04
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - With Angola emerging winner of the COSAFA Cup and qualifying to represent Africa's South Zone [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Men's U-17: Angola win maiden COSAFA title

30 july 2018 - 05:54:02
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Angola on Sunday claimed their maiden COSAFA under-17 championship when they edged two-time champions South [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Mens' U-17: South Africa chase 3rd COSAFA title

29 july 2018 - 04:39:48
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - When South Africa and Angola meet on Sunday in the finals of the 2018 COSAFA [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Men's U-17: South Africa, Angola book Championship final berths

27 july 2018 - 18:37:55
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - South Africa and Angola will do battle in Sunday’s final of the 2018 COSAFA Under-17 [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Mens' U-17: Hosts Mauritius complete semi-final line-up

25 july 2018 - 19:25:51
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Hosts Mauritius on Wednesday completed the 2018 COSAFA Under-17 Championship semifinal line-up after Malawi failed [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Men's U-17: Namibia, South Africa join Angola in semi-finals

24 july 2018 - 18:01:26
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Namibia and South Africa on Tuesday qualified for the semi-finals of the 2018 COSAFA men's [...] Full text...

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COSAFA Men's U-17: Angola qualify for semi-final

24 july 2018 - 05:30:24
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Angola on Monday qualified for the semi-finals of the 2018 COSAFA men's Under-17 Championship taking [...] Full text...

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COSAFA Men's U-17: Results from Day 2, Group B matches on Sunday

22 july 2018 - 17:12:22
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are results from Day 2, Group B matches on Sunday in the 2018 [...] Full text...

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COSAFA Men's U-17: Results from Day 2, Group A matches on Saturday

21 july 2018 - 20:18:51
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are results from Saturday's matches in the 2018 COSAFA men's Under-17 Championship, taking [...] Full text...

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COSAFA Men's U-17: Results from Friday's fixtures, Day 2, Group A matches on Saturday

21 july 2018 - 04:23:23
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The following are results from Friday's matches in the 2018 COSAFA men's Under-17 Championship, taking [...] Full text...

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COSAFA Men's U-17: Namibia hammer Seychelles 8-3 in opening match

20 july 2018 - 12:24:01
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Namibia lit up the opening day of the 2018 COSAFA men's Under-17 Championship with a [...] Full text...

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CAF unveils Zonal Under-17 AFCON qualifying groupings

13 july 2018 - 15:10:41
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's Football Governing body, CAF, has unveiled the groupings for the qualifiers for the Under-17 Africa [...] Full text...

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2018 U-17 Cosafa Cup takes place 19-29 July in Mauritius, teams eye Peru 2019

07 july 2018 - 11:50:24
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The ultimate goal for the 12 teams competing in the 2018 COSAFA Under-17 Championships in [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Cup: Zimbabwe beat Zambia to retain title

10 june 2018 - 06:55:37
Polokwane, South Africa (PANA) - Zimbabwe on Saturday edged Zambia 4-2 in extra time to retain the southern Africa football [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Cup: Zimbabwe and Zambia reach final

07 june 2018 - 03:30:24
Polokwane, South Africa (PANA) - Zimbabwe and Zambia reached the final of the 2018 southern Africa football championship, known as [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Cup: Madagascar, Zimbabwe reach semi finals

03 june 2018 - 18:30:37
Polokwane, South Africa (PANA) - Madagascar and Zimbabwe on Sunday reached the semi-finals of the 2018 southern Africa football championship, [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Cup: Zambia, Lesotho through to semi-finals

02 june 2018 - 19:22:40
Polokwane, South Africa (PANA) - Zambia and Lesotho on Saturday waltzed into the semi-finals of the 2018 southern Africa football championship, known [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Cup: Lesotho, Zambia reach semi finals

02 june 2018 - 18:39:00
Polokwane, South Africa (PANA) - Lesotho and Zambia on Saturday reached the semi-finals of the ongoing 2018 southern Africa football [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Cup: Botswana thrash Mauritius 6-0 to reach quarter-final

01 june 2018 - 21:04:57
Polokwane, South Africa (PANA) - Botswana on Friday qualified for the quarter-finals of the ongoing 2018 southern Africa championship, known [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Cup: Quarter-final fixtures released

01 june 2018 - 04:00:40
Polokwane, South Africa (PANA) - With Zambia, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, South Africa and Zimbabwe drawing bye into the quarter-finals and [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Cup: Madagascar qualify for quarter-finals

01 june 2018 - 03:55:47
Polokwane, South Africa (PANA) - Madagascar on Thursday qualified for the quarter-finals of the ongoing 2018 southern Africa championship, known [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Cup: Results from Day 2, Group B matches

31 may 2018 - 06:08:34
Polokwane, South Africa (PANA) - Below are results from Day 2, Group B matches played on Wednesday in the 2018 [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Cup: Results from Day 2, Group A matches

30 may 2018 - 05:29:07
Polokwane, South Africa (PANA) - Below are results from Day 2, Group A matches played on Tuesday in the 2018 [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Cup: Day 2, Group A matches on Tuesday

29 may 2018 - 06:34:47
Polokwane, South Africa (PANA) - Below are Group A, Day 2 fixtures at the 2018 Council of Southern Africa Football [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Cup: Results from Day 1, Group B matches

28 may 2018 - 19:36:51
Polokwane, South Africa (PANA) - Below are results from Group B, Day 1 matches at the 2018 southern African football [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Cup: Day 1, Group B matches scheduled for Monday

28 may 2018 - 02:30:15
Polokwane, South Africa (PANA) - Below are Group B, Day 1 fixtures at the 2018 southern African football championship, known [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Cup: Results from Group A, Day 1 matches

27 may 2018 - 17:36:40
Polokwane, South Africa (PANA) - Below are results from Group A, Day 1 matches at the 2018 southern African football [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Cup: Day 1 matches take place on Sunday

27 may 2018 - 04:49:29
Polokwane, South Africa (PANA) - Two-time runners up Mozambique, take on Madagascar in Group A as this year’s southern African [...] Full text...

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2018 COSAFA Cup kicks off on Sunday

25 may 2018 - 13:34:28
Polokwane, South Africa (PANA) - Fourteen nations in Southern Africa converge on Polokwane in the north of South Africa for [...] Full text...

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Malawi youth striker Mwakilama dies in Portugal

21 april 2018 - 14:01:15
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Malawian youth international footballer, Abel Mwakilama, died on Friday in Portugal of suspected cerebral malaria. The General [...] Full text...

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South Africa claim sixth COSAFA Under-20 title

17 december 2017 - 13:25:03
Kitwe, Zambia (PANA) - South Africa claimed their sixth regional title after a 2-1 victory over Lesotho in the final [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA U-20: Shaban brace sees Uganda stun Zambia on opening day match

07 december 2017 - 14:54:55
Kitwe, Zambia (PANA) - Striker Muhammad Shaban scored a brace of goals as the East African guest nation, Uganda, stunned [...] Full text...

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Kenya gears up for CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup

22 november 2017 - 17:56:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's national team, Harambee Stars, is due to start on 26 Nov. preparation for the [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia to host 2017 COSAFA U-20 Cup

03 october 2017 - 09:07:54
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambia has been picked for the first time to host the Council of Southern Africa Football [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya set for COSAFA Women's Championships

11 september 2017 - 10:55:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan team to this year's Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Women's Championships jet [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA WC: Champions Zimbabwe vs Zambia in 1st round

24 august 2017 - 13:41:17
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Hosts Zimbabwe have been drawn alongside old rivals Zambia in the first round of the 2017 [...] Full text...

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Malawi: 'Joint FIFA-FAM under-16 regional leagues yielding fruits in Malawi'

23 august 2017 - 14:34:49
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) says the joint FIFA-FAM under-16 regional leagues have started to [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA U-17: Zambia earn gold at the 2017 COSAFA U-17 Championship

31 july 2017 - 13:53:22
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A late burst from Zambia saw them collect the gold medal at the 2017 COSAFA Under-17football [...] Full text...

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2018 Women's AFCON: South Africa prepares for Women’s AFCON in Ghana

27 july 2017 - 06:30:36
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - South Africa has commenced preparations for the qualifiers of the 2018 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations [...] Full text...

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Malawi: FIFA consoles Malawi football victims

19 july 2017 - 06:43:27
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The world football governing body, FIFA, has consoled the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) and victims [...] Full text...

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2018 CHAN qualifier: Swaziland brace up for Zambia test

11 july 2017 - 15:49:03
Lobamba, Swaziland (PANA) - Swaziland coach, Pieter De Jongh’s future will depend on the outcome of his team's performance in [...] Full text...

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South Africa: CAF President says South Africa must lead moves to develop football in Africa

11 july 2017 - 13:14:34
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - CAF President, Ahmad Ahmad, visiting the headquarters of the South African Football Association (SAFA) in [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA Cup: Up-to-date winners' list

10 july 2017 - 04:56:16
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Following the conclusion of the 2017 COSAFA Cup, won on Sunday by Zimbabwe with a [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA CUP: Zimbabwe beat Zambia 3-1 to win 2017 COSAFA Cup

09 july 2017 - 16:07:23
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Zimbabwe on Sunday won the 2017 COSAFA Cup with an emphatic 3-1 victory over Zaambia. In [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Zimbabwe beat Zambia to win 2017 COSAFA Cup

09 july 2017 - 15:09:34
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Zimbabwe on Sunday beat Zambia 3-1 to win the 2017 COSAFA Cup in the final [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA Cup: It's Zambia vs Zimbabwe in Sunday's finals

09 july 2017 - 04:53:11
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Zimbabwe and Zambia meet on Sunday in the finals of the 2017 COSAFA Cup competition [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA Cup: Tanzania win 3rd-place match

08 july 2017 - 08:09:58
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Guest team Tanzania defeated Lesotho 4-2 in a penalty shootout to claim the 3rd-place trophy [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA Cup: Final, third-place matches this weekend

07 july 2017 - 02:01:19
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - The following are the schedules for the final and third-place matches in the 2017 COSAFA [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA Cup: Zambia vs Zimbabwe finals, battle of the giants

06 july 2017 - 12:11:50
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Zambia and Zimbabwe, each with 4 titles and two or the three most successful nations [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA Cup: Zimbabwe on course for 5th COSAFA Castle Cup title

03 july 2017 - 06:23:23
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Zimbabwe stayed on course for a record 5th title of the COSAFA Castle Cup competition [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA Cup: 2nd quarter-final fixtures on Sunday

02 july 2017 - 07:17:04
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Below are the quarter-final fixtures for Sunday at the ongoing 2017 COSAFA Cup in South [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA Cup: Zambia, Lesotho reach semi-finals

01 july 2017 - 20:50:43
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Giants Zambia and minnows Lesotho on Saturday qualified for the semi-finals of the 2017 COSAFA [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA Cup: 2-day quarter-final matches begin Saturday

01 july 2017 - 05:38:36
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - With the emergence of Zimbabwe on Friday as the last qualifier for the quarter-finals of [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA Cup: Zimbabwe, last quarter finalist to emerge

30 june 2017 - 20:41:55
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Zimbabwe on Friday became the last qualifier for the quarter-finals of the 2017 COSAFA Cup [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA Cup: Last quarter finalist to emerge on Friday

30 june 2017 - 04:52:21
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - The two Group B, Day 3 matches on Friday must produce the last qualifier [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA Cup: Tanzania through to quarter-finals

29 june 2017 - 18:17:55
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Tanzania on Thursday qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2017 COSAFA Cup in South Africa, [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA Cup: Seychelles eliminated after 2nd straight loss

29 june 2017 - 05:42:01
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Seychelles on Wednesday lost a second straight match in Group B of the ongoing 2017 [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA Cup: Zimbabwe vs Madagascar, battle for Group B leadership

28 june 2017 - 05:18:28
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Four-time winners, Zimbabwe, take on Madagascar on Wednesday at the ongoing 2017 COSAFA Cup in [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA Cup: Zimbabwe, Madagascar win opening Group B matches

27 june 2017 - 06:21:29
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Zimbabwe pummelled Mozambique 4-0 and Madagascar overwhelmed Seychelles 2-0 when action began on Monday in [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA Cup: 6 teams reach quarter-finals without kicking the ball

26 june 2017 - 18:40:46
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Although action began on Sunday in the group stage of the 2017 edition of the [...] Full text...

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2017 COSAFA Cup: Tanzania in perfect start, beat Malawi 2-0

26 june 2017 - 08:19:31
Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - East African guest nation, Tanzania, defeated Malawi 2-0 on Sunday, the opening day of the [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Tanzania name squad for COSAFA senior championship

15 june 2017 - 12:56:34
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania football coach, Salum Mayanga, has named 22 players for the senior COSAFA Cup, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Draw for 2017 U-17 COSAFA CUP unveiled

15 june 2017 - 09:28:09
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The draw for the Under-17 Championships of the 2017 Council of Southern Africa Football Associations [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: Philip Chiyangwa, the man who plotted Issa Hayatou's fall from CAF

19 march 2017 - 11:10:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean Football Association (ZIFA) president, Philip Chiyangwa, says he is FIFA's axe man who does [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya 2018 CHAN preps get CAF thumbs up

15 march 2017 - 17:44:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has lauded Kenya's preparations for hosting the 2018 CHAN tournament. This was [...] Full text...

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Zambia: President Lungu congratulates Zambia football team for COSAFA victory

19 december 2016 - 15:43:49
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – President Edgar Lungu has congratulated the Zambia Under-20 football team for their victory in the 2016 [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zimbabwean Philip Chiyangwa is the new COSAFA President

18 december 2016 - 19:17:54
Sun City, South Africa (PANA) - Mr. Philip Chiyangwa has been elected president of the Council of Southern Africa Football [...] Full text...

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2016 CAF Confed. Cup: Important notes

07 november 2016 - 06:12:15
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are some important notes following the conclusion, on Sunday, of the 2016 CAF Confederation [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda's U20 football team pulls out of COSAFA tourney

03 november 2016 - 13:01:12
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwanda's U20 national football team has withdrawn from 2016 Council of Southern Africa Football Associations [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan squad off to Mauritius for COSAFA U-17 Championship

19 july 2016 - 11:17:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya U-17 national football team jetted out to Mauritius on Tuesday to take part in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Top SA cement firm sponsors COSAFA U-20 tourney

11 april 2016 - 14:37:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - PPC, the leading supplier of cement in southern Africa, has joined forces with the Council of [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana's support to Sexwale for FIFA post questionable

27 january 2016 - 19:07:33
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s football association has indirectly admitted intentions to support South African Tokyo Sexwale for FIFA presidency, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya face Uganda in Cecafa opening tie

19 november 2015 - 14:52:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Defending champions, Kenya, open their Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) Senior [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Namibia wins COSAFA Cup

31 may 2015 - 23:22:45
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Namibia has won the 2015 COSAFA Cup tournament, after defeating Mozambique 2-0 in the final of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: French football manager fired after 4 months

27 may 2015 - 08:23:17
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Football Association (MFA) has fired French manager Didier Six after he announced his intention [...] Full text...

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South Africa: COSAFA Cup 2015 kicks off at Sun City

16 may 2015 - 09:56:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Sun City will play host to visiting football teams from across the African continent [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: French footballer Didier Six to train Mauritian national team

23 january 2015 - 17:56:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Professional Football League will enlist the services of former French footballer Didier Six as national [...] Full text...

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2013 COSAFA Cup: Zambia beats Zimbabwe 2-0 to lift trophy

21 july 2013 - 11:10:58
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Host Zambia on Saturday defeated defending champion Zimbabwe 2-0 to win the 2013 COSAFA Cup, an [...] Full text...

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SA, Lesotho out of 2013 COSAFA Cup

18 july 2013 - 07:39:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa and Lesotho have been knocked out of the 2013 COSAFA Cup [...] Full text...

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2013 COSAFA CUP: Zambia, Lesotho reach semi

15 july 2013 - 13:35:16
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Host Zambia and Lesotho have reached the semi-final of the 2013 COSAFA Cup for member-nations of [...] Full text...

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2013 COSAFA CUP: South Africa. Zimbabwe reach semi

14 july 2013 - 15:40:08
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Defending champion Zimbabwe and South Africa are through to the semi-finals of the 2013 COSAFA [...] Full text...

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Kenya coach picks COSAFA Cup squad

21 june 2013 - 15:43:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya, the guest team at the forthcoming COSAFA Cup tournament in Zambia, has picked its team [...] Full text...

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Botswana picks COSAFA Cup squad

17 june 2013 - 16:36:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Botswana, one of the teams drawn against Kenya in this year's COSAFA Cup in Zambia, have [...] Full text...

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Equatorial Guinea replaces Tanzania in 2013 COSAFA Cup

21 may 2013 - 10:11:14
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Equatorial Guinea has been named as the replacement for Tanzania in the Council of Southern Africa [...] Full text...

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Kenya bags COSAFA invite

03 may 2013 - 11:58:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya has been invited to this year's Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Cup tournament, [...] Full text...

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Angolan U-20 team qualify for semis at COSAFA cup

07 december 2011 - 17:23:35
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Angolan national under-20 male football team Tuesday qualified for the semi-finals of the the Council [...] Full text...

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Angolan U-20 team leaves for COSAFA Cup contest in Botswana

29 november 2011 - 21:06:32
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The Angolan under-20 national men's football team will travel to Botswana on Wednesday to compete in [...] Full text...

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Angola's U-20 team peps up for COSAFA tournament

08 november 2011 - 12:31:51
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Angola's national Under-20 football team was due to play against first division team Santos FC later [...] Full text...

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Zim wins COSAFA Women’s Championship

10 july 2011 - 10:02:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Host Zimbabwe beat defending champion South Africa 1-0 to win the 2011 Council of Southern African [...] Full text...

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Zim to play SA in COSAFA women's championship final

08 july 2011 - 08:25:37
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Host Zimbabwe and holder South Africa will clash in the final of the 2011 COSAFA Women’s [...] Full text...

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FIFA President Blatter due in Zimbabwe

30 june 2011 - 08:17:41
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - FIFA President Sepp Blatter is due in Zimbabwe next week for meetings with government and football [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe to host women's COSAFA finals

27 june 2011 - 14:54:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe has been selected to host the women's football finals of the Council of Southern Africa [...] Full text...

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Angolan female soccer team in training camp for Namibia match

10 february 2010 - 16:40:00
Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- The Angolan national female soccer team began training h ere Tuesday in preparation for the first-leg [...] Full text...

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Zambians party all night as team vaults to CAN 2010 quarter finals

22 january 2010 - 10:22:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- The streets of Zambia - from the capital Lusaka to small hamlets in the countryside - [...] Full text...

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Rwanda, Tanzania meet in CECAFA quarters

09 december 2009 - 17:20:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Rwanda and Tanzania will Thursday battle for a semi-fina l slot at the ongoing Orange Council [...] Full text...

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Zanzibar tackles Uganda in CECAFA semis

08 december 2009 - 18:24:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Zanzibar stands in the way of defending champions Uganda as they meet in the semi-finals of [...] Full text...

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Rwanda face Zimbabwe in CECAFA Challenge quarters

07 december 2009 - 16:53:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Rwanda and Zimbabwe meet in a grudge Orange Council of E ast and Central Africa Football [...] Full text...

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Rwanda face Zim in Cecafa Challenge quarters

07 december 2009 - 16:03:00
-Rwanda face Zimbabwe in CECAFA Challenge quarters -By David Jagongo PANA Correspondent Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Rwanda and Zimbabwe meet in [...] Full text...

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CECAFA bans Djibouti coach

04 december 2009 - 12:05:00
Nairobi- kenya (PANA) -- Djibouti coach Ahmed Gosheri has been handed a two-year ban by the Council of East and [...] Full text...

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Kenya to bid for 2016 African Nations Cup

01 december 2009 - 17:02:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- After failing to host the African Cup of Nations in 1996 , Kenya will bid for [...] Full text...

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Draw for 2009 COSAFA Cup

18 september 2009 - 08:47:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- The draw for the 2009 COSAFA Cup soccer finals was con ducted here Friday, with host [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe wins bid to host COSAFA Cup

15 july 2009 - 11:41:00
Harare- Zimbabwe (PANA) -- Sports officials in Zimbabwe said Wednesday the countr y had won a bid to host this [...] Full text...

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