The COSAFA Show

In this episode of The COSAFA Show we chat to Leah Sweetness Masango, a coach who is one of the driving forces behind the Technical Study Groups (TSG) that work at COSAFA tournaments. She gives us a fascinating insight into the job they do and the role they play in advancing football in the region. There is a lot more to it than just analysing formations and patterns of play!

In this special episode of The COSAFA Show we speak to our Competitions Manager Joshua Knipp about the upcoming tournaments that have been penciled in for the 2023 COSAFA calendar.

In this final episode of The COSAFA Show for 2022, we discuss the COSAFA Women’s Leadership Programme (CWLP) and salute the work being done to assist women to rise in football across the region. We speak to COSAFA General Secretary Sue Destombes about this year’s programme and the future, as well as overall CWLP winner Alessia Moonesawmy from Mauritius about her experience and what may lie ahead in 2023.

The World Cup in Qatar is almost at an end and it has been a momentous tournament for Africa. Who better to sit and assess the tournament for the continent than our very own Mark Gleeson, who gives his views on the five African teams, the competition as a whole and what it means for the continent going forward. In this week’s show we also wrap up the recent TotalEnergies U17 AFCON Algeria 2023 | COSAFA Qualifier andCOSAFA Girls’ Under-17 Championship that were both played as part of the Region 5 Games Lilongwe 2022.

We have a special exclusive interview with Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies coach Jerry Tshabalala ahead of their African Women’s Champions League final against hosts AS FAR in Rabat on Sunday.

In this episode we speak to COSAFA General Secretary Sue Destombes about the CAF African Schools Championship being staged in Malawi, hear from renowned development coach Farouk Khan and get the views of Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies coach Jerry Tshabalala ahead of the defence of their CAF Women's Champions League title in Morocco.

In this episode we speak to coach Dario Monteiro from defending champions Mozambique ahead of the TotalEnergies AFCON U20 Egypt 2023 | COSAFA Qualifier in Eswatini, as well as the coach of the hosts Mduduzi Nxumalo.

In our 50th episode of The COSAFA Show we chat to Eswatini Football Association President Peter Simelane and Zunaid Mall, who is technical director for the Mauritius Football Association.

In this episode we speak to Zambia star Ireen Lungu about the improvement in women's football in that country, and also chat to veteran administrator Natasha Tsichlas about the women’s game in the region.

In this special episode of The COSAFA Show, we sit down with three figures from women’s football in South Africa, Zambia and Botswana to hear their stories and the growth in the game in those countries that led to their excellent performances at the recent 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.