COSAFA

{{Infobox organization

| name = Council of Southern Africa Football Associations
Conseil des Associations de Football en Afrique Australe
Conselho das Associações de Futebol da África Austral

| image = COSAFA-logo.png

| size = 150px

| map = COSAFA.svg

| formation = 1983

| type = Sports organization

| region_served = Southern Africa

| membership = {{Plainlist|

{{flagicon|AGO}} Angola
{{flagicon|BWA}} Botswana
{{flagicon|COM}} Comoros
{{flagicon|SWZ}} Eswatini
{{flagicon|LSO}} Lesotho
{{flagicon|MDG}} Madagascar
{{flagicon|MWI}} Malawi
{{flagicon|MUS}} Mauritius
{{flagicon|MOZ}} Mozambique
{{flagicon|NAM}} Namibia
{{flagicon|SYC}} Seychelles
{{flagicon|ZAF}} South Africa
{{flagicon|ZMB}} Zambia
{{flagicon|ZWE}} Zimbabwe

}}

| language = English, French and Portuguese

| headquarters = Johannesburg, South Africa

| affiliations = CAF, FIFA

| leader_title = President

| leader_name = {{flagicon|ZIM}} Phillip Chiyangwa

| website = {{URL|www.cosafa.com}}

}}

Council of Southern Africa Football Associations ({{langx|fr|Conseil des Associations de Football en Afrique Australe}}; {{langx|pt|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.

COSAFA organise several tournaments in the Southern African region, and its most renowned tournament is the COSAFA Cup.

Executive committee

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.{{cite news|title=Mr Phillip Chiyangwa is new COSAFA president|url=http://www.cosafa.com/mr-philip-chiyangwa-is-new-cosafa-president/|access-date=29 December 2016|work=COSAFA|date=17 December 2016}}

class="wikitable"
Name !Occupation
colspan="2" \|President
{{flagicon\|Angola}} Artur de Almeida e Silva \| President of The Angolan Football Federation
colspan="2" \|Vice-president:
{{flagicon\|Namibia}} Frans Mbidi \| President of the Namibia Football Association
colspan="2" \|Members
{{flagicon\|Mozambique}} Alberto Simanga \| President of the Mozambican Football Federation
{{flagicon\|Zambia}} Andrew Kamanga \| President of the Football Association of Zambia
{{flagicon\|Angola}} Pedro Neto \| President of the Angolan Football Federation
{{flagicon\|Mauritius}} Sameer Sobha \| President of the Mauritius Football Association
{{flagicon\|Malawi}} Walter Nyamilandu-Manda \| President of the Football Association of Malawi

class="wikitable"

Name

!Occupation

colspan="2" |President

{{flagicon|Angola}} Artur de Almeida e Silva

President of The Angolan Football Federation

colspan="2" |Vice-president:

{{flagicon|Namibia}} Frans Mbidi

President of the Namibia Football Association

colspan="2" |Members

{{flagicon|Mozambique}} Alberto Simanga

President of the Mozambican Football Federation

{{flagicon|Zambia}} Andrew Kamanga

President of the Football Association of Zambia

{{flagicon|Angola}} Pedro Neto

President of the Angolan Football Federation

{{flagicon|Mauritius}} Sameer Sobha

President of the Mauritius Football Association

{{flagicon|Malawi}} Walter Nyamilandu-Manda

President of the Football Association of Malawi

The 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

All 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. Réunion's governing body, Réunionese Football League, is only an associate member of COSAFA.

class="wikitable sortable" valign="top"
Country ! {{Tooltip\|Year\|Year of membership}} ! Governing body
{{fba\|ANG}} \| 1997 \| Angolan Football Federation
{{fba\|BOT}} \| 1997 \| Botswana Football Association
{{fba\|COM}} \| 2007 \| Comoros Football Federation
{{fba\|SWZ\|name=Eswatini}} \| 1997 \| Eswatini Football Association
{{fba\|LES}} \| 1997 \| Lesotho Football Association
{{fba\|MAD}} \| 2000 \| Malagasy Football Federation
{{fba\|MWI}} \| 1997 \| Football Association of Malawi
{{fba\|MRI}} \| 2000 \| Mauritius Football Association
{{fba\|MOZ}} \| 1997 \| Mozambican Football Federation
{{fba\|NAM}} \| 1997 \| Namibia Football Association
{{fba\|SEY}} \| 2000 \| Seychelles Football Federation
{{fba\|RSA}} \| 1997 \| South African Football Association
{{fba\|ZAM}} \| 1997 \| Football Association of Zambia
{{fba\|ZIM}} \| 1997 \| Zimbabwe Football Association

class="wikitable sortable" valign="top"

Country

! {{Tooltip|Year|Year of membership}}

! Governing body

| 1997

| Angolan Football Federation

| 1997

| Botswana Football Association

| 2007

| Comoros Football Federation

| 1997

| Eswatini Football Association

| 1997

| Lesotho Football Association

| 2000

| Malagasy Football Federation

| 1997

| Football Association of Malawi

| 2000

| Mauritius Football Association

| 1997

| Mozambican Football Federation

| 1997

| Namibia Football Association

| 2000

| Seychelles Football Federation

| 1997

| South African Football Association

| 1997

| Football Association of Zambia

| 1997

| Zimbabwe Football Association

Competitions

{{See also|List of association football competitions|FIFA International Match Calendar}}

COSAFA runs several competitions which cover men's, women's, youth.

=Current title holders=

{{See also|Portal:Current events/Sports|{{CURRENTYEAR}} in association football|{{CURRENTYEAR}} in sports|FIFA International Match Calendar}}

{{For|events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic|Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports}}

class="wikitable" ! Competition \| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"\| ! Year ! Champions ! Title ! Runners-up \| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"\| ! Next edition{{cite web \|url=https://cosafa.com/fixturesresults/ \|title=Fixtures/Results \|website=cosafa.com \|publisher=COSAFA \|access-date=7 July 2023}}{{cite news \|title=Tournaments \|url=https://cosafa.com/category/tournaments/ \|work=COSAFA \|access-date=7 July 2023}} ! Dates
colspan=9\|National teams
COSAFA Cup \| width="1%" rowspan=5 style="background-color:#ffffff;"\| \| {{Nowrap\|2024 (final)}} \| {{fb\|ANG}} \| 4th \| {{fb\|NAM}} \| width="1%" rowspan=5 style="background-color:#ffffff;"\| \| {{Nowrap\|2025}} \| TBD
COSAFA U-20 Championship \| 2024 \| {{fbu\|20\|RSA}} \| 9th \| {{fbu\|20\|ZAM}} \| 2026 \| TBD
COSAFA U-17 Championship \| 2024 \| {{fbu\|17\|ZAM}} \| 4th \| {{fbu\|17\|ANG}} \| 2025 \|
COSAFA Boys Schools Cup \| 2023 \| {{fbu\|15\|RSA}} \| 2nd \| {{fbu\|15\|MWI}} \| 2024 \| September
COSAFA Beach Soccer Championship \| 2024 \| {{beachsoccer\|MAR}}{{ref\|reference_name_B\|g}} \| 1st \| {{beachsoccer\|MOZ}} \| TBD \| TBD
colspan=9\|National teams (women)
COSAFA Women's Championship \| width="1%" rowspan=4 style="background-color:#ffffff;"\| \| {{Nowrap\|2024 (final)}} \| {{fbw\|ZAM}} \| 2nd \| {{fbw\|RSA}} \| width="1%" rowspan=4 style="background-color:#ffffff;"\| \| 2025 \| TBD
COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship \| 2024 \| {{fbwu\|20\|ZAM}} \| 1st \| {{fbwu\|20\|RSA}} \| TBD \| TBD
COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship \| 2025 \| {{fbwu\|17\|ZAM}} \| 3rd \| {{fbwu\|17\|MWI}} \| TBD \| TBD
COSAFA Girls Schools Cup \| 2023 \| {{fbwu\|15\|RSA}} \| 2nd \| {{fbwu\|15\|BOT}} \| 2024 \| 27-29 Oct
colspan=9\|Club teams (women)
COSAFA Women's Champions League \| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"\| \| {{Nowrap\|2024 (Final)}} \| {{fbaicon\|RSA}} University of the Western Cape \| 1st \| {{fbaicon\|BOT}} Gaborone United Ladies \| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"\| \| {{Nowrap\|2025}} \| TBD

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! Competition

| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|

! Year

! Champions

! Title

! Runners-up

| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|

! Next edition{{cite web |url=https://cosafa.com/fixturesresults/ |title=Fixtures/Results |website=cosafa.com |publisher=COSAFA |access-date=7 July 2023}}{{cite news |title=Tournaments |url=https://cosafa.com/category/tournaments/ |work=COSAFA |access-date=7 July 2023}}

! Dates

colspan=9|National teams

COSAFA Cup

| width="1%" rowspan=5 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|

| {{Nowrap|2024 (final)}}

| {{fb|ANG}}

| 4th

| {{fb|NAM}}

| width="1%" rowspan=5 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|

| {{Nowrap|2025}}

| TBD

COSAFA U-20 Championship

| 2024

| {{fbu|20|RSA}}

| 9th

| {{fbu|20|ZAM}}

| 2026

| TBD

COSAFA U-17 Championship

| 2024

| {{fbu|17|ZAM}}

| 4th

| {{fbu|17|ANG}}

| 2025

COSAFA Boys Schools Cup

| 2023

| {{fbu|15|RSA}}

| 2nd

| {{fbu|15|MWI}}

| 2024

| September

COSAFA Beach Soccer Championship

| 2024

| {{beachsoccer|MAR}}{{ref|reference_name_B|g}}

| 1st

| {{beachsoccer|MOZ}}

| TBD

colspan=9|National teams (women)

COSAFA Women's Championship

| width="1%" rowspan=4 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|

| {{Nowrap|2024 (final)}}

| {{fbw|ZAM}}

| 2nd

| {{fbw|RSA}}

| width="1%" rowspan=4 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|

| 2025

| TBD

COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship

| 2024

| {{fbwu|20|ZAM}}

| 1st

| {{fbwu|20|RSA}}

| TBD

COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship

| 2025

| {{fbwu|17|ZAM}}

| 3rd

| {{fbwu|17|MWI}}

| TBD

COSAFA Girls Schools Cup

| 2023

| {{fbwu|15|RSA}}

| 2nd

| {{fbwu|15|BOT}}

| 2024

| 27-29 Oct

colspan=9|Club teams (women)

COSAFA Women's Champions League

| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|

| {{Nowrap|2024 (Final)}}

| {{fbaicon|RSA}} University of the Western Cape

| 1st

| {{fbaicon|BOT}} Gaborone United Ladies

| width="1%" rowspan=1 style="background-color:#ffffff;"|

| {{Nowrap|2025}}

| TBD

{{note|reference_name_B|g}}invited guest-nation

Controversy

On 17 October 2023, it was confirmed by COSAFA organisers that the 2023 Women's Championship winners Malawi would receive zero prize money{{Cite web |last=Diamond |first=Drew |date=2023-10-19 |title=COSAFA Champions Malawi to receive zero prize money |url=https://herfootballhub.com/cosafa-champions-malawi-to-receive-zero-prize-money/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Her Football Hub |language=en-GB}} after their 2–1 over Zambia in the final.{{Cite web |last=Diamond |first=Drew |date=2023-10-17 |title=COSAFA Cup: Malawi claim historic title with win over Zambia |url=https://herfootballhub.com/cosafa-cup-malawi-claim-historic-title-with-win-over-zambia/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Her Football Hub |language=en-GB}}

References

External links

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