SL Podcast The COSAFA Show

The COSAFA Show

With football news, views and analysis from around Southern Africa, The COSAFA Show offers a unique window into what is happening on and off the pitch in the Southern African region. Hosted by Mark Gleeson and Nick Said.
Weekly English South Africa Soccer · Sports
53 Episodes
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Mulaudzi Confident Of Continental Crown For Sundowns

COSAFA qualifiers Mamelodi Sundowns will fly the flag for the Southern African region when they take on Ghanaian side Hasaacas Ladies in the final of the CAF Women’s Champions League in Cairo on Friday night.
Sundowns won the title in the COSAFA region and are now hoping to conquer Africa too,…
19 Nov 2021 22 min

Malawi Coach Confident Of Good Showing At Africa Cup Of Nations

Malawi national team coach Meke Mwase admits South Africa’s Premier Soccer League played a leading role in his side qualifying for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations that will take place in Cameroon from January. 
The likes of Orlando Pirates striker Gabadinho Mhango, AmaZulu defender Limbikani Mzava and the Baroka…
5 Nov 2021 24 min

Leroy Believes Africa Should Have More Ballon D'Or Nominees

Veteran French coach Claude LeRoy has worked in Africa for the last 36 years and is among the most celebrated tacticians the continent has ever seen. A former Africa Cup of Nations winner with Cameroon, he has never held a position in the COSAFA region but knows African football inside…
15 Oct 2021 20 min

Booysen Buoyant About Future Of South Sudan

South African coach Shilene Booysen has embarked in a unique adventure in South Sudan, hoping to develop the women’s national team into a competitive unit in the coming years having started essentially from scratch. South Sudan only played their first international fixture in 2019 and the COVID-19 pandemic has, to…
1 Oct 2021 31 min

Africa Deserves More World Cup Representation - Beaumell

Former Zambia coach Patrice Beaumelle believes Africa should have more teams at the FIFA World Cup in 2022 and says the only way to take national teams on the continent to the next level is to have them play regularly at the global showpiece. Africa will have just five representatives…
17 Sep 2021 23 min

SAFA Explains Bafana Coach's Mandate

The South Africa Football Association (SAFA) have effectively given new coach Hugo Broos a free pass and said qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup is not a requirement in his mandate. It comes as Broos starts his tenure with a completely new team from that which failed to reach…
3 Sep 2021 22 min

Durban In The Spotlight For COSAFA As Sundowns Plot Season Ahead

In this episode of The COSAFA Show we hear from Mamelodi Sundowns co-coach Manqoba Mngqithi on the champions’ chances ahead of the new season in South Africa, and explore the three-year partnership between COSAFA, the KwaZulu-Natal Government and eThekwini Municipality that was announced this week. The latter will see the…
20 Aug 2021 23 min

COSAFA Women's Champions League Raises The Standards Among Clubs

The TOTALENERGIES CAF Women’s Champions League l COSAFA Qualifier from August 26 to September 4 is an exciting new entry into the calendar for the region and will raise the standard of club football in more ways than one.
The draw on Thursday saw South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies seeded…
30 Jul 2021 24 min

COSAFA CUP AND CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL BRING PLENTY OF EXCITEMENT

The COSAFA Cup reaches the semifinal stage on Friday with South Africa to tackle Mozambique and west African guest national Senegal up against Eswatini for a place in Sunday’s decider. It has been a hectic road for the teams to get to this point, but they now stand 180 minutes…
15 Jul 2021 26 min

SENEGAL ARE READY TO FIGHT FOR THE COSAFA CUP TROPHY

Senegal will feature in the 2021 COSAFA Cup as a guest nation but are determined to take home the trophy when the tournament is played in Nelson Mandela Bay from July 6-18. The west Africans have been drawn in Group C along with six-time winners Zimbabwe, Mozambique and 2015 champions…
2 Jul 2021 29 min

Coaches React To 2021 COSAFA Cup Draw!

The draw for the historic 20th edition of the COSAFA Cup that will be staged in Nelson Mandela Bay from July 7-18 has thrown up plenty of intriguing ties as the competition takes on a new format and added significance. The big news is the appearance of west African giants…
18 Jun 2021 35 min

FUTSAL TO THE FORE! BRAZILIAN BRILLIANCE SHEDS LIGHT ON THE SPORT

In the latest episode of The COSAFA Show, we delve into the world of Futsal, the little brother of association football that is fast growing around the world and about to get a massive boost in Southern Africa.
We speak to Junior Roberti, who along with current Brazil national team coach…
28 May 2021 27 min

HUGO BROOS TALKS BAFANA BAFANA AND A WHOLE LOT MORE

Hugo Broos has been appointed the new coach of Bafana Bafana and had a number of interesting things to say in his first meeting with the media this week. The experienced Belgian tactician has been tasked with rebuilding the Bafana Bafana brand after their failure to qualify for the 2021…
14 May 2021 26 min

Portugal-Based Rising Star Hopes To Wear Bafana Jersey

South African-born rising star Ricardo Schutte hopes to be donning the colours of Bafana Bafana in the near future, though a foot injury looks to have ended his hopes of appearing at the Olympic Games in Tokyo with the national Under-23 side. His has been a fascinating journey having been…
30 Apr 2021 34 min

Bafana Midfielder Nodada Wishes Ntseki Had More Time

Cape Town City midfielder Thabo Nodada feels for former national team coach Molefi Ntseki and says he wishes the tactician had “one more chance” to prove he was the right man for the job. Nodada was an unused squad member as Bafana Bafana crashed out of the 2021 Africa Cup…
16 Apr 2021 29 min

Kgatlana Shines On One Of The Biggest Stages In Women's Football

Thembi Kgatlana has had her scoring boots on this season in Spain with 10 goals so far for Eibar in the Primera División Femenina, but the Banyana Banyana star has set her sights on much bigger things in the future. The 2018 CAF Women’s Footballer of the Year has shown…
26 Mar 2021 26 min

South Africa Not Daunted By Group Of Death At Under-17 AFCON

South Africa and Zambia will head off to the 2021 Africa Under-17 Cup of Nations this week in search of continental glory after qualifying for the event through the COSAFA Men’s Under-17 Championship in Nelson Mandela Bay last November. South Africa have been placed in the proverbial Group of Death…
8 Mar 2021 23 min

FIFA President Infantino Speaks Of Crucial Period For Africa

The latest episode of The COSAFA Show features an exclusive interview with FIFA President Gianni Infantino as he outlines the organisation’s plans for Africa and where he sees football on the continent headed in the coming years. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) presidential elections will be held in Morocco…
24 Feb 2021 53 min

Fredericks Reveals His Pick For Soweto Derby Winner

Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs will lock horns in the Soweto Derby on Saturday, with both in desperate need of points after disappointing starts to the new season by their own lofty standards. Chiefs are seventh in the table and a full 12 points behind leaders Mamelodi Sundowns, while Pirates…
29 Jan 2021 24 min

COSAFA Nations Head Off To CHAN Finals In Hope Of VIctory

The COSAFA region will have three representatives at the 2021 African Nations Championship (CHAN), all hoping to become the first winners from the region to take home the continental trophy. Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe came through the qualifiers to take their place at the finals, which will be played from…
16 Jan 2021 17 min
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