Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (; ), officially abbreviated as COSAFA, is an association of the
football
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playing nations in
Southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost region of Africa. No definition is agreed upon, but some groupings include the United Nations geoscheme for Africa, United Nations geoscheme, the intergovernmental Southern African Development Community, and ...
. 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.
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
The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is an archipelagic country made up of three islands in Southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Moroni, ...
is the only COSAFA member to also be a member of the
Union of Arab Football Associations
The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA; ; ) is the governing body of football in the Arab League. Established in 1974, UAFA is an independent body comprising 22 member associations: twelve from Asia and ten from Africa.
UAFA organises a n ...
.
Réunion
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's governing body,
Réunionese Football League, is only an associate member of COSAFA.
Competitions
COSAFA runs several competitions which cover men's, women's, youth.
Current title holders
* invited guest-nation
Controversy
On 17 October 2023, it was confirmed by COSAFA organisers that the
2023 Women's Championship winners
Malawi
Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and ...
would receive zero prize money after their 2–1 over
Zambia
Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...
in the final.
See also
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Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is the administrative and controlling body for association football, beach soccer, and futsal in Africa. It was established on 8 February 1957 at the ''Grand Hotel'' in Khartoum, Sudan. At the FIFA Co ...
(CAF)
*
Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC)
*
Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA)
*
Union of North African Football Federations (UNAF)
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West African Football Union (WAFU)
References
External links
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Council of Southern Africa Football Associations
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