Africa-Press – Namibia. NAMIBIA will play Madagascar in the quarterfinals of the Cosafa Cup in Durban from 5-17 July, following the draw on Tuesday morning.
As one of the seeded teams, Namibia gained direct entry into the quarterfinals where they were drawn against Madagascar for the tournament which will be held at the Moses Madhiba Stadium in Durban from 5 to 17 July.
The other quarterfinal match-ups will see South Africa taking on Mozambique, Zambia taking on the winners of Group A, and guest nation Senegal taking on the winners of Group B.
The quarterfinals will be preceded by the group stages, with Angola, Comoros, Seychelles and Botswana competing in Group A, while Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius and Eswatini will compete in Group B.
The regional championship will be contested for the 21st time having made its debut in 1997 and will this year feature 13 of the 14 Cosafa nations. Only Zimbabwe will be missing due to their ongoing Fifa suspension.
The 20 previous editions of the competition have seen some great performances and incredible games that have been written into the folklore of Southern African football, but only five nations can claim to have lifted the coveted trophy.
Zimbabwe (six wins) lead the way, followed by Zambia, South Africa (five each), Angola (three) and Namibia (one).
Mozambique, Malawi and Botswana have all twice been finalists, but ended up on the losing side on both occasions. Lesotho are the only other team to reach the decider.
Durban will host the competition for the second time have been the perfect stage for the 2019 even that was won by Zambia as they defeated Botswana in the decider.
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