Punching above their weight!

Our final episode of The COSAFA Show for 2024 marks an incredible
year for the region that included a record nine competitions
staged across various age-groups and also a record seven nations
qualifying for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations |
Morocco 2025.


The incredible work and dedication from the entire COSAFA team to
boost the growth and development of football in the region is
bearing fruit, and the proof is in the results produced on the
field of play.


In this episode we chat to Comoros coach Stefano
Cusin after he led the Indian Ocean Island to the
continental finals in Morocco that start in a little under a
year. They continue to punch well above their weight.


We also hear from Barbra Banda, another great
COSAFA success story, after she was named Women’s Player of the
Year at the recent CAF Awards.


South Africa captain Ronwen Williams collected
the CAF Interclub Player of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year
at the same ceremony and he also shares his reaction to those two
accolades.


Finally, we get the thoughts of Zambia coach Ian
Bakala after he led his side to victory at the
TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations | COSAFA
Qualifier and, along with Angola, qualified for the continental
finals in Morocco next year.