It is all systems go for COSAFA Cup in Durban
Soccer fans will see 14 countries battling it out at King Zwelithini Stadium in Umlazi and Princess Magogo Stadium in KwaMashu for the group stages.
ONLY ten days left before the much anticipated Council of Southern Africa Football Association (COSAFA) Cup will kick off in Durban.
The games will be held from Saturday, 25 May to Saturday, 8 June.
The tournament provides vital preparation for countries who have qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Soccer fans will see 14 countries battling it out at King Zwelithini Stadium in Umlazi and Princess Magogo Stadium in KwaMashu for the group stages, while the final matches will be hosted at the iconic Moses Mabhida Stadium.
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Countries that will be participating in this spectacular competition includes: South Africa, Mauritius, Angola, ESwatini, Mozambique, Namibia, Malawi, Comoros, Seychelles, Lesotho, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda and Botswana.
The 19th edition of COSAFA CUP promises to be a humdinger with 23 spectacle matches that will be broadcast in over 14 countries.
The matches are expected to be action packed double headers with the Comoros Island and Mauritius teams set to clash on on 25 May at 2pm. This will be followed by the second encounter between Angola and ESwatini at 4pm.
In the Quarter Finals Lesotho will take on Uganda on Saturday, 1 June at 3pm. Subsequent to that will be the current champions, Zimbabwe and the winners of Group A encounter at 5.30pm. South Africa will lock horns with Botswana on Sunday, 2 June at 3pm and Zambia slugging it out with the winners of Group B at 5pm.
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Mayor of eThekwini Municipality, Zandile Gumede said the city is more than prepared to stage this much anticipated international football event, and is confident the games will unite people from all over the continent as the kick off also coincides with Africa day.
The Executive Member of COSAFA Timothy Shongwe said that COSAFA was delighted to stage the 2019 COSAFA Cup in the beautiful City of Durban and he thanked the eThekwini Municipality for partnering with COSAFA to host this prestigious event.
“It was an easy decision to come to Durban with the rich sporting heritage of the city, the world-class infrastructure and the football mad fans in the KwaZulu-Natal province, who always show their passion for big sporting events,” said Shongwe.
The tickets are on sale and available at Computicket and at all Shoprite Checkers at R40 per person.
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