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Cosafa introduces club championships

Sport
THE Council of Southern Africa Football Association (Cosafa) members agreed at their annual general assembly in Lusaka last weekend to introduce a regional club championship.

THE Council of Southern Africa Football Association (Cosafa) members agreed at their annual general assembly in Lusaka last weekend to introduce a regional club championship.

REPORT BY SPORTS CORRESPONDENT

According to reports from Zambia, no date was agreed for the club championship tournament, but it would be announced after all consultations have been completed.

Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) were also represented at the regional assembly, but Zifa chief executive Jonathan Mashingaidze could not be reached for comment yesterday. The meeting also agreed to resuscitate the Cosafa Senior Challenge Cup which is set to be held in Zambia next year.

During the same annual general assembly, Cosafa also unanimously resolved to float and support the sole candidature of its president Suketu Patel at next year’s Confederation of African Football (Caf) elective annual general congress.

Delegates at the meeting hailed the unity and good football conditions that currently obtain in the region.

Football Association of Zambia president Kalusha Bwalya commended regional heads for their unity and diligence in handling football matters.

Namibia Football Association president John Muinjo also hailed the meeting by saying: “In respect of the ordinary congress in Lusaka in the African championship country, the congress went well.

“The deliberations were of very high quality and our resolutions reflect that we are continuing with good trends that will develop our game,” he said.