# COSAFA

Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (French: Conseil des Associations de Football en Afrique Australe; Portuguese: Conselho das Associações de Futebol da África Austral), officially abbreviated as COSAFA, is an association of the football playing nations in Southern Africa. 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.
| Name | Occupation |
| President ||
| Artur de Almeida e Silva | President of The Angolan Football Federation |
| Vice-president: ||
| Frans Mbidi | President of the Namibia Football Association |
| Members ||
| Alberto Simanga | President of the Mozambican Football Federation |
| Andrew Kamanga | President of the Football Association of Zambia |
| Pedro Neto | President of the Angolan Football Federation |
| Sameer Sobha | President of the Mauritius Football Association |
| Walter Nyamilandu-Manda | President of the Football Association of Malawi |
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 is the only COSAFA member to also be a member of the Union of Arab Football Associations. Réunion's governing body, Réunionese Football League, is only an associate member of COSAFA.
| Country | Year | Governing body |
| Angola | 1997 | Angolan Football Federation |
| Botswana | 1997 | Botswana Football Association |
| Comoros | 2007 | Comoros Football Federation |
| Eswatini | 1997 | Eswatini Football Association |
| Lesotho | 1997 | Lesotho Football Association |
| Madagascar | 2000 | Malagasy Football Federation |
| Malawi | 1997 | Football Association of Malawi |
| Mauritius | 2000 | Mauritius Football Association |
| Mozambique | 1997 | Mozambican Football Federation |
| Namibia | 1997 | Namibia Football Association |
| Seychelles | 2000 | Seychelles Football Federation |
| South Africa | 1997 | South African Football Association |
| Zambia | 1997 | Football Association of Zambia |
| Zimbabwe | 1997 | Zimbabwe Football Association |

## Competitions

COSAFA runs several competitions which cover men's, women's, youth.

### Current title holders

| Competition | Year | Champions | Title | Runners-up | Next edition | Dates |
| National teams |||||||||
| COSAFA Cup | 2024 (final) | Angola | 4th | Namibia | 2025 | TBD |
| COSAFA U-20 Championship | 2024 | South Africa | 9th | Zambia | 2026 | TBD |
| COSAFA U-17 Championship | 2024 | Zambia | 4th | Angola | 2025 | |
| COSAFA Boys Schools Cup | 2023 | South Africa | 2nd | Malawi | 2024 | September |
| COSAFA Beach Soccer Championship | 2024 | Morocco | 1st | Mozambique | TBD | TBD |
| National teams (women) |||||||||
| COSAFA Women's Championship | 2024 (final) | Zambia | 2nd | South Africa | 2025 | TBD |
| COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship | 2024 | Zambia | 1st | South Africa | TBD | TBD |
| COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship | 2024 | Zambia | 2nd | Lesotho | TBD | TBD |
| COSAFA Girls Schools Cup | 2023 | South Africa | 2nd | Botswana | 2024 | 27-29 Oct |
| Club teams (women) |||||||||
| COSAFA Women's Champions League | 2024 (Final) | University of the Western Cape | 1st | Gaborone United Ladies | 2025 | TBD |
* ^g invited guest-nation

## Controversy

On 17 October 2023, it was confirmed by COSAFA organisers that the 2023 Women's Championship winners Malawi would receive zero prize money after their 2–1 over Zambia in the final.