# African Southern Region Cross Country Championships

The African Southern Region Cross Country Championships is an annual international cross country running competition between Southern African nations, organised by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA). Established in 1997, it is one of three regional cross country championships organised by the CAA, alongside the North and East African Cross Country Championships.
The competition is one of three senior athletics championships organised for the Southern region, alongside the main African Southern Region Athletics Championships and the African Southern Region Half Marathon Championships.
Senior and under-20 level races are held for both men and women, which have both individual and national team rankings. The championships previously featured senior short races over 4 km, but these were discontinued after 2006, in line with changes to the IAAF World Cross Country Championships programme.

## Editions

| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date |
| 1 | 1997 | ? | | |
| 2 | 1998 | ? | | |
| 3 | 1999 | Vacoas-Phoenix–Candos Hill | Mauritius | |
| 4 | 2000 | Victoria Falls | Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | 2001 | Blantyre | Malawi | |
| 6 | 2002 | Mohale's Hoek | Lesotho | |
| 7 | 2003 | Luanda | Angola | |
| 8 | 2004 | Lobamba | Swaziland | |
| 9 | 2005 | Vacoas-Phoenix–Candos Hill | Mauritius | 19 February |
| 10 | 2006 | Kumakwane | Botswana | 25 February |
| 11 | 2007 | Zomba | Malawi | 24 February |
| 12 | 2008 | Lusaka | Zambia | 23 February |
| 13 | 2009 | Gymkhana | Mauritius | 28 February |
| 14 | 2010 | ? | Mauritius | February |
| 15 | 2011 | Cape Town | South Africa | 6 March |
| 16 | 2012 | ? | Mauritius | 3 March |
| 17 | 2013 | Maseru | Lesotho | 2 March |
| 18 | 2014 | Cancelled | Seychelles | |
| 19 | 2015 | Blantyre | Malawi | 21 February |
| 20 | 2016 | Cancelled | Swaziland | 26 March |
| 21 | 2017 | ? | | |
| 22 | 2018 | Vacoas-Phoenix | Mauritius | 24 February |
| 23 | 2019 | ? | | |

## Champions
### Long course

| Year | Men's long course | Men's long course team | Women's long course | Women's long course team |
| 1999 | Kudakwashe Shoko (ZIM) | South Africa (RSA) | Samukeliso Moyo (ZIM) | South Africa (RSA) |
| 2000 | Michael Ngaseke (ZIM) | ? | Tabitha Tsatsa (ZIM) | ? |
| 2001 | Simon Mpholo (RSA) | ? | Catherine Chikwakwa (MAW) | ? |
| 2002 | Michael Ngaseke (ZIM) | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | Charné Rademeyer (RSA) | Zimbabwe (ZIM) |
| 2003 | Gabalele Moloko (BOT) | ? | Poppy Mlambo (RSA) | ? |
| 2004 | Kelvin Pangiso (ZIM) | Zambia (ZAM) | Catherine Chikwakwa (MAW) | Malawi (MAW) |
| 2005 | Luwis Masundo (ZIM) | South Africa (RSA) | Poppy Mlambo (RSA) | South Africa (RSA) |
| 2006 | Juwawo Wirimayi (ZIM) | ? | Poppy Mlambo (RSA) | ? |

### Short course

| Year | Men's short course | Men's short course team | Women's short course | Women's short course team |
| 2000 | Michael Ngaseke (ZIM) | ? | Tabitha Tsatsa (ZIM) | ? |
| 2001 | Alex Majoni (MAW) | ? | Not held | Not held |
| 2002 | Kudakwashe Shoko (ZIM) | Lesotho (LES) | Ronel Thomas (RSA) | Lesotho (LES) |
| 2003 | Menon Ramsamy (MRI) | ? | Not held | Not held |
| 2004 | Moeketsi Mosuhli (LES) | Lesotho (LES) | Catherine Chikwakwa (MAW) | Malawi (MAW) |
| 2005 | Ruben Ramolefi (RSA) | South Africa (RSA) | Dina Lebo Phalula (RSA) | South Africa (RSA) |
| 2006 | Mandla Maseko (RSA) | ? | Chanelle Olivier (RSA) | ? |

### Junior

| Year | Men's junior | Men's junior team | Women's junior | Women's junior team |
| 2001 | Francis Kanje (MAW) | ? | Christel Arnold (RSA) | ? |
| 2002 | Jan Moikwena (RSA) | South Africa (RSA) | Sharon Tavengwa (ZIM) | Lesotho (LES) |
| 2003 | Avelino Nsumbo (ANG) | ? | Irvette van Zyl (RSA) | ? |
| 2004 | Mike Tebulo (MAW) | Lesotho (LES) | Lucia Chandamale (MAW) | Lesotho (LES) |
| 2005 | Nkosinoxolo Sonqibido (RSA) | South Africa (RSA) | Irvette van Zyl (RSA) | South Africa (RSA) |
| 2006 | Siyabonga Nkonde (RSA) | ? | Lenah Lotter (RSA) | ? |