Soccer News of Friday, 27 February 2015

Source: ghanasoccernet.com

Ghana to play in 2015 COSAFA Cup

GHANASoccernet.com can exclusively report that Ghana are one of the two guests nations for the 2015 COSAFA Cup for senior national teams.

The Black Stars have been joined by Tanzania to replace Angola and Comoros Islands meaning 12 of the 14 countries under COSAFA would be competing.

The tournament will be held in South Africa from 17-30 May. Per the format, the eight lowest ranked sides according to the FIFA rankings in February will compete in the round-robin stage.

They have been drawn into two Groups of four each.

The top teams in each group will advance to the knockout stage, where the six higher ranked sides including Ghana will join the tournament from the quarterfinals onwards.

2015 CASAFA CUP Draw:

Group A: Namibia, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Tanzania

Group B: Seychelles, Madagascar, Mauritius, Swaziland

Quarter-final draw:

Ghana v Group B Winners

South Africa v Botswana

Zambia v Group A Winners

Mozambique v Malawi