Men’s soccer games kickoff with at the Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka, Zambia, on December 7, but the regional Confederation of Southern African Football Associations confirmed this week that Zimbabwe had withdrawn.
“The men’s competition will see the teams split into two groups of five teams each, after Mozambique and Zimbabwe withdrew their men’s teams,” said Cosafa Media Officer, Lynda Greef.
Zimbabwe also failed to send its Under-20 and Under-17 teams to fulfill African Youth Championships assignments, exposing Zifa’s ineptitude in the development and running of the game.