The COSAFA Awards are an awards evening held to honour the best Southern African association football players. It is conferred by COSAFA.[1][2]

COSAFA Awards
Current: 2023 COSAFA Awards
Awarded forExcellence in football
Date9 May 2024
LocationSandton Convention Centre
CountrySouth Africa
Presented byCOSAFA
Hosted byCarol Tshabalala
First awarded9 May 2024
Websitehttps://cosafa.com/category/cosafa-awards/

History

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The inaugural awards and nominees were announced on 5 April 2024 with the ceremony scheduled for 19 April 2024.[3] The ceremony was postponed to 9 May 2024.[4] The first ceremony took place at the Sandton Convention Centre on 9 May 2024.[5]

Current Awards

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Men’s Player of the Year Award

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Year Winner
2023 Percy Tau

Women’s Player of the Year Award

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Year Winner
2023 Racheal Kundananji

Men’s Coach of the Year Award

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Year Winner
2023 Rulani Mokwena

Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year Award

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Year Winner
2023 Ronwen Williams

Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year Award

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Year Winner
2023 Andile Dlamini

Men’s Most Promising Player Award

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Year Winner
2023 Thapelo Maseko

Women’s Most Promising Player Award

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Year Winner
2023 Leticia Chinyamula

Women’s Coach of the Year Award

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Year Winner
2023 Desiree Ellis

Most promising referee

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Year Winner
2023 Tsiaro Randriambololoma

Best female referee

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Year Winner
2023 Diana Chikotesha

Best male referee

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Year Winner
2023 Jerson Dos Santos

Referee legend

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Year Winner
2023 Victor Gomes

References

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  1. ^ "Nominees for COSAFA women's goalkeeper of the year award". SuperSport. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  2. ^ "2023 COSAFA Awards: Get the latest news on iDiski Times". iDiski Times. 2024-04-08. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  3. ^ Team, Soccer24 (2024-04-12). "COSAFA confirms all nominations for inaugural awards as Zim stars miss out -". Retrieved 2024-04-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Revised date for COSAFA Awards 2023". 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  5. ^ Kappel, David (2024-05-09). "COSAFA Awards Winners Announced". iDiski Times. Retrieved 2024-05-10.