SIHLANGU 6TH IN COSAFA CASTLE CUP ALL-TIME TABLE

MBABANE – Sihlangu are taking strides in the regional COSAFA Castle Cup showpiece.

Harries ‘Madze’ Bulunga and his charges will go to this month’s tournament slated for Windhoek, Namibia ranked sixth in the all-time table with 35.5 percentage average games won.

The nation’s pride has played 31 games in the regional showpiece, annexing 11 wins, drawing 8 while 12 were defeats. Sihlangu were eliminated at the group stages on goal difference last campaign in South Africa without losing a game.  Zimbabwe and Zambia both share four titles in the COSAFA Castle Cup but in terms of their playing records, it is the ‘Warriors’ of Robert Mugabe’s land who hold the edge over everybody else. Zimbabwe has been a real power in the Southern African championship despite the fact it took them four editions to finally lift the trophy.

They head the all-time COSAFA Castle Cup table with 30 victories from their 45 matches, having drawn eight matches and suffered seven defeats. They also lead the goal-scoring stakes with 72 scored since they competed in the maiden event in 1997. They have conceded just 32 times.

Zambia have also played 45 games but won only 24 of those. Along with South Africa, they have lost the fewest number of games – six – among teams who have played in 10 or more games in their history.
But Zambia’s story has been one of too many drawn games, with 16, or more than a third, from their matches.
Sihlangu are in Group A alongside nemesis Zimbabwe, Madagascar and Seychelles.

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