FAZ president Andrew Kamanga says the qualification of seven teams from the Cosafa region for the Morocco 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is good for the growth of football in the region. Cosafa will send a record seven teams to the 2025 AFCON after Botswana grabbed the last spot on Tuesday following a 1-1 draw with Egypt in Cairo. Mozambique also made the cut with a 2-1 away win over Guinea-Bissau to finish second behind Mali in Group I. Botswana and Mozambique joined Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Comoros and South Africa as Cosafa made history with the highest number of teams at the AFCON finals. Cosafa is ahead of West Africa, which has six teams that qualified while North Africa...

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