Hauptle, Wenger, Dlamini

About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming COSAFA Women’s Championship and features insights from key figures in women's football.

The draw is compete for the HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship 2025 that will be staged in Polokwane from February 18 to March 1, where Zambia will look to defend their regional title. They will face competition from the likes of host South Africa and Malawi, with the trio also using the tournament to build towards the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations 2026 that is scheduled to kick-off in March. We hear from Zambia coach Nora Hauptl e about her preparations for both competitions. We also get the view of FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development Arsene Wenger on the trends seen at the recent TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025. On a similar theme, we also hear from former Banyana Banyana captain Amanda Dlamini for her thoughts on the tournament, where she was working as a television analyst.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mark Gleeson, Nick Said

Guests: Nora Hauptle, Arsene Wenger, Amanda Dlamini

Topics covered

• COSAFA Women's Championship
• CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations
• football analysis
• Zambia football
• South Africa football
• women's sports

Keywords

• COSAFA
• women's football
• Zambia
• CAF
• Arsene Wenger
• Amanda Dlamini
• Nora Hauptle
• South Africa
• Malawi
• football analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FIFA

Places: Zambia, South Africa, Malawi, Polokwane

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