The much-anticipated 2022 COSAFA Cup to be staged in Durban next month has dished up an exciting draw for phase 1 . Group A features Angola ,Botswana ,Comoros and Seychelles . Group B features Lesotho , Malawi , Mauritius and Eswatini .

The tournament, which runs from July 5-17, will have the group winners facing the 6 sided nations in the quarterfinals. The winners of group A will face Zambia in the quarterfinal with group B winners playing 2021 silver medalist Senegal. Other quaterfinal fixtures include South Afica vs Mozambique
Madagascar vs Namibia .

The regional championship will be contested for the 21st time having made its debut in 1997 and will this year feature 13 of the 14 COSAFA nations will go at it to chase the tittle of 2022 Cosafa champions