COSAFA
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COSAFA is the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations, the regional governing body that organizes and oversees football competitions among Southern African national teams.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| COSAFA canonical | 8 |
| Council of Southern Africa Football Associations | 6 |
| SAFF | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2713285 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: COSAFA Context triple: [South Africa national football team, subConfederation, COSAFA]
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A.
West African Football Union
The West African Football Union is a regional governing body for association football in West Africa, organizing competitions and coordinating development among its member national teams.
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B.
South African Football Association
The South African Football Association is the governing body responsible for overseeing and developing football in South Africa, including organizing national teams and domestic competitions.
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C.
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the governing body of football in Africa, responsible for overseeing continental competitions, regulations, and development of the sport across its member nations.
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D.
OAUFC
OAUFC is an organization associated with Carleton University, likely connected to its academic or student community.
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E.
Regional Association I (Africa)
Regional Association I (Africa) is the World Meteorological Organization’s regional body responsible for coordinating meteorological, hydrological, and related environmental activities across the African continent.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: COSAFA Target entity description: COSAFA is the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations, the regional governing body that organizes and oversees football competitions among Southern African national teams.
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A.
West African Football Union
The West African Football Union is a regional governing body for association football in West Africa, organizing competitions and coordinating development among its member national teams.
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B.
South African Football Association
The South African Football Association is the governing body responsible for overseeing and developing football in South Africa, including organizing national teams and domestic competitions.
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C.
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the governing body of football in Africa, responsible for overseeing continental competitions, regulations, and development of the sport across its member nations.
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D.
OAUFC
OAUFC is an organization associated with Carleton University, likely connected to its academic or student community.
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E.
Regional Association I (Africa)
Regional Association I (Africa) is the World Meteorological Organization’s regional body responsible for coordinating meteorological, hydrological, and related environmental activities across the African continent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football confederation
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sports governing body ⓘ |
| abbreviation | COSAFA self-link ⓘ |
| affiliation | CAF ⓘ |
| competitionOrganized |
COSAFA Cup
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COSAFA Under-17 Championship ⓘ COSAFA Under-20 Championship ⓘ COSAFA Women’s Championship ⓘ COSAFA Under-17 Championship ⓘ
surface form:
COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship
COSAFA Women’s Championship ⓘ
surface form:
COSAFA Women’s Under-20 Championship
|
| competitionScope | regional ⓘ |
| competitionType | national teams tournament ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| fullName |
COSAFA
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations
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| governs |
men’s national football competitions in Southern Africa
ⓘ
women’s national football competitions in Southern Africa ⓘ youth national football competitions in Southern Africa ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberCountry |
Angola
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Botswana ⓘ Burundi ⓘ Comoros ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Djibouti ⓘ Eritrea ⓘ Eswatini ⓘ Ethiopia ⓘ Kenya ⓘ Lesotho ⓘ Madagascar ⓘ Malawi ⓘ Mauritania ⓘ Mauritius ⓘ Mozambique ⓘ Namibia ⓘ Rwanda ⓘ Seychelles ⓘ Somalia ⓘ South Africa ⓘ South Sudan ⓘ Uganda ⓘ Zambia ⓘ Zanzibar ⓘ Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| memberType | national football associations ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Confederation of African Football ⓘ |
| purpose |
development of football in Southern Africa
ⓘ
organization of regional football competitions ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: COSAFA Description of subject: COSAFA is the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations, the regional governing body that organizes and oversees football competitions among Southern African national teams.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations
this entity surface form:
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations
this entity surface form:
SAFF
this entity surface form:
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations
this entity surface form:
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations
this entity surface form:
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations
this entity surface form:
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations