The 2019 COSAFA Cup was the 19th edition of the COSAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA).
Tournament details | |
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Host country | South Africa |
Dates | 25 May–8 June[1] |
Teams | 13 (from 2 sub-confederations) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Zambia (5th title) |
Runners-up | Botswana |
Third place | Zimbabwe |
Fourth place | Lesotho |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 20 |
Goals scored | 48 (2.4 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Gabadinho Mhango Gerald Phiri Jr. Ashley Nazira (3 goals each) |
The tournament was originally to be hosted in Zimbabwe but they withdrew in February 2019.[2] In April 2019, Durban of South Africa was announced as the host city.
Venues edit
Umlazi | Stamford Hill | KwaMashu |
King Zwelithini Stadium | Moses Mabhida Stadium | Princess Magogo Stadium |
29°58′16″S 30°54′00″E / 29.971°S 30.9°E | 29°49′44″S 31°01′48″E / 29.829°S 31.030°E | 29°44′38″S 30°58′16″E / 29.744°S 30.971°E |
Capacity:10,000 | Capacity:10,000 | Capacity:12,000 |
Match officials edit
Referees
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Assistant Referees
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Group stage edit
Tiebreakers edit
The ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows:
- Greatest number of points obtained in group matches
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
Group A edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Comoros | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
2 | Eswatini | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | Mauritius | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | |
4 | Angola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[3] |
Eswatini | 2–2 | Mauritius |
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Mamba 30' Badenhorst 73' |
Report | Nazira 28', 69' |
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Eswatini | 2–2 | Comoros |
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Ndzinisa 25' Badenhorst 50' |
Report | Bacar 42' I. Youssouf 52' |
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
Comoros | 2–1 | Mauritius |
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I. Youssouf 47' I. Soulaimana 65' |
Report | Nazira 53' |
Referee: Eugene Salas Mdluli (South Africa)
Group B edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Malawi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
2 | Namibia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | Seychelles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 |
Mozambique | 1–2 | Namibia |
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Witi 77' | Report | Kamatuka 69' Iimbondi 82' |
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
Seychelles | 0–0 | Mozambique |
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Report |
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros)
Namibia | 1–2 | Malawi |
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Hambira 16' | Report | Mhango 43' Phiri Jr. 48' (pen.) |
Referee: António Dungula (Angola)
Knockout stage edit
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Lesotho | 0 (3) | |||||||||
Uganda | 0 (2) | |||||||||
Lesotho | 1 | |||||||||
Botswana | 2 | |||||||||
South Africa | 2 (4) | |||||||||
Botswana | 2 (5) | |||||||||
Botswana | 0 | |||||||||
Zambia | 1 | |||||||||
Zimbabwe | 2 | |||||||||
Comoros | 0 | |||||||||
Zimbabwe | 0 (2) | |||||||||
Zambia | 0 (4) | Third place | ||||||||
Zambia | 2 (4) | |||||||||
Malawi | 2 (2) | |||||||||
Lesotho | 2 (4) | |||||||||
Zimbabwe | 2 (5) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals edit
Lesotho | 0–0 | Uganda |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
3–2 |
Referee: Abdoul Kanoso (Madagascar)
Zimbabwe | 2–0 | Comoros |
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Report |
Referee: Eugene Salas Mdluli (South Africa)
South Africa | 2–2 | Botswana |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
4–5 |
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Semi-finals edit
Third-place playoff edit
Lesotho | 2–2 | Zimbabwe |
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Report | |
Penalties | ||
4–5 |
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Final edit
Botswana | 0–1 | Zambia |
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Report |
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Referee: Eugene Salas Mdluli (South Africa)
Plate edit
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
Uganda | 1 (2) | |||||
South Africa | 1 (4) | |||||
South Africa | 0 (5) | |||||
Malawi | 0 (4) | |||||
Comoros | 1 | |||||
Malawi | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
Uganda | 1–1 | South Africa |
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Report |
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Penalties | ||
2–4 |
Referee: António Dungula (Angola)
Comoros | 1–2 | Malawi |
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Report |
Referee: Brian Nsubuga Miiro (Uganda)
Final edit
References edit
- ^ "COSAFA | Durban to play host to 2019 COSAFA Cup!". cosafa.com. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "2019 Cosafa Cup: Zimbabwe pulls out of hosting southern African championship". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Cosafa: Angola withdraw from 2019 COSAFA Cup". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.