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2019 COSAFA Cup

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).

2019 COSAFA Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
Dates25 May–8 June[1]
Teams13 (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 played20
Goals scored48 (2.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Malawi Gabadinho Mhango
Malawi Gerald Phiri Jr.
Mauritius Ashley Nazira
(3 goals each)
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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

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Durban Stadiums
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 / -29.971; 30.9 (King Zwelithini Stadium) 29°49′44″S 31°01′48″E / 29.829°S 31.030°E / -29.829; 31.030 (Moses Mabhida Stadium) 29°44′38″S 30°58′16″E / 29.744°S 30.971°E / -29.744; 30.971 (Princess Magogo Stadium)
Capacity:10,000 Capacity:10,000 Capacity:12,000

Match officials edit

Group stage edit

Tiebreakers edit

The ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows:

  1. Greatest number of points obtained in group matches
  2. Goal difference in all group matches
  3. Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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]
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers


Eswatini  2–2  Mauritius
Mamba   30'
Badenhorst   73'		 Report Nazira   28', 69'
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Eswatini  2–2  Comoros
Ndzinisa   25'
Badenhorst   50'		 Report Bacar   42'
I. Youssouf   52'
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
Comoros  2–1  Mauritius
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
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
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Mozambique  1–2  Namibia
Witi   77' Report Kamatuka   69'
Iimbondi   82'
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
Malawi  3–0  Seychelles
Mhango   9'
Mbulu   49'
Phiri Jr.   85'		 Report
Referee: Nehemia Shoovaleka (Namibia)
Seychelles  0–0  Mozambique
Report
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros)
Namibia  1–2  Malawi
Hambira   16' Report Mhango   43'
Phiri Jr.   48' (pen.)
Referee: António Dungula (Angola)
Mozambique  1–1  Malawi
Jeitoso   90+1' Report Kajoke   32'
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)
Namibia  3–0  Seychelles
Gurirab   19', 26'
Urikhob   66'		 Report
Referee: Brian Nsubuga Miiro (Uganda)

Knockout stage edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Lesotho 0 (3)
 
 
 
  Uganda 0 (2)
 
  Lesotho 1
 
 
 
  Botswana 2
 
  South Africa 2 (4)
 
 
 
  Botswana 2 (5)
 
  Botswana 0
 
 
 
   Zambia1
 
  Zimbabwe 2
 
 
 
  Comoros 0
 
  Zimbabwe 0 (2)
 
 
 
  Zambia 0 (4) Third place
 
  Zambia 2 (4)
 
 
 
  Malawi 2 (2)
 
  Lesotho 2 (4)
 
 
   Zimbabwe2 (5)
 

Quarter-finals edit

Lesotho  0–0  Uganda
Report
Penalties
 3–2
Referee: Abdoul Kanoso (Madagascar)
Zimbabwe  2–0  Comoros
 Report
Referee: Eugene Salas Mdluli (South Africa)
South Africa  2–2  Botswana
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Zambia  2–2  Malawi
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Referee: Lebalang Martin Mokete (Lesotho)

Semi-finals edit

Lesotho  1–2  Botswana
 Report
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
Zimbabwe  0–0  Zambia
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros)

Third-place playoff edit

Lesotho  2–2  Zimbabwe
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Final edit

Botswana  0–1  Zambia
Report
Referee: Eugene Salas Mdluli (South Africa)

Plate edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  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
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Referee: António Dungula (Angola)
Comoros  1–2  Malawi
 Report
Referee: Brian Nsubuga Miiro (Uganda)

Final edit

South Africa  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Malawi
Report
Penalties
 5–4
Referee: Nehemia Shoovaleka (Namibia)

References edit

  1. ^ "COSAFA | Durban to play host to 2019 COSAFA Cup!". cosafa.com. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Cosafa Cup: Zimbabwe pulls out of hosting southern African championship". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Cosafa: Angola withdraw from 2019 COSAFA Cup". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.

External links edit

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