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2013 COSAFA Cup

The 2013 COSAFA Cup, sponsored by South African Breweries and officially named the 2013 COSAFA Castle Cup,[1] was the 14th 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). It was hosted by Zambia in July 2013.[2]

2013 COSAFA Cup
COSAFA Castle Cup
Tournament details
Host countryZambia
Dates6–20 July 2013
Teams13 (from 2 sub-confederations)
Venue(s)4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Zambia (4th title)
Runners-up Zimbabwe
Third place South Africa
Fourth place Lesotho
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored54 (2.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)Botswana Jerome Ramatlhakwane (4)
Best player(s)Zambia Mukuka Mulenga
Best goalkeeperZambia Daniel Munyau
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Participants edit

Comoros and Madagascar did not enter for unknown reasons. While Kenya and Tanzania, both members of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) were invited.[3][4]

On 17 May 2013, Tanzania withdrew, citing conflicting schedules with African Nations Championship qualifiers and the Kagame Interclub Cup.[5] The Tanzanian and Ugandan Federations were unable to agree on a new date for the African Nations Championship qualifying game due to a conflict with the FUFA elections.[6] Tanzania were replaced with Equatorial Guinea,[7] a member of the Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC), but they withdrew from the competition on 24 June.[8]

The FIFA World Rankings from 11 April 2013 were used to decide which teams receive a bye to the quarter-final stage.

Nation FIFA Ranking Bye
  Zambia 45 Bye to quarter-final stage
  South Africa 62
  Angola 94
  Zimbabwe 101
  Mozambique 106
  Malawi 109
  Tanzania 116 No bye
Teams start in group stage
  Equatorial Guinea 59
  Kenya 122
  Botswana 122
  Namibia 125
  Lesotho 156
  Swaziland 183
  Mauritius 189
  Seychelles 199

Venues edit

Prior to the start of the competition, the Zambian government did not provide funds to make the Godfrey 'Ucar' Chitalu 107 Stadium in Kabwe suitable for the competition. As a result, those games were relocated to the Nkana Stadium in Kitwe.[9]

Squads edit

Main article: 2013 COSAFA Cup squads

Group stage edit

All times listed are local (UTC+2).

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Namibia 2 2 0 0 6 3 +3 6
  Mauritius 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
  Seychelles 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
Namibia  2–1  Mauritius
Shitembi   20'
Jakob   45'		 Report Pierre   85'
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Namibia  4–2  Seychelles
Urikhob   25'
Gebhardt   40', 46'
Tjiueza   88'		 Report Zialor   14', 38'
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
Mauritius  4–0  Seychelles
Calambé   14'
Pierre   23', 74'
L.L. Pithia   36'		 Report
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Lesotho 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 5
  Botswana 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
  Kenya 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
  Swaziland 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]
Botswana  0–0  Swaziland
Report
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
Kenya  2–2  Lesotho
Kiongera   82'
Atudo   89' (pen.)		 Report Mokhahalane   43' (pen.)
Tale   52'
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Kenya  2–0  Swaziland
Lavatsa   5', 54' Report
Referee: Samuel Chirinda (Mozambique)
Lesotho  3–3  Botswana
Mokhahlane   60' (pen.)
Lerotholi   68'
Tale   90+2'		 Report Ramatlhakwane   5', 50', 79'
Referee: Dennis Nguluwe (Malawi)
Kenya  1–2  Botswana
Olerile   87' (o.g.) Report Tshireletso   12'
Ramatlhakwane   90+4'
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
Lesotho  2–0  Swaziland
Letsie   23'
Seturumane   45'		 Report
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

†This fixture was originally scheduled to take place on 7 July at 15:00 (UTC+2). However, Kenya's arrival at the tournament was delayed due to the players' league commitments.[10]

Knockout stage edit

Zambia, South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi all received a bye to this stage.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
13 July – Lusaka
 
 
  Zimbabwe (pen.)1 (3)
 
17 July – Ndola
 
  Malawi1 (1)
 
  Zimbabwe2
 
14 July – Kabwe
 
  Lesotho1
 
  Angola1 (3)
 
20 July – Ndola
 
  Lesotho (pen.)1 (5)
 
  Zimbabwe0
 
13 July – Lusaka
 
  Zambia2
 
  South Africa2
 
17 July – Ndola
 
  Namibia1
 
  South Africa0 (3)
 
14 July – Kabwe
 
  Zambia (pen.)0 (5) Third place
 
  Zambia3
 
20 July – Ndola
 
  Mozambique1
 
  Lesotho1
 
 
  South Africa2
 

Quarter-finals edit

Zimbabwe  1–1  Malawi
Mambare   14' Report Nyamupanedengu   86' (o.g.)
Penalties
Chafa  
Chipeta  
Chiwunga  
Mushura  		 3–1   Kaipa
  Msowoya
  Simkonda
  Lanjesi
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
South Africa  2–1  Namibia
Shongwe   48'
Kekana   63'		 Report Stephanus   73' (pen.)
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Angola  1–1  Lesotho
Mabululu   25' Tale   40'
Penalties
Abdul  
Diógenes  
Ito  
Mano  		 3–5   Maile
  Mokhahlane
  Seturumane
  Moletsane
  Moleko
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Zambia  3–1  Mozambique
Mwape   13' (pen.)
Chisenga   27'
Phiri   77'		 Report Sonito   86'
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Plate competition edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 July – Kitwe
 
 
  Malawi2
 
18 July – Kitwe
 
  Angola3
 
  Angola0
 
16 July – Kitwe
 
  Mozambique1
 
  Namibia0
 
 
  Mozambique1
 

Plate semi-final edit

Malawi  2–3  Angola
Simkonda   5'
Ito   48' (o.g.)		 Mabululu   11', 54'
Abdul   84'
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
Namibia  0–1  Mozambique
Sonito   43'
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

Plate final edit

Angola  0–1  Mozambique
Sonito   45'
Referee: Dennis Nguluwe (Malawi)

Semi-final edit

Zimbabwe  2–1  Lesotho
Ndoro   15', 25' Report Mofolo   4'
Referee: Samuel Chirinda (Mozambique)
South Africa  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Zambia
Report
Penalties
Hlatshwayo  
Manyama  
Chabangu  
Mashaba  		 3–5   Ngonga
  Mwape
  Phiri
  Chongo
  Chama
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Third place play-off edit

Lesotho  1–2  South Africa
Maile   22' (pen.) Report Masango   44'
Kekana   54'
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Final edit

Zimbabwe  0–2  Zambia
Report Ngonga   5'
Chongo   90+2'
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Awards edit

The following were the individual awards:[11]

Most Valuable Player Golden Shoe Best Goalkeeper
  Mukuka Mulenga   Jerome Ramatlhakwane   Daniel Munyau

Goalscorers edit

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References edit

  1. ^ "Castle Lager back as COSAFA sponsors". Shack Sports Report. 2013-02-11. Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  2. ^ "Zambia to host Cosafa Cup in July". Kickoff.com. 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  3. ^ Timothy Olubalu (2013-04-22). "FKF confirms Kenya's participation in 2013 COSAFA Cup". Michezo Afrika. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
  4. ^ "Stars invited for 2013 COSAFA Cup". Daily News. Tanzania. 2013-04-25. Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
  5. ^ Claudia Ekai (2013-05-17). "Tanzania pull out of COSAFA". Super Sport. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
  6. ^ "Stars pull out of COSAFA Cup". Daily News. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Equatorial Guinea joins the ranks of the 2013 COSAFA Cup". Namibia Sport. 2013-05-20. Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
  8. ^ "Equatorial Guinea withdraw from Cosafa". SuperSport.com. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  9. ^ "'Hated' Kabwe town faces another blow as Cosafa games relocate". Zambian Watchdog. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  10. ^ "Kenya delay arrival for Cosafa". MTN Football. 2013-07-05. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  11. ^ "Mukuka is 2013 COSAFA Cup's best". MTN Football. 2013-07-20. Archived from the original on 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2013-07-20.

External links edit

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