2019 COSAFA Cup

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 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).

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

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

Group stage

Tiebreakers

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

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:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers


Eswatini 2–2 Mauritius
Mamba 30'
Badenhorst 73'		 Report Nazira 28', 69'
King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Eswatini 2–2 Comoros
Ndzinisa 25'
Badenhorst 50'		 Report Bacar 42'
I. Youssouf 52'
King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
Comoros 2–1 Mauritius
I. Youssouf 47'
I. Soulaimana 65'		 Report Nazira 53'
King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi
Referee: Eugene Salas Mdluli (South Africa)

Group B

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:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Mozambique 1–2 Namibia
Witi 77' Report Kamatuka 69'
Iimbondi 82'
King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
Malawi 3–0 Seychelles
Mhango 9'
Mbulu 49'
Phiri Jr. 85'		 Report
King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi
Referee: Nehemia Shoovaleka (Namibia)
Seychelles 0–0 Mozambique
Report
King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros)
Namibia 1–2 Malawi
Hambira 16' Report Mhango 43'
Phiri Jr. 48' (pen.)
King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi
Referee: António Dungula (Angola)
Mozambique 1–1 Malawi
Jeitoso 90+1' Report Kajoke 32'
King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)
Namibia 3–0 Seychelles
Gurirab 19', 26'
Urikhob 66'		 Report
Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu
Referee: Brian Nsubuga Miiro (Uganda)

Knockout stage

 
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

Lesotho 0–0 Uganda
Report
Penalties
  • Koetle soccer ball with check mark
  • Kalake soccer ball with check mark
  • Motebang soccer ball with check mark
  • Bereng soccer ball with red X
 3–2
  • soccer ball with red X Kizza
  • soccer ball with check mark Mutyaba
  • soccer ball with red X Revita
  • soccer ball with check mark Balinya
  • soccer ball with red X Mucureezi
Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu
Referee: Abdoul Kanoso (Madagascar)
Zimbabwe 2–0 Comoros
 Report
Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu
Referee: Eugene Salas Mdluli (South Africa)
South Africa 2–2 Botswana
 Report
  • Ditsele 61'
  • Ditlhokwe 90+3'
Penalties
  • Malepe soccer ball with check mark
  • Mbule soccer ball with check mark
  • Mukumela soccer ball with check mark
  • Lepasa soccer ball with check mark
  • Mokoena soccer ball with red X
 4–5
  • soccer ball with check mark Gaolaolwe
  • soccer ball with check mark Setsile
  • soccer ball with check mark Orebonye
  • soccer ball with check mark Boy
  • soccer ball with check mark Johnson
Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Zambia 2–2 Malawi
  • Muwowo 58'
  • Chabula 89'
 Report
Penalties
  • Musakanya soccer ball with check mark
  • Chama soccer ball with check mark
  • Phiri soccer ball with check mark
  • Chabula soccer ball with check mark
 4–2
  • soccer ball with check mark Phiri Jr.
  • soccer ball with check mark Sanudi
  • soccer ball with red X Kaonga
  • soccer ball with red X Sambani
Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu
Referee: Lebalang Martin Mokete (Lesotho)

Semi-finals

Lesotho 1–2 Botswana
  • Motebang 79'
 Report
  • Mogorosi 7'
  • Boy 32'
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
Zimbabwe 0–0 Zambia
Report
Penalties
 2–4
  • soccer ball with check mark Mwape
  • soccer ball with check mark Chirwa
  • soccer ball with check mark Phiri
  • soccer ball with check mark Musakanya
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros)

Third-place playoff

Lesotho 2–2 Zimbabwe
  • Thaba-Ntšo 33'
  • Bereng 68'
 Report
  • T. Rusike 14'
  • Mavunga 61'
Penalties
  • Koetle soccer ball with check mark
  • Kalake soccer ball with check mark
  • Motebang soccer ball with check mark
  • Bereng soccer ball with red X
  • Fothoane soccer ball with check mark
 4–5
  • soccer ball with check mark T. Rusike
  • soccer ball with check mark Pfumbidzai
  • soccer ball with check mark Kutinyu
  • soccer ball with check mark Chinyengetere
  • soccer ball with check mark Dauda
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Final

Botswana 0–1 Zambia
Report
  • Kaseba 78'
Referee: Eugene Salas Mdluli (South Africa)

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Uganda 1 (2)
 
 
 
 South Africa 1 (4)
 
 South Africa 0 (5)
 
 
 
 Malawi 0 (4)
 
 Comoros 1
 
 
 Malawi 2
 

Semi-finals

Uganda 1–1 South Africa
  • Sserunkuma 46'
 Report
Penalties
  • Kizza soccer ball with red X
  • Mutyaba soccer ball with red X
  • Kagimu soccer ball with check mark
  • Kasozi soccer ball with check mark
 2–4
  • soccer ball with check mark Singh
  • soccer ball with check mark Links
  • soccer ball with check mark Mukumela
  • soccer ball with check mark Webber
Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu
Referee: António Dungula (Angola)
Comoros 1–2 Malawi
  • N. M'Changama 61'
 Report
  • Mbulu 30'
  • Chirwa 90'
Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu
Referee: Brian Nsubuga Miiro (Uganda)

Final

South Africa 0–0 (a.e.t.) Malawi
Report
Penalties
  • Malepe soccer ball with check mark
  • Links soccer ball with check mark
  • Mukumela soccer ball with red X
  • Jordan soccer ball with check mark
  • Dickens soccer ball with red X
  • Frosler soccer ball with check mark
  • Mokoena soccer ball with check mark
 5–4
  • soccer ball with check mark Mhango
  • soccer ball with check mark Sanudi
  • soccer ball with red X J. Banda
  • soccer ball with red X Mhone
  • soccer ball with check mark Mbulu
  • soccer ball with check mark Cholopi
  • soccer ball with red X Petro
Referee: Nehemia Shoovaleka (Namibia)

References

  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.
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