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) 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. As winners, they qualified for the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup in Qatar.

Venues
Durban Stadiums
Umlazi Stamford Hill KwaMashu
King Zwelithini Stadium Moses Mabhida Stadium Princess Magogo Stadium
29.971°S 30.9°E / -29.971; 30.9 (King Zwelithini Stadium) 29.829°S 31.030°E / -29.829; 31.030 (Moses Mabhida Stadium) 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'
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
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'
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
 
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
 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
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
Lesotho 2–2 Zimbabwe
  • Thaba-Ntšo  33'
  • Bereng  68'
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Final
Botswana 0–1 Zambia
Report
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
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Referee: António Dungula (Angola)
Comoros 1–2 Malawi
  • N. M'Changama  61'
 Report
Referee: Brian Nsubuga Miiro (Uganda)

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

References
  1. "COSAFA | Durban to play host to 2019 COSAFA Cup!". cosafa.com. 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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