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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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]

Participants

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

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

Main article: 2013 COSAFA Cup squads

Group stage

All times listed are local (UTC+2).

Group A

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'
Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Namibia 4–2 Seychelles
Urikhob 25'
Gebhardt 40', 46'
Tjiueza 88'		 Report Zialor 14', 38'
Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
Mauritius 4–0 Seychelles
Calambé 14'
Pierre 23', 74'
L.L. Pithia 36'		 Report
Nkana Stadium, Kitwe
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Group B

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
Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
Kenya 2–2 Lesotho
Kiongera 82'
Atudo 89' (pen.)		 Report Mokhahalane 43' (pen.)
Tale 52'
Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Kenya 2–0 Swaziland
Lavatsa 5', 54' Report
Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe
Referee: Samuel Chirinda (Mozambique)
Lesotho 3–3 Botswana
Mokhahlane 60' (pen.)
Lerotholi 68'
Tale 90+2'		 Report Ramatlhakwane 5', 50', 79'
Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe
Referee: Dennis Nguluwe (Malawi)
Kenya 1–2 Botswana
Olerile 87' (o.g.) Report Tshireletso 12'
Ramatlhakwane 90+4'
Nkana Stadium, Kitwe
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
Lesotho 2–0 Swaziland
Letsie 23'
Seturumane 45'		 Report
Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka
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

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

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

Plate competition

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

Plate semi-final

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

Plate final

Angola 0–1 Mozambique
Sonito 45'
Nkana Stadium, Kitwe
Referee: Dennis Nguluwe (Malawi)

Semi-final

Zimbabwe 2–1 Lesotho
Ndoro 15', 25' Report Mofolo 4'
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Referee: Samuel Chirinda (Mozambique)
South Africa 0–0 (a.e.t.) Zambia
Report
Penalties
Hlatshwayo soccer ball with check mark
Manyama soccer ball with check mark
Chabangu soccer ball with red X
Mashaba soccer ball with check mark		 3–5 soccer ball with check mark Ngonga
soccer ball with check mark Mwape
soccer ball with check mark Phiri
soccer ball with check mark Chongo
soccer ball with check mark Chama
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Third place play-off

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

Final

Zimbabwe 0–2 Zambia
Report Ngonga 5'
Chongo 90+2'
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Awards

The following were the individual awards:[11]

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

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References

  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.

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