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

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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

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:[citation needed]
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:[citation needed]
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
 3–2
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
Penalties
 4–5
Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Zambia 2–2 Malawi
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu
Referee: Lebalang Martin Mokete (Lesotho)

Semi-finals

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

Third-place playoff

Lesotho 2–2 Zimbabwe
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Final

Botswana 0–1 Zambia
Report
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
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
Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu
Referee: António Dungula (Angola)
Comoros 1–2 Malawi
  • N. M'Changama 61'
 Report
Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu
Referee: Brian Nsubuga Miiro (Uganda)

Final

South Africa 0–0 (a.e.t.) Malawi
Report
Penalties
 5–4
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
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.

External links

COSAFA Cup
2018–19 in African football (CAF)
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