2022 COSAFA Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityDurban
Dates5 – 17 July 2022
Teams14 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Zambia (6th title)
Runners-up Namibia
Third place Senegal
Fourth place Mozambique
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored53 (2.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Eswatini Sabelo Ndzinisa (3 goals)
Best player(s)Zambia Kelvin Kampamba
Best goalkeeperNamibia Edward Maova
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The 2022 COSAFA Cup was the 21st edition of the annual association football competition organized by COSAFA. It was held in South Africa for the 5th straight year, this time in Durban, from 5 to 17 July 2022.[1][2][3]

South Africa was the defending champion, having defeated Senegal, 5–4 in a penalty shoot out in the previous edition's final on 17 July 2021.[4]

Participating nations

National team FIFA Ranking (31 March 2022)[5] Best Performance
 Eswatini 143 Semi-finals (1999, 2002, 2003, 2021)
 Madagascar 102 Third Place (2015)
 Mauritius 179 Quarter-finals (2001, 2004)
 Comoros 128 Group stage
 Lesotho 145 Runner-Up (2000)
 Senegal (Invited guest) 20 Runner-Up (2021)
 Botswana 148 Runner-Up (2016, 2019)
 Malawi 120 Runner-Up (2002, 2003)
 Zambia 87 Champions (1997, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2019)
 Mozambique 119 Runner-Up (2008, 2015)
 Namibia 112 Champions (2015)
 South Africa 69 Champions (2002, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2021)
 Angola 126 Champions (1999, 2001, 2004)
 Seychelles 196 Group stage

Venues

Umlazi KwaMashu
King Zwelithini Stadium Princess Magogo Stadium
Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 12,000

Draw

The draw for the group stage 2022 COSAFA Cup was held on 14 June 2022 in the host city Durban.[6]

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Botswana 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Angola 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3  Comoros 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Seychelles 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: COSAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Seychelles 0–1 Botswana
Report Thato Kebue 49'
King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban
Angola 3–1 Comoros
 Report Ali N. M'Changama 76'
King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban
Comoros 0–1 Botswana
Report B. Talane 40'
King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban
Angola 3–0 Seychelles
  • Julinho 14'
  • P.P.M. Megue 78' (pen.)
  • V.T. Zéu 90'
 Report
King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban
Seychelles 1–2 Comoros
Henriette 34' Report
  • A. Said Sadad 9'
  • Ali Moudhoiffar 80'
Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu
Botswana 1–0 Angola
 Report
King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Eswatini 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Lesotho 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3  Malawi 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  Mauritius 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: COSAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Mauritius 0–3 Eswatini
Report
King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban
Lesotho 2–1 Malawi
 Report Msowoya 88'
King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban
Malawi 1–1 Eswatini
Khuda Myaba 46' Report Ndzinisa 90+2' (pen.)
King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban
Lesotho 2–1 Mauritius
 Report J. Prosper 50'
King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban
Mauritius 0–2 Malawi
Report
Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu
Eswatini 2–0 Lesotho
 Report
King Zwelithini Stadium, Durban

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Madagascar0
 
 
 
 Namibia2
 
 Namibia1
 
 
 
 Mozambique0
 
 South Africa0 (4)
 
 
 
 Mozambique (p)0 (5)
 
 Namibia0
 
 
 
 Zambia (a.e.t.)1
 
 Zambia (p)1 (5)
 
 
 
 Botswana1 (4)
 
 Zambia4
 
 
 
 Senegal3 Third place play-off
 
 Senegal (p)1 (10)
 
 
 
 Eswatini1 (9)
 
 Mozambique1 (2)
 
 
 Senegal (p)1 (4)
 


Quarter-finals

Madagascar 0–2 Namibia
Report
Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu
Zambia 1–1 Botswana
T. Kopelang 9' (o.g.) Report B. Mangolo 52'
Penalties
 5–4
  • soccer ball with check mark Thato Kabue
  • soccer ball with check mark B. Talane
  • soccer ball with red X Kitso Mangolo
  • soccer ball with check mark G. Tauyatswala
  • soccer ball with check mark Ditsele
Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu
South Africa 0–0 Mozambique
Report
Penalties
 4–5
Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu
Senegal 1–1 Eswatini
L. Camara 8' Report Philani Mkhontfo 60'
Penalties
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 10–9
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Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu

Plate Semi-finals

Madagascar 1–2 South Africa
K. Razafidranaivo Report
Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium
Botswana 2–0 Eswatini
  • Bame Morwalela 41'
  • R. Thatanyane 87'
 Report
Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium

Semi-finals

Namibia 1–0 Mozambique
Muzeu 6' Report
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Zambia 4–3 Senegal
 Report
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Plate Final

South Africa 2–1 Botswana
 Report Thato Kebue 90+3'
Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium

Third place play-off

Mozambique 1–1 (a.e.t.) Senegal
 Report
  • Jean Diouf 78' (pen.)
Penalties
2–4
Moses Mabhida Stadium

Final

Namibia 0–1 (a.e.t.) Zambia
Report Maova 111' (o.g.)
Moses Mabhida Stadium

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 53 goals scored in 23 matches, for an average of 2.3 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. ^ "Durban to Host 2022 COSAFA Cup". Daily Lusaka Times. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. ^ "New tournament added to exciting COSAFA calendar". CAFOnline.com. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022. COSAFA Cup (senior men's) 5 - 17 July
  3. ^ "COSAFA set for another bumper year of tournaments". COSAFA. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Keeper Mothwa the hero as Bafana win Cosafa Cup". SuperSport. 18 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  5. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  6. ^ "COSAFA Cup returns to Durban as stage set for 2022". COSAFA. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
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