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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)
Venue3 (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 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

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Group stage

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Tiebreakers

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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

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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'
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

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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'
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

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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

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Lesotho 0–0 Uganda
Report
Penalties
 3–2
Referee: Abdoul Kanoso (Madagascar)
Zimbabwe 2–0 Comoros
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Referee: Eugene Salas Mdluli (South Africa)
Zambia 2–2 Malawi
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Penalties
 4–2
Referee: Lebalang Martin Mokete (Lesotho)

Semi-finals

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

Third-place playoff

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Final

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Botswana 0–1 Zambia
Report
Referee: Eugene Salas Mdluli (South Africa)

Plate

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

Semi-finals

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Uganda 1–1 South Africa
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Penalties
 2–4
Referee: António Dungula (Angola)
Comoros 1–2 Malawi
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Referee: Brian Nsubuga Miiro (Uganda)

Final

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References

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  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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