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).
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | South Africa |
| Dates | 25 May–8 June[1] |
| Teams | 13 (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 played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 48 (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.
Venues
| Umlazi | Stamford Hill | KwaMashu |
| King Zwelithini Stadium | Moses Mabhida Stadium | Princess Magogo Stadium |
| 29.971°S 30.9°E | 29.829°S 31.030°E | 29.744°S 30.971°E |
| Capacity:10,000 | Capacity:10,000 | Capacity:12,000 |
Match officials
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Referees
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Assistant Referees
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Group stage
Tiebreakers
The ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows:
- Greatest number of points obtained in group matches
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Eswatini | 2–2 | Mauritius |
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Mamba  30'Badenhorst 73' |
Report | Nazira 28', 69' |
King Zwelithini Stadium, Umlazi
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
| Comoros | 2–1 | Mauritius |
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| 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 |
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| 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
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Mozambique | 1–2 | Namibia |
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| Witi 77' |
Report | Kamatuka 69' Iimbondi 82' |
| Malawi | 3–0 | Seychelles |
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| Mhango 9' Mbulu 49'Phiri Jr. 85' |
Report |
| Mozambique | 1–1 | Malawi |
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| Jeitoso 90+1' |
Report | Kajoke 32' |
| Namibia | 3–0 | Seychelles |
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| Gurirab 19', 26' Urikhob 66' |
Report |
Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu
Referee: Brian Nsubuga Miiro (Uganda)
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Lesotho | 0 (3) | |||||||||
 Uganda | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| Lesotho | 1 | |||||||||
| Botswana | 2 | |||||||||
 South Africa | 2 (4) | |||||||||
| Botswana | 2 (5) | |||||||||
| Botswana | 0 | |||||||||
| Zambia | 1 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 2 | |||||||||
| Comoros | 0 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| Zambia | 0 (4) | Third place | ||||||||
| Zambia | 2 (4) | |||||||||
| Malawi | 2 (2) | |||||||||
| Lesotho | 2 (4) | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 2 (5) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Lesotho | 0–0 | Uganda |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
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3–2 |
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Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu
Referee: Abdoul Kanoso (Madagascar)
| Zimbabwe | 2–0 | Comoros |
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Report |
Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu
Referee: Eugene Salas Mdluli (South Africa)
| South Africa | 2–2 | Botswana |
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Report |
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| Penalties | ||
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4–5 |
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Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Semi-finals
Third-place playoff
| Lesotho | 2–2 | Zimbabwe |
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Report |
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| Penalties | ||
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4–5 |
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Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Final
| Botswana | 0–1 | Zambia |
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Referee: Eugene Salas Mdluli (South Africa)
Plate
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 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 |
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Report |
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| Penalties | ||
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2–4 |
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References
- "COSAFA | Durban to play host to 2019 COSAFA Cup!". cosafa.com. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- "2019 Cosafa Cup: Zimbabwe pulls out of hosting southern African championship". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- "Cosafa: Angola withdraw from 2019 COSAFA Cup". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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