2018 COSAFA Cup

2018 COSAFA Cup
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
Dates 27 May–9 June
Teams 14 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s) 3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Zimbabwe (6th title)
Runners-up  Zambia
Third place  Lesotho
Fourth place  Madagascar
Tournament statistics
Matches played 23
Goals scored 48 (2.09 per match)
Top scorer(s) Botswana Onkabetse Makgantai (5 goals)

The 2018 COSAFA Cup is the 18th 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). In July 2017, it was reported that it would be hosted by Botswana in July 2018.[1] However, in February 2018, COSAFA announced that South Africa would host the competition.[2]

Venues

Polokwane
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium Seshego Stadium Peter Mokaba Stadium
23°55′27″S 29°27′52″E / 23.9241°S 29.4644°E / -23.9241; 29.4644 (Old Peter Mokaba Stadium) 23°51′17″S 29°23′19″E / 23.8548°S 29.3887°E / -23.8548; 29.3887 (Seshego Stadium) 23°55′29″S 29°28′06″E / 23.9248°S 29.4682°E / -23.9248; 29.4682 (Peter Mokaba Stadium)
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium
Seshego Stadium
Peter Mokaba Stadium

Draw

The draw took place at the South African Football Association headquarters in Johannesburg on 18 April.[3]

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  Madagascar 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Quarter-finals
2  Mozambique 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Seychelles 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Comoros 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Madagascar  2–1  Mozambique
 Report
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Comoros  1–1  Seychelles
 Report
  • Coralie  83'
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Mozambique  3–0  Comoros
Seshego Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
Seychelles  1–1  Madagascar
Seshego Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)
Madagascar  1–0  Comoros
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
Mozambique  2–1  Seychelles
  • Bobby  52'
Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Botswana 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Quarter-finals
2  Angola 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  Mauritius 3 1 0 2 1 7 −6 3
4  Malawi 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Botswana  2–1  Angola
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Mauritius  1–0  Malawi
Balisson  15'
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)
Angola  1–0  Mauritius
Vincent  63' (o.g.)
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)
Malawi  1–1  Botswana
Sambani  7' Seakanyeng  88'
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Angola  0–0  Malawi
Botswana  6–0  Mauritius
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Zambia 0 (4)
 
 
 
 Namibia 0 (3)
 
 Zambia 1
 
 
 
 Madagascar 0
 
 South Africa 0 (3)
 
 
 
 Madagascar 0 (4)
 
 Zambia 2
 
 
 
 Zimbabwe 4
 
 Lesotho 1
 
 
 
 Swaziland 0
 
 Lesotho 0 (1)
 
 
 
 Zimbabwe 0 (3) Third place
 
 Zimbabwe 1 (3)
 
 
 
 Botswana 1 (1)
 
 Madagascar 0
 
 
 Lesotho 1
 

Quarter-finals

Zambia  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Namibia
Penalties
 4–3
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
Lesotho  1–0  Swaziland
Motebang  71'
Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)
South Africa  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Madagascar
Penalties
 3–4
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Zimbabwe  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Botswana
Rusike  39' Makgantai  60'
Penalties
 3–1
Referee: Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)

Semi-finals

Zambia  1–0  Madagascar
Kambole  39'
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
Lesotho  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Zimbabwe
Penalties
  • Kalake
  • Moremoholo
  • Nkoto
  • Thabantso
1–3
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Third-placed playoff

Madagascar  0–1  Lesotho
Nkoto  10'
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Final

Zambia  2–4 (a.e.t.)  Zimbabwe
Kambole  8', 50' Kadewere  4', 90+3'
Billiat  101' (pen.), 117'
Referee: Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)[4]

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Namibia 1
 
 
 
 South Africa 4
 
 South Africa 3
 
 
 
 Botswana 0
 
 Swaziland 0
 
 
 Botswana 2
 

Semi-finals

Namibia  1–4  South Africa
 Report
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Swaziland  0–2  Botswana
Report
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Final

South Africa  3–0  Botswana
 Report

References

  1. ↑ "Botswana To Host 2018 COSAFA Cup". Press Reader. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Five tournaments to be staged in COSAFA region in 2018!". COSAFA.com. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Cosafa Cup to make history as draw throws up tasty ties". iol.co.za. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. ↑ http://refereesfifa.blogspot.com/2018/06/2018-cosafa-cup-final.html
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