2018 COSAFA Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
Dates27 May9 June
Teams14 (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 played23
Goals scored48 (2.09 per match)
Top scorer(s)Botswana Onkabetse Makgantai (5 goals)

The 2018 COSAFA Cup was 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)
2018 COSAFA Cup is located in Limpopo
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium
Seshego Stadium
Seshego Stadium
Peter Mokaba 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 21 Mozambique
  • Andrianarimanana 7'
  • Andriamanjato 62'
Report
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Comoros 11 Seychelles
Report
  • Coralie 83'
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Mozambique 30 Comoros
Report
Seshego Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
Seychelles 11 Madagascar
Report
Seshego Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)

Madagascar 10 Comoros
Report
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
Mozambique 21 Seychelles
Report
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 21 Angola
Report
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Mauritius 10 Malawi
Balisson 15' Report
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)

Angola 10 Mauritius
Vincent 63' (o.g.) Report
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)
Malawi 11 Botswana
Sambani 7' Report Seakanyeng 88'
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Angola 00 Malawi
Report
Botswana 60 Mauritius
Report
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 00 (a.e.t.) Namibia
Penalties
4–3
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

Lesotho 10 Swaziland
Motebang 71'
Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)

South Africa 00 (a.e.t.) Madagascar
Penalties
3–4
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Zimbabwe 11 (a.e.t.) Botswana
Rusike 39' Makgantai 60'
Penalties
3–1
Referee: Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)

Semi-finals

Zambia 10 Madagascar
Kambole 39'
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

Lesotho 00 (a.e.t.) Zimbabwe
Penalties
1–3
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Third-placed playoff

Madagascar 01 Lesotho
Nkoto 10'
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Final

Zambia 24 (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 14 South Africa
Report
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Swaziland 02 Botswana
Report
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Final

South Africa 30 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. "FIFA Referees News: 2018 COSAFA Cup - Final". 9 June 2018.
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