2018 COSAFA Cup
Tournament details | |
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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) | 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]
Contents
1 Venues
2 Draw
3 Officials
4 Group stage
4.1 Tiebreakers
4.2 Group A
4.3 Group B
5 Knockout stage
5.1 Quarter-finals
5.2 Semi-finals
5.3 Third-placed playoff
5.4 Final
6 Plate
6.1 Semi-finals
6.2 Final
7 References
8 External links
Venues
Polokwane | ||
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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
Referees
| 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 | 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:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
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27 May 2018 (2018-05-27)
14:00 (UTC+2)
Madagascar | 2–1 | Mozambique |
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| Report |
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Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
27 May 2018 (2018-05-27)
16:30 (UTC+2)
Comoros | 1–1 | Seychelles |
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| Report |
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Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
29 May 2018 (2018-05-29)
17:00 (UTC+2)
Mozambique | 3–0 | Comoros |
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| Report |
Seshego Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
29 May 2018 (2018-05-29)
19:00 (UTC+2)
Seychelles | 1–1 | Madagascar |
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| Report |
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Seshego Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)
31 May 2018 (2018-05-31)
17:30 (UTC+2)
Madagascar | 1–0 | Comoros |
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| Report |
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
31 May 2018 (2018-05-31)
17:30 (UTC+2)
Mozambique | 2–1 | Seychelles |
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| Report |
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Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
28 May 2018 (2018-05-28)
17:00 (UTC+2)
Botswana | 2–1 | Angola |
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| Report |
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Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
28 May 2018 (2018-05-28)
19:30 (UTC+2)
Mauritius | 1–0 | Malawi |
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Balisson 15' | Report |
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)
30 May 2018 (2018-05-30)
17:00 (UTC+2)
Angola | 1–0 | Mauritius |
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Vincent 63' (o.g.) | Report |
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)
30 May 2018 (2018-05-30)
19:30 (UTC+2)
Malawi | 1–1 | Botswana |
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Sambani 7' | Report | Seakanyeng 88' |
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
1 June 2018 (2018-06-01)
17:30 (UTC+2)
Angola | 0–0 | Malawi |
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Report |
Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
1 June 2018 (2018-06-01)
17:30 (UTC+2)
Botswana | 6–0 | Mauritius |
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| Report |
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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
2 June 2018 (2018-06-02)
15:00 (UTC+2)
Zambia | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Namibia |
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Penalties | ||
| 4–3 |
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Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
2 June 2018 (2018-06-02)
17:30 (UTC+2)
Lesotho | 1–0 | Swaziland |
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Motebang 71' |
Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)
3 June 2018 (2018-06-03)
15:00 (UTC+2)
South Africa | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Madagascar |
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Penalties | ||
| 3–4 |
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Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
3 June 2018 (2018-06-03)
17:30 (UTC+2)
Zimbabwe | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Botswana |
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Rusike 39' | Makgantai 60' | |
Penalties | ||
| 3–1 |
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Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)
Semi-finals
6 June 2018 (2018-06-06)
17:00 (UTC+2)
Zambia | 1–0 | Madagascar |
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Kambole 39' |
Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
6 June 2018 (2018-06-06)
19:30 (UTC+2)
Lesotho | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Zimbabwe |
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Penalties | ||
| 1–3 |
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Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Third-placed playoff
8 June 2018 (2018-06-08)
19:30 (UTC+2)
Madagascar | 0–1 | Lesotho |
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Nkoto 10' |
Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Final
9 June 2018 (2018-06-09)
15:00 (UTC+2)
Zambia | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Zimbabwe |
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Kambole 8', 50' | Kadewere 4', 90+3' Billiat 101' (pen.), 117' |
Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)[4]
Plate
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
Namibia | 1 | |||||
South Africa | 4 | |||||
South Africa | 3 | |||||
Botswana | 0 | |||||
Swaziland | 0 | |||||
Botswana | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
5 June 2018 (2018-06-05)
17:00 (UTC+2)
Namibia | 1–4 | South Africa |
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| Report |
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Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
5 June 2018 (2018-06-05)
19:30 (UTC+2)
Swaziland | 0–2 | Botswana |
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Report |
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Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
Final
8 June 2018 (2018-06-08)
17:00 (UTC+2)
South Africa | 3–0 | Botswana |
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| Report |
Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
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External links
- Official site