2015 COSAFA Cup
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | South Africa |
Dates | 17–30 May 2015 |
Teams | 14 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 23 |
Goals scored | 46 (2 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
The 2015 COSAFA Cup was the 15th 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). It was hosted by South Africa in May 2015.[1] All matches took place in the North West province.
Participating nations[]
National team | FIFA Ranking (February 2015)[2] | Entry round |
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185 | Group stage |
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187 | |
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165 | |
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148 | |
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119 | |
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111 | |
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125 | |
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107 | |
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105 | Quarter final |
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93 | |
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90 | |
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60 | |
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56 | |
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25 |
- Did not enter
Venues[]
On 15 May 2015, COSAFA announced that fixtures would no longer be hosted at Olympia Park due to ongoing construction work and would instead be hosted by Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace in Phokeng.[3]
Moruleng |
![]() ![]() Moruleng Stadium ![]() Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace |
Phokeng |
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Moruleng Stadium | Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace | |
Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 45,000 | |
25°09′24″S 27°10′32″E / 25.156667°S 27.175556°E | 25°34′44″S 27°09′40″E / 25.578913°S 27.161061°E |
Draw procedure[]
COSAFA described the procedure thus:
- Draw commences for GROUP ROUND with 4 seeded teams (TZ; NAM; ZIM; LES) being placed in 1 bowl and the remaining 4 teams in the second bowl
- First ball out of seeded bowl becomes the seed for Group A and second ball is seeded in Group B, similarly with the remaining 2 balls in the seeded bowl
- We continue by drawing balls out to populate positions A3, A4 & B3, B4
- Fixtures are populated electronically as each ball is drawn
- MC talks through the Group Round results whilst the Draw Master prepares the balls for the Quarter-Final Draw
- We now have 6 new teams plus 2 teams which read “Winner Group A” and “Winner Group B”
- The 4 seeded QF teams go into bowl 1 and the unseeded teams incl the Group round winners go into bowl 2
- The fixtures for QF are established by drawing from bowl 1 (GHANA; SA; ZAM; MOZ) followed by bowl 2 (unseeded teams) until all 4 fixtures are populated
The draw took place on 26 February 2015 and was televised by South Africa's SuperSport 4.
Group stage[]
Seeded | Unseeded |
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Group A[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
First match(es) will be played on 17 May 2015. Source:[citation needed]
Namibia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
Seychelles ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Talent ![]() |
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: (Swaziland)
Namibia ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Katjiukua ![]() Hotto ![]() Urikhob ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
Seychelles ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Sophie ![]() |
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: (Swaziland)
Group B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played on 17 May 2015. Source:[citation needed]
(G) Guest
(G) Guest
Lesotho ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Thale ![]() |
Report | Vombola ![]() ![]() |
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: (Zimbabwe)
Tanzania ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | ![]() |
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: (Seychelles)
Madagascar ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Rakotoharimalala ![]() ![]() |
Report |
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: (Malawi)
Madagascar ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Ndzinisa ![]() |
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: (Zimbabwe)
Knockout stage[]
Ghana, South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi and Botswana all received a bye to this stage.
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
24 May – Moruleng | ||||||||||
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28 May – Moruleng | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 (5) | |||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||
25 May – Phokeng | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||
30 May – Moruleng | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
24 May – Moruleng | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
![]() | 0 (6) | |||||||||
28 May – Moruleng | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 (7) | |||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||
25 May – Phokeng | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
![]() | 2 (5) | |||||||||
30 May – Moruleng | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 (4) | |||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals[]
Seeded | Unseeded |
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Ghana ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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report | ![]() ![]() |
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: (Botswana)
Mozambique ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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![]() Mzava ![]() |
report | ![]() ![]() |
Penalties | ||
![]() Hagi ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
5–4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: (Swaziland)
Zambia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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report | ||
Penalties | ||
Mweene ![]() Mtonga ![]() Mbola ![]() Ndhlovu ![]() Katebe ![]() |
4–5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
South Africa ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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report | ||
Penalties | ||
![]() Daniels ![]() van Heerden ![]() Motupa ![]() Morena ![]() Segolela ![]() ![]() Mngonyama ![]() |
6–7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: (Zambia)
- The winning quarter finalists proceed to the semi-finals.
- The losing quarter finalists proceed to the plate semi-finals.
Plate competition[]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
27 May – Moruleng | ||||||
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29 May – Phokeng | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
27 May – Moruleng | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 0 (4) | |||||
![]() | 0 (5) | |||||
Plate semi-final[]
South Africa ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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report | ||
Penalties | ||
Daniels ![]() ![]() Madisha ![]() van Heerden ![]() ![]() Nhlapo ![]() |
4–5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: (Zimbabwe)
Plate final[]
Semi-finals[]
Namibia ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Shilongo ![]() Shalulile ![]() |
report | Vombola ![]() |
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: (Swaziland)
Botswana ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Kebatho ![]() |
report | ![]() ![]() |
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: (Malawi)
Third place playoff[]
Final[]
Namibia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Hotto ![]() |
report |
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
Awards[]
- Top scorer
Sarivahy Vombola (5 goals)
- Player of the Tournament
- Goalkeeper of the Tournament
- Fair Player award
References[]
- ^ "COSAFA CUP 2015 - DRAW". COSAFA. 26 February 2015. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "FIFA Rankings". FIFA.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Venue change at COSAFA Cup 2015". COSAFA.com. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Namibian players win individual awards". COSAFA.com. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
External links[]
Categories:
- COSAFA Cup
- 2015 in South African sport
- 2015 in African football
- International association football competitions hosted by South Africa