2016 COSAFA Cup
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Namibia |
City | Windhoek |
Dates | 11–25 June 2016 |
Teams | 14 (from 2 sub-confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 23 |
Goals scored | 53 (2.3 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
The 2016 COSAFA Cup (known as Castle Lager COSAFA Cup Namibia 2016 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 16th 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). Originally, it was to be held in Windhoek, Namibia during May 2016,[2] however the tournament was rescheduled to avoid a clash with the South African Premier Soccer League and took place in June 2016.[3]
Participating nations[]
National team | FIFA Ranking (April 2016)[4] | Entry round |
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154 | Group stage |
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178 | |
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134 | |
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138 | |
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127 | |
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121 | |
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148 | |
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51 | Quarter final |
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91 | |
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107 | Group stage |
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101 | Quarter final |
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78 | |
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136 | |
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70 | |
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Did not enter
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Venues[]
Windhoek | |
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Sam Nujoma Stadium | Independence Stadium |
Capacity: 10,300 | Capacity: 25,000 |
22°30′57″S 17°03′39″E / 22.515966°S 17.060781°E | 22°36′27″S 17°05′27″E / 22.607632°S 17.090896°E |
Draw[]
The draw was originally scheduled to place on 25 April 2016.[6] It was rescheduled for 28 April 2016 and televised on SuperSport's Soccer Africa show.[7][8]
Squads[]
Group stage[]
Group A[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Zimbabwe ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Tarumbwa ![]() Pfumbidzai ![]() |
Report (COSAFA) | Badenhorst ![]() |
Seychelles ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report (COSAFA) | ![]() |
Swaziland ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Badenhorst ![]() Ndlovu ![]() ![]() |
Report (COSAFA) |
Madagascar ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report (COSAFA) |
Zimbabwe ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Pfumbidzai ![]() Mudehwe ![]() Mhlanga ![]() Hadebe ![]() |
Report (COSAFA) |
Swaziland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Badenhorst ![]() |
Report (COSAFA) |
Group B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
Lesotho ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Thaba-Ntso ![]() ![]() Motebang ![]() |
Report (COSAFA) |
Malawi ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Mhango ![]() |
Report (COSAFA) |
Angola ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report (COSAFA) | Khutlang ![]() Kalake ![]() |
Mauritius ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report (COSAFA) | ![]() |
Angola ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report (COSAFA) | ![]() Sophie ![]() |
Malawi ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report (COSAFA) | Thaba-Ntso ![]() |
Knockout stage[]
The two group stage winners qualified for this round.
Quarter-finals[]
South Africa ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Motupa ![]() |
Report (COSAFA) | Thaba-Ntso ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Coetzee ![]() Mobara ![]() Masuku ![]() Modiba ![]() Mekoa ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Namibia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Somaeb ![]() |
Report (COSAFA) | Da Costa ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Ketjijere ![]() Da Costa ![]() Somaeb ![]() Keimuine ![]() Hotto ![]() |
4–5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Zambia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report (COSAFA) | ||
Penalties | ||
Mfune ![]() Katema ![]() Sautu ![]() Daka ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
DR Congo ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Omba ![]() |
Report (COSAFA) |
Semi-finals[]
South Africa ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Kutumela ![]() Phiri ![]() Masuku ![]() Moseamedi ![]() |
Report (COSAFA) | Tsabedze ![]() |
Botswana ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report (COSAFA) | ||
Penalties | ||
Mafoko ![]() Gaolaolwe ![]() ![]() ![]() Mogorosi ![]() |
5–4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Third place play-off[]
Swaziland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Ndzinisa ![]() |
Report (COSAFA) |
Final[]
South Africa ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Motupa ![]() Kutumela ![]() |
Report (COSAFA) | Makgantai ![]() Seakanyeng ![]() |
Plate[]
The losing quarter-finalists qualified for this round.
Semi-finals[]
Lesotho ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Report (COSAFA) | Katema ![]() Sautu ![]() Zulu ![]() |
Namibia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Keimuine ![]() Hotto ![]() Somaeb ![]() |
Report (COSAFA) |
Final[]
Zambia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report (COSAFA) | Ketjijere ![]() |
Goalscorers[]
- 5 goals
Felix Badenhorst
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Onkabetse Makgantai
Kabelo Seakanyeng
Nelson Omba
Hlompho Kalake
Tumelo Khutlang
Sera Motebang
Andy Sophie
Deon Hotto
Itamunua Keimuine
Ronald Ketjijere
Judas Moseamedi
Gift Motupa
Lebogang Phiri
Njabulo Ndlovu
Sabelo Ndzinisa
Tony Tsabedze
Paul Katema
Spencer Sautu
Charles Zulu
Teenage Hadebe
Marshal Mudehwe
Obadiah Tarumbwa
- 1 own goal
Angula da Costa (playing against Botswana)
References[]
- ^ "COSAFA Cup 2016 launches in style with new title sponsor!". COSAFA. 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Cosafa Cup launch today for Namibia 2016". Kick Off Magazine. 3 November 2015.
- ^ www.realnet.co.uk. "PSL causes COSAFA Cup delay". Kick Off. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
- ^ FIFA.com. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
- ^ "DR Congo to play at 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup". 11 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "Namibia in final push for Cosafa Cup hosting". The Namibian. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ COSAFA (2016-04-28). "The draw for the 2016 #COSAFACastleCup will take place live on SuperSport's Soccer Africa show tonight - 21h30 on DSTV channel 204!". @COSAFAMEDIA. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
- ^ "COSAFA | 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup draw throws up tasty ties". www.cosafa.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
External links[]
- COSAFA Cup
- 2016 in African football
- International association football competitions hosted by Namibia
- 2016 in Namibian sport