2018 COSAFA Cup

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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)	Onkabetse Makgantai (5 goals)
	← 2017 2019 →

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
		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

Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)
Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)
Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)
Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Assistant Referees

James Emile (Seychelles)
Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho)
Athenkosi Ndongeni (South Africa)
Mervyn Van Wyk (South Africa)
Sifiso Nxumalo (Swaziland)
Matheus Kanyanga (Namibia)
Romeo Kasengele (Zambia)
Fabien Cauvelet (Mauritius)
Clemence Kanduku (Malawi)

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
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

27 May 2018

14:00 (UTC+2)

Madagascar	2–1	Mozambique
Andrianarimanana 7' 62'	Report	Luís 53'

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

27 May 2018

16:30 (UTC+2)

Comoros	1–1	Seychelles
M'Changama 60'	Report	83'

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

29 May 2018

17:00 (UTC+2)

Mozambique	3–0	Comoros
Jeitoso 39' Luís 44', 72'	Report

Seshego Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

29 May 2018

19:00 (UTC+2)

Seychelles	1–1	Madagascar
Mellie 35'	Report	Jaotombo 24'

Seshego Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)

31 May 2018

17:30 (UTC+2)

Madagascar	1–0	Comoros
Jaotombo 45+1'	Report

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

31 May 2018

17:30 (UTC+2)

Mozambique	2–1	Seychelles
Luís 11' (pen.) Jeitoso 74'	Report	Tamboo 52'

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

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:^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

28 May 2018

17:00 (UTC+2)

Botswana	2–1	Angola
Seakanyeng 5' (pen.) Makgantai 45'	Report	Kaporal 58'

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

28 May 2018

19:30 (UTC+2)

Mauritius	1–0	Malawi
Balisson 15'	Report

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)

30 May 2018

17:00 (UTC+2)

Angola	1–0	Mauritius
63' (o.g.)	Report

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)

30 May 2018

19:30 (UTC+2)

Malawi	1–1	Botswana
7'	Report	Seakanyeng 88'

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

1 June 2018

17:30 (UTC+2)

Angola	0–0	Malawi
	Report

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

1 June 2018

17:30 (UTC+2)

Botswana	6–0	Mauritius
Makgantai 3', 70' 16' 20' Seakanyeng 27' 55'	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

15:00 (UTC+2)

Zambia	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Namibia

Penalties
Sikombe Chirwa Kambole Nsabata Chama	4–3	Ketjijere Hanamub Martin Keimuine Haoseb

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

2 June 2018

17:30 (UTC+2)

Lesotho	1–0	Swaziland
Motebang 71'

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)

3 June 2018

15:00 (UTC+2)

South Africa	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Madagascar

Penalties
Madisha Foster Modiba Webber Singh	3–4	Rabeson Rakotondrazaka Andrianarimanana Njakanirina

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

3 June 2018

17:30 (UTC+2)

Zimbabwe	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Botswana
Rusike 39'		Makgantai 60'
Penalties
Mukombwe Billiat	3–1	Seakanyeng Orebonye

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)

Semi-finals[]

6 June 2018

17:00 (UTC+2)

Zambia	1–0	Madagascar
Kambole 39'

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

6 June 2018

19:30 (UTC+2)

Lesotho	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Zimbabwe

Penalties
Kalake Nkoto Thabantso	1–3	Billiat Mukombwe Mudimu

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Third-placed playoff[]

8 June 2018

19:30 (UTC+2)

Madagascar	0–1	Lesotho
		Nkoto 10'

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Final[]

9 June 2018

15:00 (UTC+2)

Zambia	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Zimbabwe
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

17:00 (UTC+2)

Namibia	1–4	South Africa
Hotto 39'	Report	Modiba 26' (pen.) Maboe 29', 40' Xulu 54'

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

5 June 2018

19:30 (UTC+2)

Swaziland	0–2	Botswana
	Report	Makgantai 9' 90+3'

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Final[]

8 June 2018

17:00 (UTC+2)

South Africa	3–0	Botswana
Madisha 39' Modiba 78' Maboe 89'	Report

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

References[]

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

External links[]

Official site

[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] ttp://refereesfifa.blogspot.com/2018/06/2018-cosafa-cup-final.html

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