2009 COSAFA Cup
The 2009 COSAFA Cup is the 13th edition of the football tournament that involves teams from Southern Africa.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Zimbabwe |
| Teams | 13 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Zimbabwe (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Zambia |
| Third place |  Mozambique |
| Fourth place |  South Africa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 34 (2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Cuthbert Malajila |
South Africa had originally expressed an interest in hosting the 2009 and 2010 events but later reneged[1] and Zimbabwe was given the task to host the tournament.[2]
Madagascar were to take part in the competition as the fourth team in group A, but withdrew. South Africa and Angola will take part with a Development XI and an U-20 squad respectively, and their matches will not be counted as A internationals by FIFA.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
 Lesotho |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Mauritius |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 3–0 | Mauritius |
|---|---|---|
Malajila  47', 55'Mwanjali 85' |
Match report |
| Lesotho | 2–2 | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Maile 55' (pen.), 85' (pen.) |
Match report | 6' Malajila 61' Gwekwerere |
Referee: Tebogo Israel Ramocha (Botswana)
| Mauritius | 0–1 | Lesotho |
|---|---|---|
| Match Report | 88' Marabe |
Referee: Robert Ngosi (Malawi)
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Botswana |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
 Swaziland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
 Comoros |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 |
 Seychelles |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
| Comoros | 0–0 | Botswana |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Jose Rachide (Mozambique)
| Swaziland | 2–1 | Seychelles |
|---|---|---|
| Thwala 72' Mf. Dlamini 75' |
Match Report | 6' Laurence |
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
| Botswana | 1–0 | Swaziland |
|---|---|---|
| Ramoshibidu 55' |
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)
| Seychelles | 1–2 | Comoros |
|---|---|---|
| Anakora 53' |
7' Ali 76' Mouigini |
Referee: Jose Rachide (Mozambique)
| Swaziland | 3–0 | Comoros |
|---|---|---|
| Thwala 35' Ma. Dlamini 56'Mthethwa 67' |
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
| Seychelles | 0–2 | Botswana |
|---|---|---|
| 6' Moloi 36' Bolelang |
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| South Africa
| 2 | |||||||||||||
 Angola
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| South Africa
| 1 (2) | |||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe
| 1 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Botswana
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Zambia
| 1 | |||||||||||||
 Malawi
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mozambique
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Mozambique
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Zambia
| 2 | |||||||||||||
 Namibia
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Zambia
| 1 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Malawi | 0–1 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| 34' Josemar |
Referee: Tebogo Israel Ramocha (Botswana)
| Namibia | 0–1 | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 86' S. Sunzu |
Referee: Ebrahim Abdul Basit (South Africa)
| South Africa | 2–0 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
| Makhanya 67' Manyisa 80' |
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)
Semi-finals
| South Africa | 1–1 | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Bacela 37' |
54' Marufu |
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| Penalties | ||
| 2–3 | ||
| Mozambique | 0–2 | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 8' Sakala 84' F. Sunzu |
Referee: Tebogo Israel Ramocha (Botswana)
3rd place
| South Africa | 0–1 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| 82' Hagi |
Referee: Tebogo Israel Ramocha (Botswana)
Goalscorers
4 goals:
2 goals:
- Thabiso Maile
- Mathokoza Thwala
- Nyasha Mushekwi
1 goal:
- Malepa Bolelang
- Pontsho Moloi
- Mosimanegape Ramoshibidu
- Ahmed Ali
- Mohamed Mouigini
- Mokone Marabe
- Momed Hagi
- Josemar
- Don Anakora
- Nelson Laurence
- Malungisa Dlamini
- Mfanzile Dlamini
- Ndoda Mthethwa
- Henry Banda
- Enock Sakala
- Felix Sunzu
- Stophira Sunzu
- Evans Gwekwerere
- Mthulisi Maphosa
- Phillip Marufu
- Method Mwanjali
- Lennox Bacela
- Joseph Makhanya
- Oupa Manyisa
External links
References
- "COSAFA seek hosts for 2009 COSAFA Senior Challenge". COSAFA.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
- "Zimbabwe hosts 2009 Cosafa Tournament". AfricaNews.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
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