2019 COSAFA Cup
The 2019 COSAFA Cup was the 19th 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).
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | South Africa | 
| Dates | 25 May–8 June[1] | 
| Teams | 13 (from 2 sub-confederations) | 
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Zambia (5th title) | 
| Runners-up |  Botswana | 
| Third place |  Zimbabwe | 
| Fourth place |  Lesotho | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 | 
| Goals scored | 48 (2.4 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Gabadinho Mhango  Gerald Phiri Jr.  Ashley Nazira (3 goals each) | 
The tournament was originally to be hosted in Zimbabwe but they withdrew in February 2019.[2] In April 2019, Durban of South Africa was announced as the host city.
Venues
    
  
| Umlazi | Stamford Hill | KwaMashu | 
| King Zwelithini Stadium | Moses Mabhida Stadium | Princess Magogo Stadium | 
| 29.971°S 30.9°E | 29.829°S 31.030°E | 29.744°S 30.971°E | 
| Capacity:10,000 | Capacity:10,000 | Capacity:12,000 | 
Match 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Comoros | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Quarter-finals | 
| 2 |  Eswatini | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Mauritius | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Angola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[3] | 
Source: 
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Eswatini  | 2–2 |  Mauritius | 
|---|---|---|
| Mamba  30' Badenhorst  73' | Report | Nazira  28', 69' | 
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
| Eswatini  | 2–2 |  Comoros | 
|---|---|---|
| Ndzinisa  25' Badenhorst  50' | Report | Bacar  42' I. Youssouf  52' | 
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
| Comoros  | 2–1 |  Mauritius | 
|---|---|---|
| I. Youssouf  47' I. Soulaimana  65' | Report | Nazira  53' | 
Referee: Eugene Salas Mdluli (South Africa)
Group B
    
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Malawi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Quarter-finals | 
| 2 |  Namibia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Seychelles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 | 
Source: 
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Mozambique  | 1–2 |  Namibia | 
|---|---|---|
| Witi  77' | Report | Kamatuka  69' Iimbondi  82' | 
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
| Seychelles  | 0–0 |  Mozambique | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros)
| Namibia  | 1–2 |  Malawi | 
|---|---|---|
| Hambira  16' | Report | Mhango  43' Phiri Jr.  48' (pen.) | 
Referee: António Dungula (Angola)
| Mozambique  | 1–1 |  Malawi | 
|---|---|---|
| Jeitoso  90+1' | Report | Kajoke  32' | 
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)
Knockout stage
    
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
|  Lesotho | 0 (3) | |||||||||
|  Uganda | 0 (2) | |||||||||
|  Lesotho | 1 | |||||||||
|  Botswana | 2 | |||||||||
|  South Africa | 2 (4) | |||||||||
|  Botswana | 2 (5) | |||||||||
|  Botswana | 0 | |||||||||
|  Zambia | 1 | |||||||||
|  Zimbabwe | 2 | |||||||||
|  Comoros | 0 | |||||||||
|  Zimbabwe | 0 (2) | |||||||||
|  Zambia | 0 (4) | Third place | ||||||||
|  Zambia | 2 (4) | |||||||||
|  Malawi | 2 (2) | |||||||||
|  Lesotho | 2 (4) | |||||||||
|  Zimbabwe | 2 (5) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
    
| Lesotho  | 0–0 |  Uganda | 
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 3–2 | ||
Referee: Abdoul Kanoso (Madagascar)
| Zimbabwe  | 2–0 |  Comoros | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
Referee: Eugene Salas Mdluli (South Africa)
| South Africa  | 2–2 |  Botswana | 
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 | ||
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Third-place playoff
    
| Lesotho  | 2–2 |  Zimbabwe | 
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| 
 | Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 | ||
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Final
    
| Botswana  | 0–1 |  Zambia | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
 | 
Referee: Eugene Salas Mdluli (South Africa)
Plate
    
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
|  Uganda | 1 (2) | |||||
|  South Africa | 1 (4) | |||||
|  South Africa | 0 (5) | |||||
|  Malawi | 0 (4) | |||||
|  Comoros | 1 | |||||
|  Malawi | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
    
| Uganda  | 1–1 |  South Africa | 
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| 
 | Report | 
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| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
Referee: António Dungula (Angola)
References
    
- "COSAFA | Durban to play host to 2019 COSAFA Cup!". cosafa.com. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- "2019 Cosafa Cup: Zimbabwe pulls out of hosting southern African championship". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- "Cosafa: Angola withdraw from 2019 COSAFA Cup". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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