2016 COSAFA Cup

2016 COSAFA Cup
Tournament details

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	South Africa (4th title)
Runners-up	Botswana
Third place	Swaziland
Fourth place	DR Congo
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	53 (2.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Felix Badenhorst (5 goals)

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
Mauritius	154	Group stage
Seychelles	178
Swaziland	134
Madagascar	138
Zimbabwe	127
Angola (U-23)	121
Lesotho	148
DR Congo (invitee)^[5]	51	Quarter final
Botswana	91	Quarter final
Malawi	107	Group stage
Mozambique	101	Quarter final
Zambia	78
Namibia	136
South Africa	70
Comoros	Did not enter

Venues

Windhoek
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 / -22.515966; 17.060781 (Sam Nujoma Stadium)	22°36′27″S 17°05′27″E / 22.607632°S 17.090896°E / -22.607632; 17.090896 (Independence Stadium)

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

For more details on this topic, see 2016 COSAFA Cup squads.

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Swaziland	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7	Qualification to Quarter-finals
2	Zimbabwe	3	1	2	0	7	2	+5	5
3	Madagascar	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
4	Seychelles	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10	0

Updated to match(es) played on 15 June 2016. Source:

Zimbabwe v Swaziland

11 June 2016
15:00

Zimbabwe	2–2	Swaziland
Tarumbwa 56' Pfumbidzai 79'	Report (COSAFA)	Badenhorst 16', 65' (pen.)

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Seychelles v Madagascar

11 June 2016
17:30

Seychelles	0–1	Madagascar
	Report (COSAFA)	Fanomezana 21'

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Swaziland v Seychelles

13 June 2016
17:00

Swaziland	4–0	Seychelles
Badenhorst 14', 34' Ndlovu 68' Nhleko 90'	Report (COSAFA)

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Madagascar v Zimbabwe

13 June 2016
19:30

Madagascar	0–0	Zimbabwe
	Report (COSAFA)

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

Zimbabwe v Seychelles

15 June 2016
17:00

Zimbabwe	5–0	Seychelles
Pfumbidzai 23' (pen.) Mudehwe 37' Mhlanga 64', 90+3' Hadebe 73'	Report (COSAFA)

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Helder de Carvalho (Angola)

Swaziland v Madagascar

15 June 2016
17:00

Swaziland	1–0	Madagascar
Badenhorst 71'	Report (COSAFA)

Independence Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lesotho	3	3	0	6	0	+6	9	Qualification to Quarter-finals
2	Malawi	3	2	1	4	1	+3	6
3	Mauritius	3	1	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Angola	3	0	3	0	7	−7	0

Updated to match(es) played on 16 June 2016. Source:

Lesotho v Mauritius

12 June 2016
15:00

Lesotho	3–0	Mauritius
Thaba-Ntso 1' Kamela 45+2' Motebang 90'	Report (COSAFA)

Independence Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

Malawi v Angola

12 June 2016
17:30

Malawi	3–0	Angola
Mhango 32', 72', 90' (pen.)	Report (COSAFA)

Independence Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Angola v Lesotho

14 June 2016
17:00

Angola	0–2	Lesotho
	Report (COSAFA)	Khutlang 11' Kalake 80' (pen.)

Independence Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

Mauritius v Malawi

14 June 2016
19:30

Mauritius	0–1	Malawi
	Report (COSAFA)	Gabeya 47'

Independence Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Simanga Nhleko (Swaziland)

Angola v Mauritius

16 June 2016
17:00

Angola	0–2	Mauritius
	Report (COSAFA)	Dorza 1' Sophie 24'

Independence Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

Malawi v Lesotho

16 June 2016
17:00

Malawi	0–1	Lesotho
	Report (COSAFA)	Thaba-Ntso 83'

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

Knockout stage

The two group stage winners qualified for this round.

Quarter-finals

South Africa v Lesotho

18 June 2016
15:00

South Africa	1–1	Lesotho
Motupa 66'	Report (COSAFA)	Thaba-Ntso 19'
	Penalties
Coetzee Mobara Masuku Modiba Mekoa	4–2	Kamela Kalake Makepe Khutlang

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Namibia v Botswana

18 June 2016
17:30

Namibia	1–1	Botswana
Somaeb 83' (pen.)	Report (COSAFA)	Da Costa 50' (o.g.)
	Penalties
Ketjijere Da Costa Somaeb Keimuine Hotto	4–5	Mafoko Sesinyi Gaolaolwe Sosome Mogorosi

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Zambia v Swaziland

19 June 2016
15:00

Zambia	0–0	Swaziland
	Report (COSAFA)
	Penalties
Mfune Katema Sautu Daka	2–4	Nxumalo Tsabedze Nhleko Badenhorst Ginindza

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

DR Congo v Mozambique

19 June 2016
17:30

DR Congo	1–0	Mozambique
Omba 37'	Report (COSAFA)

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Semi-finals

South Africa v Swaziland

22 June 2016
17:00

South Africa	5–1	Swaziland
Kutumela 52' Phiri 57' Masuku 60', 83' Moseamedi 75'	Report (COSAFA)	Tsabedze 38'

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Botswana v DR Congo

22 June 2016
19:30

Botswana	0–0	DR Congo
	Report (COSAFA)
	Penalties
Mafoko Gaolaolwe Kebue Sosome Mogorosi	5–4	Mabidi Botuli Basisila Ngulubi Baometo

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Helder de Carvalho (Angola)

Third place play-off

Swaziland v DR Congo

25 June 2016
15:00

Swaziland	1–0	DR Congo
Ndzinisa 41'	Report (COSAFA)

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Final

South Africa v Botswana

25 June 2016
17:30

South Africa	3–2	Botswana
Motupa 33' (pen.), 88' (pen.) Kutumela 66'	Report (COSAFA)	Makgantai 16' Seakanyeng 70'

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Plate

The losing quarter-finalists qualified for this round.

Semi-finals

Lesotho v Zambia

21 June 2016
17:00

Lesotho	2–3	Zambia
Tšosane 45+3' Makepe 54'	Report (COSAFA)	Katema 14' Sautu 56' Zulu 63'

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

Namibia v Mozambique

21 June 2016
19:30

Namibia	3–0	Mozambique
Keimuine 50' Hotto 73' Somaeb 85'	Report (COSAFA)

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Simanga Nhleko (Swaziland)

Final

Zambia v Namibia

24 June 2016
17:00

Zambia	0–1	Namibia
	Report (COSAFA)	Ketjijere 21' (pen.)

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Goalscorers

5 goals

Felix Badenhorst

3 goals

Jane Thaba-Ntšo
Gabadinho Mhango

2 goals

Hendrik Somaeb
Thabiso Kutumela
Menzi Masuku
Gift Motupa
Lawrence Mhlanga
Ronald Pfumbidzai

1 goal

Onkabetse Makgantai
Kabelo Seakanyeng
Nelson Omba
Hlompho Kalake
Jeremea Kamela
Tumelo Khutlang
Basias Makepe
Sera Motebang
Phafa Tšosane
Tojo Claudel Fanomezana
Luis Dorza
Andy Sophie
Miracle Gabeya
Deon Hotto
Itamunua Keimuine
Ronald Ketjijere
Judas Moseamedi
Gift Motupa
Lebogang Phiri
Njabulo Ndlovu
Wonder Nhleko
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.
↑ http://www.kickoff.com/news/62991/psl-causes-cosafa-cup-delay-
↑ http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank=261/index.html
↑ "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.
↑ https://twitter.com/COSAFAMEDIA/status/725631129164849153
↑ http://www.cosafa.com/2016-cosafa-castle-cup-draw-throws-up-tasty-ties

External links

Official site

COSAFA Cup

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