COSAFA Cup

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COSAFA Cup
COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup logo.jpg
Founded 1997
Region Southern Africa (COSAFA)
Number of teams 16
Current champions  Namibia (1st title)
Most successful team(s)  Zambia
 Zimbabwe (4 each)
Website http://www.cosafa.com
2016


The COSAFA Cup or COSAFA Senior Challenge is an annual tournament for teams from Southern Africa organized by Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA), inaugurated after the ban against the Republic of South Africa had been lifted and the African Cup of Nations had been staged there in 1996. The following teams have participated in the tournament in the past: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Réunion, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe and Zambia have won the most titles with four wins, while South Africa and Angola have won three each.

The first editions of the competition were a knockout tournament staged over several months. As the competition grew, it transformed into a series of mini-tournaments.[1]

Winners

Year Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
1997
Details
 Zambia Group Stage  Namibia  Mozambique Group Stage  Tanzania
1998
Details
 Zambia Group Stage  Zimbabwe  Angola Group Stage  Namibia
1999
Details
 Angola 1–0
1–1
 Namibia  Swaziland  Zambia
2000
Details
 Zimbabwe 3–0
3–0
 Lesotho  South Africa  Angola
2001
Details
 Angola 0–0
1–0
 Zimbabwe  Malawi 2–1  Zambia
2002
Details
 South Africa 3–1
1–0
 Malawi  Swaziland  Zambia
2003
Details
 Zimbabwe 2–1
2–0
 Malawi  Zambia  Swaziland
2004
Details
 Angola 0–0
(5–4 pen.)
 Zambia  Mozambique  Zimbabwe
2005
Details
 Zimbabwe 1–0  Zambia  South Africa  Angola
2006
Details
 Zambia 2–0  Angola  Botswana  Zimbabwe
2007
Details
 South Africa 0–0
(4–3 pen.)
 Zambia  Botswana  Mozambique
2008
Details
 South Africa 2–1  Mozambique  Zambia 2–0  Madagascar
2009
Details
 Zimbabwe 3–1  Zambia  Mozambique 1–0  South Africa
2010
Details
Cancelled[nb 1]
2013
Details
 Zambia 2–0  Zimbabwe  South Africa 2–1  Lesotho
2015
Details
 Namibia 2–0  Mozambique  Madagascar 2–1  Botswana
2016
Details
Notes
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Most COSAFA Cup Wins

Wins Nation Year(s)
4 times
 Zimbabwe 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009
 Zambia 1997, 1998, 2006, 2013
3 times
 Angola 1999, 2001, 2004
 South Africa 2002, 2007, 2008
1 time
 Namibia 2015

Top scorers

Year Player Goals
1997 Mozambique Adelino 4
1998 Zimbabwe Tauya Mrewa Zimbabwe Peter Ndlovu Zimbabwe Shepherd Muradzikwa Zimbabwe Benjamin Nkonjera 2
1999 Angola Betinho 3
2000 Zimbabwe Luke Petros South Africa Delron Buckley 2
2001 18 players tied with one goal each 1
2002 Swaziland Mfanzile Dlamini Zambia Rotson Kilambe South Africa Teboho Mokoena Swaziland Siza Dlamini South Africa Patrick Mayo 2
2003 Zimbabwe Peter Ndlovu Zambia Noel Mwandila Malawi Russel Mwafulirwa 2
2004 Zimbabwe Peter Ndlovu 3
2005 Zambia Collins Mbesuma 4
2006 Angola Fabrice Akwa 3
2007 Madagascar Paulin Voavy 3
2008 Seychelles Phillip Zialor 4
2009 Zimbabwe Cuthbert Malajila 4
2013 Botswana Jerome Ramatlhakwane 4
2015 Madagascar Sarivahy Vombola 5

References

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