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Revision as of 17:30, 16 July 2023
Tournament details | |
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Host country | South Africa |
City | Durban |
Dates | 5–16 July 2023 |
Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 3 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 21 |
Goals scored | 47 (2.24 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Tshegofatso Mabasa Albert Kangwanda (3 goals each) |
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of 16 July 2023. |
The 2023 COSAFA Cup is the 22nd edition of the annual association football competition organized by COSAFA. It will be held in South Africa for the sixth straight year, this time in Durban, from 5 to 16 July 2023.[1] Zambia are the defending champions.[2]
Participating nations
National team | FIFA Ranking (31 March 2023)[3] | Best Performance |
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Eswatini | 144 | Semi-finals (1999, 2002, 2003, 2021) |
Mauritius | 180 | Quarter-finals (2001, 2004) |
Comoros | 131 | Group stage |
Lesotho | 150 | Runner-Up (2000) |
Botswana | 152 | Runner-Up (2016, 2019) |
Malawi | 127 | Runner-Up (2002, 2003) |
Zambia | 86 | Champions (1997, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2019, 2022) |
Mozambique | 119 | Runner-Up (2008, 2015) |
Namibia | 106 | Champions (2015) |
South Africa | 66 | Champions (2002, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2021) |
Angola | 118 | Champions (1999, 2001, 2004) |
Seychelles | 197 | Group stage |
Format
For the first time, all participants will enter the Group Stage for three groups of four nations. The winners of each group and best runner-up will advance to the knockout stages. The new format guarantees between three and five matches for each team. No plate competitions will be held in this edition of the tournament.[4]
Venues
Umlazi | KwaMashu | Durban |
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King Zwelithini Stadium | Princess Magogo Stadium | Chatsworth Stadium |
Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 22,000 |
Draw
The draw for the group stage of the 2023 COSAFA Cup was held on 26 May 2023 in Johannesburg.[1]
Group stage
Group stage matches will be played between 5–12 July 2023.[4]
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Botswana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Eswatini | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Namibia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
South Africa | 1–1 | Namibia |
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South Africa | 2–1 | Botswana |
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South Africa | 2–1 | Eswatini |
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Malawi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Zambia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage based on ranking |
3 | Comoros | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Seychelles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
Seychelles | 0–3 | Comoros |
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Malawi | 2–0 | Seychelles |
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Seychelles | 2–4 | Zambia |
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Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Lesotho | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Angola | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | Mozambique | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Mauritius | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
Mauritius | 0–2 | Lesotho |
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Mozambique | 1–1 | Angola |
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Best Runner-up Table
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | B | Zambia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | C | Angola | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | A | Botswana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Knockout stage
Semi-final matches will be played 14 July 2023. The final and third-place matches will be played two days later at the King Zwelithini Stadium.[4]
Semi-finals
South Africa | 1–2 | Zambia |
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Mabasa 44' |
Third-place
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
There have been 47 goals scored in 21 matches, for an average of 2.24 goals per match (as of 16 July 2023). Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Moisés Amor
- Mankoka Afonso
- Cesar Cangue
- Emanuel Goncalves
- Osvaldo Moseka
- Lebogang Ditsele
- Thatayaone Kgamanyane
- Raidou Bacar
- Ibroihim Djoudja
- Sifiso Matse
- Tumelo Makha
- Rethabile Mokokoane
- Motebang Sera
- Marie Matthieu Aurélien François
- Chawanangwa Kaonga
- Christopher Jacama Kumwembe
- Patrick Mwaungulu
- Lanjesi Nkhoma
- Dayo António
- Ali Abudo
- Elmo Kambindu
- Absalom Iimbondi
- Brandon Labrosse
- Warren Mellie
- Rowan Human
- Shaune Mogaila
- Iqraam Rayners
- Killian Kanguluma
- Golden Mashata
1 own goal
- Aaron Katebe (against Malawi)
References
- ^ a b "Tough groups in draw for 2023 Cosafa Cup". The Namibian. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Defending Champions Zambia Know Their 2023 COSAFA Cup Opponents". Lusaka Times. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Seychelles to face defending champions Zambia". nation.sc. Retrieved 2 June 2023.