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Revision as of 17:56, 16 July 2023

2023 COSAFA Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityDurban
Dates5–16 July 2023
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored47 (2.24 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Tshegofatso Mabasa
Zambia 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
 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
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
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
Source: COSAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Eswatini 0–1 Botswana
Report
  • Ditsele 23'
South Africa 1–1 Namibia
 Report
South Africa 2–1 Botswana
 Report
Namibia 1–2 Eswatini
 Report
Namibia 0–0 Botswana
Report
South Africa 2–1 Eswatini
 Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: COSAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Seychelles 0–3 Comoros
Report
Zambia 0–1 Malawi
Report
Zambia 2–1 Comoros
 Report
Malawi 2–0 Seychelles
 Report
Malawi 2–0 Comoros
 Report
Seychelles 2–4 Zambia
 Report

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: COSAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Mauritius 0–2 Lesotho
Report
Mozambique 1–1 Angola
 Report
Angola 0–1 Mauritius
Report
Mozambique 0–1 Lesotho
Report
Angola 4–2 Lesotho
 Report
Mauritius 0–1 Mozambique
Report

Best Runner-up Table

Pos Grp Team Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: COSAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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

Malawi 1–1 Lesotho
Kaonga 26' (pen.) Thaba-Ntso 18'
Penalties
0–3
South Africa 1–2 Zambia
Mabasa 44'

Third-place

Malawi 0–0 South Africa
Penalties
3–5

Final

Lesotho v Zambia
0 1

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

1 own goal

References

  1. ^ a b "Tough groups in draw for 2023 Cosafa Cup". The Namibian. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Defending Champions Zambia Know Their 2023 COSAFA Cup Opponents". Lusaka Times. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  3. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Seychelles to face defending champions Zambia". nation.sc. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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