Tournament details | |
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Host country | South Africa |
Dates | 17–30 May 2015 |
Teams | 14 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 23 |
Goals scored | 46 (2 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | |
Best player(s) | |
Best goalkeeper | |
The 2015 COSAFA Cup was the 15th 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). It was hosted by South Africa in May 2015. [1] All matches took place in the North West province.
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.
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations, officially abbreviated as COSAFA, is an association of the football playing nations in Southern Africa. It is affiliated to CAF.
North West is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Mahikeng. Klerksdorp is the largest city in the province. The province is located to the west of the major population centre of Gauteng.
National team | FIFA Ranking (February 2015) [2] | Entry round |
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185 | Group stage | |
187 | ||
165 | ||
148 | ||
119 | ||
111 | ||
125 | ||
107 | ||
105 | Quarter final | |
93 | ||
90 | ||
60 | ||
56 | ||
25 |
On 15 May 2015, COSAFA announced that fixtures would no longer be hosted at Olympia Park due to ongoing construction work and would instead be hosted by Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace in Phokeng. [3]
Moruleng | Phokeng | |
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Moruleng Stadium | Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace | |
Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 45,000 | |
25°09′24″S27°10′32″E / 25.156667°S 27.175556°E | 25°34′44″S27°09′40″E / 25.578913°S 27.161061°E |
COSAFA described the procedure thus:
The draw took place on 26 February 2015 and was televised by South Africa's SuperSport 4.
Seeded | Unseeded |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
Namibia | 0–0 | |
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Report |
Zimbabwe | 2–0 | |
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Rusere Chitiyo | Report |
Seychelles | 0–1 | |
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Report | Talent |
Namibia | 4–1 | |
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Katjiukua Hotto Urikhob | Report | Manuvire |
Seychelles | 0–1 | |
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Report | Sophie |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Lesotho | 1–2 | |
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Thale | Report | Vombola Rabehasinmbola |
Tanzania | 0–1 | |
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Report | Mabila |
Madagascar | 2–0 | |
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Rakotoharimalala Randriamanjaka | Report |
Lesotho | 0–2 | |
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Report | Sibandze Mkhontfo |
Madagascar | 1–1 | |
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Randriamanjaka | Report | Ndzinisa |
Ghana, South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi and Botswana all received a bye to this stage.
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
24 May – Moruleng | ||||||||||
0 (4) | ||||||||||
28 May – Moruleng | ||||||||||
0 (5) | ||||||||||
3 | ||||||||||
25 May – Phokeng | ||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||
30 May – Moruleng | ||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||
24 May – Moruleng | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
0 (6) | ||||||||||
28 May – Moruleng | ||||||||||
0 (7) | ||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||
25 May – Phokeng | ||||||||||
2 | Third place | |||||||||
2 (5) | ||||||||||
30 May – Moruleng | ||||||||||
2 (4) | ||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||
Seeded | Unseeded |
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Ghana | 1–2 | |
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Darkwah | report |
Mozambique | 2–2 | |
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Lucky Malata Mzava | report | |
Penalties | ||
Gildo Hagi Miquissone Isac Guambe Norberto Mahumane | 5–4 |
Zambia | 0–0 | |
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report | ||
Penalties | ||
Mweene Mtonga Mbola Ndhlovu Katebe | 4–5 |
South Africa | 0–0 | |
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report | ||
Penalties | ||
Lark Daniels van Heerden Motupa Morena Segolela Madisha Mngonyama | 6–7 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
27 May – Moruleng | ||||||
3 | ||||||
29 May – Phokeng | ||||||
0 | ||||||
0 | ||||||
27 May – Moruleng | ||||||
1 | ||||||
0 (4) | ||||||
0 (5) | ||||||
Zambia | 3–0 | |
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Mwape Katebe Sinkala | report |
Namibia | 3–2 | |
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Shilongo Shalulile | report | Vombola |
Botswana | 1–2 | |
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Kebatho | report | Isac Parkim |
Madagascar | 2–1 | |
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Vombola | report | Boy |
Namibia | 2–0 | |
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Hotto | report |
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