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 | Namibia (1st title) |
Runners-up | Mozambique |
Third place | Madagascar |
Fourth place | Botswana |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 23 |
Goals scored | 46 (2 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Sarivahy Vombola (5 goals) |
Best player(s) | Wangu Gome |
Best goalkeeper | Virgil Vries |
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.
National team | FIFA Ranking (February 2015) [2] | Entry round |
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Mauritius | 185 | Group stage |
Seychelles | 187 | |
Swaziland | 165 | |
Madagascar | 148 | |
Zimbabwe | 119 | |
Namibia | 111 | |
Lesotho | 125 | |
Tanzania (invitee) | 107 | |
Botswana | 105 | Quarter final |
Malawi | 93 | |
Mozambique | 90 | |
Zambia | 60 | |
South Africa | 56 | |
Ghana (invitee) | 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 | Namibia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | Mauritius | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Seychelles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
Namibia | 0–0 | Seychelles |
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Report |
Zimbabwe | 2–0 | Mauritius |
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Rusere 28' Chitiyo 66' | Report |
Seychelles | 0–1 | Zimbabwe |
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Report | Talent 52' |
Namibia | 4–1 | Zimbabwe |
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Katjiukua 9' Hotto 60', 67' Urikhob 84' | Report | Manuvire 83' |
Seychelles | 0–1 | Mauritius |
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Report | Sophie 84' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Madagascar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Swaziland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | |
3 | Lesotho | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | Tanzania (G) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Lesotho | 1–2 | Madagascar |
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Thale 26' | Report | Vombola 38' Rabehasinmbola 85' |
Tanzania | 0–1 | Swaziland |
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Report | Mabila 44' |
Madagascar | 2–0 | Tanzania |
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Rakotoharimalala 14' Randriamanjaka 44' | Report |
Lesotho | 0–2 | Swaziland |
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Report | Sibandze 43' Mkhontfo 66' |
Madagascar | 1–1 | Swaziland |
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Randriamanjaka 7' | Report | Ndzinisa 79' |
Ghana, South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi and Botswana all received a bye to this stage.
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
24 May – Moruleng | ||||||||||
Zambia | 0 (4) | |||||||||
28 May – Moruleng | ||||||||||
Namibia (pen.) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
Namibia | 3 | |||||||||
25 May – Phokeng | ||||||||||
Madagascar | 2 | |||||||||
Ghana | 1 | |||||||||
30 May – Moruleng | ||||||||||
Madagascar | 2 | |||||||||
Namibia | 2 | |||||||||
24 May – Moruleng | ||||||||||
Mozambique | 0 | |||||||||
South Africa | 0 (6) | |||||||||
28 May – Moruleng | ||||||||||
Botswana (pen.) | 0 (7) | |||||||||
Botswana | 1 | |||||||||
25 May – Phokeng | ||||||||||
Mozambique | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
Mozambique (pen) | 2 (5) | |||||||||
30 May – Moruleng | ||||||||||
Malawi | 2 (4) | |||||||||
Madagascar | 2 | |||||||||
Botswana | 1 | |||||||||
Seeded | Unseeded |
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Ghana | 1–2 | Madagascar |
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Darkwah 37' | report | 28' Randriamanjaka 90' Simouri |
Mozambique | 2–2 | Malawi |
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Lucky Malata 10' (o.g.) Mzava 90+1' (o.g.) | report | 51' Sulumba 90' (pen) Mzava |
Penalties | ||
Gildo Hagi Miquissone Isac Guambe Norberto Mahumane | 5–4 | Banda Mzava Kumwenda Fodya Kondowe Malata Sulumba |
Zambia | 0–0 | Namibia |
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report | ||
Penalties | ||
Mweene Mtonga Mbola Ndhlovu Katebe | 4–5 | Isaacks Stephanus Mwedihanga Ketjijere Hotto |
South Africa | 0–0 | Botswana |
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report | ||
Penalties | ||
Lark Daniels van Heerden Motupa Morena Segolela Madisha Mngonyama | 6–7 | Nato Kgaswane Mogorosi Moyo Dambe Legwaila Koobake Gaolaolwe |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
27 May – Moruleng | ||||||
Zambia | 3 | |||||
29 May – Phokeng | ||||||
Ghana | 0 | |||||
Zambia | 0 | |||||
27 May – Moruleng | ||||||
Malawi | 1 | |||||
South Africa | 0 (4) | |||||
Malawi (pen.) | 0 (5) | |||||
Zambia | 3–0 | Ghana |
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Mwape 24' Katebe 29' Sinkala 42' | report |
Namibia | 3–2 | Madagascar |
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Shilongo 2', 18' Shalulile 83' | report | Vombola 24', 26' |
Botswana | 1–2 | Mozambique |
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Kebatho 78' | report | Isac 65' Parkim 88' |
Madagascar | 2–1 | Botswana |
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Vombola 16', 18' | report | Boy 84' |
Namibia | 2–0 | Mozambique |
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Hotto 36', 74' | report |
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