2018 COSAFA Cup

2018 COSAFA Cup

Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
Dates	27 May–9 June
Teams	14 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Zimbabwe (6th title)
Runners-up	Zambia
Third place	Lesotho
Fourth place	Madagascar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	48 (2.09 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Onkabetse Makgantai (5 goals)
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The 2018 COSAFA Cup was the 18th 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). In July 2017, it was reported that it would be hosted by Botswana in July 2018.^[1] However, in February 2018, COSAFA announced that South Africa would host the competition.^[2]

Polokwane
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium	Seshego Stadium	Peter Mokaba Stadium
23°55′27″S 29°27′52″E / 23.9241°S 29.4644°E / -23.9241; 29.4644 (Old Peter Mokaba Stadium)	23°51′17″S 29°23′19″E / 23.8548°S 29.3887°E / -23.8548; 29.3887 (Seshego Stadium)	23°55′29″S 29°28′06″E / 23.9248°S 29.4682°E / -23.9248; 29.4682 (Peter Mokaba Stadium)
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium Seshego Stadium Peter Mokaba Stadium

The draw took place at the South African Football Association headquarters in Johannesburg on 18 April.^[3]

The ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows:

1. Greatest number of points obtained in group matches
2. Goal difference in all group matches
3. Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Madagascar	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7	Quarter-finals
2	Mozambique	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6
3	Seychelles	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
4	Comoros	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1

27 May 2018 (2018-05-27)

14:00 (UTC+2)

Madagascar	2–1	Mozambique
Andrianarimanana 7' Andriamanjato 62'	Report	Luís 53'

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

27 May 2018 (2018-05-27)

16:30 (UTC+2)

Comoros	1–1	Seychelles
M'Changama 60'	Report	Coralie 83'

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

29 May 2018 (2018-05-29)

17:00 (UTC+2)

Mozambique	3–0	Comoros
Jeitoso 39' Luís 44', 72'	Report

Seshego Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

29 May 2018 (2018-05-29)

19:00 (UTC+2)

Seychelles	1–1	Madagascar
Mellie 35'	Report	Jaotombo 24'

Seshego Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)

31 May 2018 (2018-05-31)

17:30 (UTC+2)

Madagascar	1–0	Comoros
Jaotombo 45+1'	Report

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

31 May 2018 (2018-05-31)

17:30 (UTC+2)

Mozambique	2–1	Seychelles
Luís 11' (pen.) Jeitoso 74'	Report	Tamboo 52'

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Botswana	3	2	1	0	9	2	+7	7	Quarter-finals
2	Angola	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
3	Mauritius	3	1	0	2	1	7	−6	3
4	Malawi	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2

28 May 2018 (2018-05-28)

17:00 (UTC+2)

Botswana	2–1	Angola
Seakanyeng 5' (pen.) Makgantai 45'	Report	Kaporal 58'

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

28 May 2018 (2018-05-28)

19:30 (UTC+2)

Mauritius	1–0	Malawi
Balisson 15'	Report

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)

30 May 2018 (2018-05-30)

17:00 (UTC+2)

Angola	1–0	Mauritius
Vincent 63' (o.g.)	Report

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)

30 May 2018 (2018-05-30)

19:30 (UTC+2)

Malawi	1–1	Botswana
Sambani 7'	Report	Seakanyeng 88'

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

1 June 2018 (2018-06-01)

17:30 (UTC+2)

Angola	0–0	Malawi
	Report

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

1 June 2018 (2018-06-01)

17:30 (UTC+2)

Botswana	6–0	Mauritius
Makgantai 3', 70' Phiri 16' Kgamanyane 20' Seakanyeng 27' Maikano 55'	Report

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Zambia	0 (4)
	Namibia	0 (3)
					Zambia	1
					Madagascar	0
	South Africa	0 (3)
	Madagascar	0 (4)
									Zambia	2
									Zimbabwe	4
	Lesotho	1
	Swaziland	0
					Lesotho	0 (1)
					Zimbabwe	0 (3)			Third place
	Zimbabwe	1 (3)
	Botswana	1 (1)
									Madagascar	0
									Lesotho	1

2 June 2018 (2018-06-02)

15:00 (UTC+2)

Zambia	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Namibia
Penalties
Sikombe Chirwa Kambole Nsabata Chama	4–3	Ketjijere Hanamub Martin Keimuine Haoseb

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

2 June 2018 (2018-06-02)

17:30 (UTC+2)

Lesotho	1–0	Swaziland
Motebang 71'

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)

3 June 2018 (2018-06-03)

15:00 (UTC+2)

South Africa	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Madagascar
Penalties
Madisha Foster Modiba Webber Singh	3–4	Rabeson Rakotondrazaka Rakotoarisoa Andrianarimanana Njakanirina

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

3 June 2018 (2018-06-03)

17:30 (UTC+2)

Zimbabwe	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Botswana
Rusike 39'		Makgantai 60'
Penalties
Amidu Mukombwe Billiat	3–1	Seakanyeng Sosome Orebonye Kgamanyane

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)

6 June 2018 (2018-06-06)

17:00 (UTC+2)

Zambia	1–0	Madagascar
Kambole 39'

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

6 June 2018 (2018-06-06)

19:30 (UTC+2)

Lesotho	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Zimbabwe
Penalties
Kalake Moremoholo Nkoto Thabantso	1–3	Billiat Mukombwe Mudimu

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

8 June 2018 (2018-06-08)

19:30 (UTC+2)

Madagascar	0–1	Lesotho
		Nkoto 10'

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

9 June 2018 (2018-06-09)

15:00 (UTC+2)

Zambia	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Zimbabwe
Kambole 8', 50'		Kadewere 4', 90+3' Billiat 101' (pen.), 117'

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)^[4]

	Semi-finals				Final
	Namibia	1
	South Africa	4
					South Africa	3
					Botswana	0
	Swaziland	0
	Botswana	2

5 June 2018 (2018-06-05)

17:00 (UTC+2)

Namibia	1–4	South Africa
Hotto 39'	Report	Modiba 26' (pen.) Maboe 29', 40' Xulu 54'

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

5 June 2018 (2018-06-05)

19:30 (UTC+2)

Swaziland	0–2	Botswana
	Report	Makgantai 9' Mohutsiwa 90+3'

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

8 June 2018 (2018-06-08)

17:00 (UTC+2)

South Africa	3–0	Botswana
Madisha 39' Modiba 78' Maboe 89'	Report

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

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