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2016 COSAFA Cup

The 2016 COSAFA Cup (known as Castle Lager COSAFA Cup Namibia 2016 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 16th 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). Originally, it was to be held in Windhoek, Namibia during May 2016,[2] however the tournament was rescheduled to avoid a clash with the South African Premier Soccer League and took place in June 2016.[3]

2016 COSAFA Cup
Tournament details
Host countryNamibia
CityWindhoek
Dates11–25 June 2016
Teams14 (from 2 sub-confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions South Africa (4th title)
Runners-up Botswana
Third place Swaziland
Fourth place DR Congo
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored53 (2.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Eswatini Felix Badenhorst (5 goals)
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Participating nations edit

National team FIFA Ranking (April 2016)[4] Entry round
  Mauritius 154 Group stage
  Seychelles 178
  Swaziland 134
  Madagascar 138
  Zimbabwe 127
  Angola (U-23) 121
  Lesotho 148
  DR Congo (invitee)[5] 51 Quarter final
  Botswana 91
  Malawi 107 Group stage
  Mozambique 101 Quarter final
  Zambia 78
  Namibia 136
  South Africa 70
  Comoros
Did not enter

Venues edit

Windhoek
Sam Nujoma Stadium Independence Stadium
Capacity: 10,300 Capacity: 25,000
22°30′57″S 17°03′39″E / 22.515966°S 17.060781°E / -22.515966; 17.060781 (Sam Nujoma Stadium) 22°36′27″S 17°05′27″E / 22.607632°S 17.090896°E / -22.607632; 17.090896 (Independence Stadium)

Draw edit

The draw was originally scheduled to place on 25 April 2016.[6] It was rescheduled for 28 April 2016 and televised on SuperSport's Soccer Africa show.[7][8]

Squads edit

Further information: 2016 COSAFA Cup squads

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Swaziland 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Qualification to Quarter-finals
2   Zimbabwe 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5
3   Madagascar 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4   Seychelles 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 June 2016. Source: [citation needed]
Zimbabwe  2–2  Swaziland
Tarumbwa   56'
Pfumbidzai   79'		 Report (COSAFA) Badenhorst   16', 65' (pen.)
Seychelles  0–1  Madagascar
Report (COSAFA) Fanomezana   21'
Swaziland  4–0  Seychelles
Badenhorst   14', 34'
Ndlovu   68'
Nhleko   90'		 Report (COSAFA)
Madagascar  0–0  Zimbabwe
Report (COSAFA)
Zimbabwe  5–0  Seychelles
Pfumbidzai   23' (pen.)
Mudehwe   37'
Mhlanga   64', 90+3'
Hadebe   73'		 Report (COSAFA)
Swaziland  1–0  Madagascar
Badenhorst   71' Report (COSAFA)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Lesotho 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Qualification to Quarter-finals
2   Malawi 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
3   Mauritius 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4   Angola 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 June 2016. Source: [citation needed]
Lesotho  3–0  Mauritius
Thaba-Ntso   1'
Kamela   45+2'
Motebang   90'		 Report (COSAFA)
Malawi  3–0  Angola
Mhango   32', 72', 90' (pen.) Report (COSAFA)
Angola  0–2  Lesotho
Report (COSAFA) Khutlang   11'
Kalake   80' (pen.)
Mauritius  0–1  Malawi
Report (COSAFA) Gabeya   47'
Angola  0–2  Mauritius
Report (COSAFA) Dorza   1'
Sophie   24'
Malawi  0–1  Lesotho
Report (COSAFA) Thaba-Ntso   83'

Knockout stage edit

The two group stage winners qualified for this round.

Quarter-finals edit

South Africa  1–1  Lesotho
Motupa   66' Report (COSAFA) Thaba-Ntso   19'
Penalties
Coetzee  
Mobara  
Masuku  
Modiba  
Mekoa  		 4–2   Kamela
  Kalake
  Makepe
  Khutlang
Namibia  1–1  Botswana
Somaeb   83' (pen.) Report (COSAFA) Da Costa   50' (o.g.)
Penalties
Ketjijere  
Da Costa  
Somaeb  
Keimuine  
Hotto  		 4–5   Mafoko
  Sesinyi
  Gaolaolwe
  Sosome
  Mogorosi
Zambia  0–0  Swaziland
Report (COSAFA)
Penalties
Mfune  
Katema  
Sautu  
Daka  		 2–4   Nxumalo
  Tsabedze
  Nhleko
  Badenhorst
  Ginindza
DR Congo  1–0  Mozambique
Omba   37' Report (COSAFA)

Semi-finals edit

South Africa  5–1  Swaziland
Kutumela   52'
Phiri   57'
Masuku   60', 83'
Moseamedi   75'		 Report (COSAFA) Tsabedze   38'
Botswana  0–0  DR Congo
Report (COSAFA)
Penalties
Mafoko  
Gaolaolwe  
Kebue  
Sosome  
Mogorosi  		 5–4   Mabidi
  Botuli
  Basisila
  Ngulubi
  Baometo

Third place play-off edit

Swaziland  1–0  DR Congo
Ndzinisa   41' Report (COSAFA)

Final edit

South Africa  3–2  Botswana
Motupa   33' (pen.), 88' (pen.)
Kutumela   66'		 Report (COSAFA) Makgantai   16'
Seakanyeng   70'

Plate edit

The losing quarter-finalists qualified for this round.

Semi-finals edit

Lesotho  2–3  Zambia
Tšosane   45+3'
Makepe   54'		 Report (COSAFA) Katema   14'
Sautu   56'
Zulu   63'
Namibia  3–0  Mozambique
Keimuine   50'
Hotto   73'
Somaeb   85'		 Report (COSAFA)

Final edit

Zambia  0–1  Namibia
Report (COSAFA) Ketjijere   21' (pen.)

Goalscorers edit

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References edit

  1. ^ "COSAFA Cup 2016 launches in style with new title sponsor!". COSAFA. 3 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Cosafa Cup launch today for Namibia 2016". Kick Off Magazine. 3 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  3. ^ www.realnet.co.uk. "PSL causes COSAFA Cup delay". Kick Off. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  4. ^ FIFA.com. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  5. ^ "DR Congo to play at 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup". 11 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Namibia in final push for Cosafa Cup hosting". The Namibian. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  7. ^ COSAFA (2016-04-28). "The draw for the 2016 #COSAFACastleCup will take place live on SuperSport's Soccer Africa show tonight - 21h30 on DSTV channel 204!". @COSAFAMEDIA. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  8. ^ "COSAFA | 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup draw throws up tasty ties". www.cosafa.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.

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