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) Felix Badenhorst (5 goals)

Participating nations
National team FIFA Ranking (April 2016)[4] Entry round
 Mauritius154Group stage
 Seychelles178
 Swaziland134
 Madagascar138
 Zimbabwe127
 Angola (U-23)121
 Lesotho148
 DR Congo (invitee)[5]51Quarter final
 Botswana91
 Malawi107Group stage
 Mozambique101Quarter final
 Zambia78
 Namibia136
 South Africa70
 Comoros
Did not enter

Venues
Windhoek
Sam Nujoma Stadium Independence Stadium
Capacity: 10,300 Capacity: 25,000
22.515966°S 17.060781°E / -22.515966; 17.060781 (Sam Nujoma Stadium) 22.607632°S 17.090896°E / -22.607632; 17.090896 (Independence Stadium)

Draw

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
Further information: 2016 COSAFA Cup squads

Group stage

Group A
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:
Zimbabwe 2–2 Swaziland
Tarumbwa  56'
Pfumbidzai  79'		 Report (COSAFA) Badenhorst  16', 65' (pen.)
Seychelles 0–1 Madagascar
Report (COSAFA) Fanomezana  21'
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Swaziland 4–0 Seychelles
Badenhorst  14', 34'
Ndlovu  68'
Nhleko  90'		 Report (COSAFA)
Madagascar 0–0 Zimbabwe
Report (COSAFA)
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
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
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:
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.)
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
Mauritius 0–1 Malawi
Report (COSAFA) Gabeya  47'
Referee: Simanga Nhleko (Swaziland)
Angola 0–2 Mauritius
Report (COSAFA) Dorza  1'
Sophie  24'
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
Malawi 0–1 Lesotho
Report (COSAFA) Thaba-Ntso  83'

Knockout stage

The two group stage winners qualified for this round.

Quarter-finals
South Africa 1–1 Lesotho
Motupa  66' Report (COSAFA) Thaba-Ntso  19'
Penalties
Coetzee
Mobara
Masuku
Modiba
Mekoa 		4–2 Kamela
Kalake
Makepe
Khutlang
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
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
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
Swaziland 1–0 DR Congo
Ndzinisa  41' Report (COSAFA)
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

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

Plate

The losing quarter-finalists qualified for this round.

Semi-finals
Lesotho 2–3 Zambia
Tšosane  45+3'
Makepe  54'		 Report (COSAFA) Katema  14'
Sautu  56'
Zulu  63'
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
Namibia 3–0 Mozambique
Keimuine  50'
Hotto  73'
Somaeb  85'		 Report (COSAFA)
Referee: Simanga Nhleko (Swaziland)

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

Goalscorers
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
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References
  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.
  3. www.realnet.co.uk. "PSL causes COSAFA Cup delay". Kick Off. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  4. FIFA.com. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. 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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