1997 COSAFA Cup

This page provides summaries of the 1997 COSAFA Cup, the first edition of the tournament.

Participating nations in 1997 COSAFA Cup

Final round

Qualifying round

1997 COSAFA Cup

Tournament details
Teams	9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Zambia (1st title)
Runners-up	Namibia
Third place	Mozambique
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	45 (3.21 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Adelino (4)
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Qualifying round

March 1, 1997

Botswana	1 – 4	Malawi
Aaron Lesupi 3' (pen.)		Felix Nyirongo 27' John Maduka 51' Jones Nkhwazi 73' Meck Mwase 88'

Gaborone

Attendance: 8,000

March 2, 1997

Lesotho	0 – 2	Zambia
		Edward Kangwa 10' Mwape Miti 15'

Maseru

Attendance: 20,000

March 2, 1997

Swaziland	0 – 4	Mozambique
		Adelino 36', 42', 70' Eurico 83'

Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

Attendance: 15,000

March 16, 1997

Namibia	2 – 1 (aet)	Zimbabwe
Johannes Hindjou 87' (pen.), 119' (pen.)		Gilbert Mushangazhike 76' (pen.)

Gaborone

Attendance: 8,000

Final round

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Zambia	8	4	2	2	0	9	4
Namibia	6	4	1	3	0	6	3
Mozambique	5	4	1	2	1	7	5
Tanzania	3	4	0	3	1	4	7
Malawi	2	4	0	2	2	5	12

April 12, 1997

Malawi	2 – 2	Mozambique
Jones Nkhwazi 57' Albert Mpinganjira 70'		Tico-Tico 31' Nuro Tualibudane 79'

Lilongwe

April 19, 1997

Zambia	4 – 0	Malawi
Paul Chella 26' Edward Kangwa 44' Mwape Miti 85' Nelson Banda 88'

Lusaka

May 31, 1997

Tanzania	0 – 0	Namibia

Mwanza

Attendance: 15,000

June 15, 1997

Mozambique	3 – 0	Tanzania
Tico-Tico 50', 69' Adelino 76'

Maputo

Attendance: 50,000

June 28, 1997

Namibia	4 – 1	Malawi
Gervatius Uri Khob 35' Sandro de Gouveia 57' Johannes Hindjou 69' Eliphas Shivute 75'		Lovemore Fazili 77'

Windhoek

Attendance: 8,000

July 5, 1997

Tanzania	2 – 2	Zambia
Edibilly Lunyamila 56' Hussein Marsha 75' (pen.)		Masauso Tembo 71' Alex Namazaba 83'

Arusha

Attendance: 22,000

July 20, 1997

Mozambique	1 – 1	Namibia
Pinto Barros 15'		Silvester Goraseb 44'

Maputo

Attendance: 15,000

August 2, 1997

Zambia	2 – 1	Mozambique
Frazer Kamwandi 50', 81'		Sergio Faife 51'

Lusaka

August 9, 1997

Malawi	2 – 2	Tanzania
Lovemore Fazili 19' Jones Nkhwazi 72'		Idelphonce Amlima 7' Victor Bambo 43'

Lilongwe

Attendance: 9,000

August 31, 1997

Namibia	1 – 1	Zambia
Mohammed Ouseb 47' (pen.)		David Siame 32'

Windhoek

Attendance: 12,000

Individual scorers

• 4 goals
  • Adelino
• 3 goals
  • Johannes Hindjou
  • Tico-Tico
  • Jones Nkhwazi
• 2 goals
  • Edward Kangwa
  • Mwape Miti
  • Frazer Kamwandi
  • Lovemore Fazili

External links

• Details of the 1997 COSAFA Cup at RSSSF