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 country	Namibia
City	Windhoek
Dates	11–25 June 2016
Teams	14 (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 played	23
Goals scored	53 (2.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Felix Badenhorst (5 goals)
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Participating nations

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

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: ^{[citation needed]}

11 June 2016 (2016-06-11)

15:00

Zimbabwe	2–2	Swaziland
Tarumbwa 56' Pfumbidzai 79'	Report (COSAFA)	Badenhorst 16', 65' (pen.)

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

11 June 2016 (2016-06-11)

17:30

Seychelles	0–1	Madagascar
	Report (COSAFA)	Fanomezana 21'

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

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13 June 2016 (2016-06-13)

17:00

Swaziland	4–0	Seychelles
Badenhorst 14', 34' Ndlovu 68' Nhleko 90'	Report (COSAFA)

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

13 June 2016 (2016-06-13)

19:30

Madagascar	0–0	Zimbabwe
	Report (COSAFA)

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

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15 June 2016 (2016-06-15)

17:00

Zimbabwe	5–0	Seychelles
Pfumbidzai 23' (pen.) Mudehwe 37' Mhlanga 64', 90+3' Hadebe 73'	Report (COSAFA)

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Helder de Carvalho (Angola)

15 June 2016 (2016-06-15)

17:00

Swaziland	1–0	Madagascar
Badenhorst 71'	Report (COSAFA)

Independence Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

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: ^{[citation needed]}

12 June 2016 (2016-06-12)

15:00

Lesotho	3–0	Mauritius
Thaba-Ntso 1' Kamela 45+2' Motebang 90'	Report (COSAFA)

Independence Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

12 June 2016 (2016-06-12)

17:30

Malawi	3–0	Angola
Mhango 32', 72', 90' (pen.)	Report (COSAFA)

Independence Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

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14 June 2016 (2016-06-14)

17:00

Angola	0–2	Lesotho
	Report (COSAFA)	Khutlang 11' Kalake 80' (pen.)

Independence Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

14 June 2016 (2016-06-14)

19:30

Mauritius	0–1	Malawi
	Report (COSAFA)	Gabeya 47'

Independence Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Simanga Nhleko (Swaziland)

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16 June 2016 (2016-06-16)

17:00

Angola	0–2	Mauritius
	Report (COSAFA)	Dorza 1' Sophie 24'

Independence Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

16 June 2016 (2016-06-16)

17:00

Malawi	0–1	Lesotho
	Report (COSAFA)	Thaba-Ntso 83'

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

Knockout stage

The two group stage winners qualified for this round.

Quarter-finals

18 June 2016 (2016-06-18)

15:00

South Africa	1–1	Lesotho
Motupa 66'	Report (COSAFA)	Thaba-Ntso 19'
Penalties
Coetzee Mobara Masuku Modiba Mekoa	4–2	Kamela Kalake Makepe Khutlang

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

18 June 2016 (2016-06-18)

17:30

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

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

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19 June 2016 (2016-06-19)

15:00

Zambia	0–0	Swaziland
	Report (COSAFA)
Penalties
Mfune Katema Sautu Daka	2–4	Nxumalo Tsabedze Nhleko Badenhorst Ginindza

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

19 June 2016 (2016-06-19)

17:30

DR Congo	1–0	Mozambique
Omba 37'	Report (COSAFA)

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Semi-finals

22 June 2016 (2016-06-22)

17:00

South Africa	5–1	Swaziland
Kutumela 52' Phiri 57' Masuku 60', 83' Moseamedi 75'	Report (COSAFA)	Tsabedze 38'

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

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22 June 2016 (2016-06-22)

19:30

Botswana	0–0	DR Congo
	Report (COSAFA)
Penalties
Mafoko Gaolaolwe Kebue Sosome Mogorosi	5–4	Mabidi Botuli Basisila Ngulubi Baometo

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Helder de Carvalho (Angola)

Third place play-off

25 June 2016 (2016-06-25)

15:00

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

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Final

25 June 2016 (2016-06-25)

17:30

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

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Plate

The losing quarter-finalists qualified for this round.

Semi-finals

21 June 2016 (2016-06-21)

17:00

Lesotho	2–3	Zambia
Tšosane 45+3' Makepe 54'	Report (COSAFA)	Katema 14' Sautu 56' Zulu 63'

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

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21 June 2016 (2016-06-21)

19:30

Namibia	3–0	Mozambique
Keimuine 50' Hotto 73' Somaeb 85'	Report (COSAFA)

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Simanga Nhleko (Swaziland)

Final

24 June 2016 (2016-06-24)

17:00

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

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Goalscorers

5 goals

• Felix Badenhorst

3 goals

• Jane Thaba-Ntšo
• Gabadinho Mhango

2 goals

• Hendrik Somaeb
• Thabiso Kutumela
• Menzi Masuku
• Gift Motupa
• Lawrence Mhlanga
• Ronald Pfumbidzai

1 goal

• Onkabetse Makgantai
• Kabelo Seakanyeng
• Nelson Omba
• Hlompho Kalake
• Jeremea Kamela
• Tumelo Khutlang
• Basias Makepe
• Sera Motebang
• Phafa Tšosane
• Tojo Claudel Fanomezana
• Luis Dorza
• Andy Sophie
• Miracle Gabeya
• Deon Hotto
• Itamunua Keimuine
• Ronald Ketjijere
• Judas Moseamedi
• Gift Motupa
• Lebogang Phiri
• Njabulo Ndlovu
• Wonder Nhleko
• Sabelo Ndzinisa
• Tony Tsabedze
• Paul Katema
• Spencer Sautu
• Charles Zulu
• Teenage Hadebe
• Marshal Mudehwe
• Obadiah Tarumbwa

1 own goal

• Angula da Costa (playing against Botswana)