2018 COSAFA Cup

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]

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)
← 2017 2019 →

Venues

Polokwane
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium	Seshego Stadium	Peter Mokaba Stadium
23.9241°S 29.4644°E / -23.9241; 29.4644 (Old Peter Mokaba Stadium)	23.8548°S 29.3887°E / -23.8548; 29.3887 (Seshego Stadium)	23.9248°S 29.4682°E / -23.9248; 29.4682 (Peter Mokaba Stadium)
Old Peter Mokaba Stadium Seshego Stadium Peter Mokaba Stadium

Draw

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

Officials

Referees Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa) Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe) Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola) Bernard Camille (Seychelles) Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius) Jackson Pavaza (Namibia) Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar) Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana) Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Assistant Referees James Emile (Seychelles) Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho) Athenkosi Ndongeni (South Africa) Mervyn Van Wyk (South Africa) Sifiso Nxumalo (Swaziland) Matheus Kanyanga (Namibia) Romeo Kasengele (Zambia) Fabien Cauvelet (Mauritius) Clemence Kanduku (Malawi)

Group stage

Tiebreakers

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

Group A

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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

27 May 2018 (2018-05-27)

14:00 (UTC+2)

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

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

27 May 2018 (2018-05-27)

16:30 (UTC+2)

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

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

29 May 2018 (2018-05-29)

17:00 (UTC+2)

Seshego Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

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

29 May 2018 (2018-05-29)

19:00 (UTC+2)

Seshego Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)

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Madagascar	1–0	Comoros
Jaotombo 45+1'	Report

31 May 2018 (2018-05-31)

17:30 (UTC+2)

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

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

31 May 2018 (2018-05-31)

17:30 (UTC+2)

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)

Group B

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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

28 May 2018 (2018-05-28)

17:00 (UTC+2)

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

Mauritius	1–0	Malawi
Balisson 15'	Report

28 May 2018 (2018-05-28)

19:30 (UTC+2)

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)

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

30 May 2018 (2018-05-30)

17:00 (UTC+2)

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)

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

30 May 2018 (2018-05-30)

19:30 (UTC+2)

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

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Angola	0–0	Malawi
	Report

1 June 2018 (2018-06-01)

17:30 (UTC+2)

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

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

1 June 2018 (2018-06-01)

17:30 (UTC+2)

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

Knockout stage

	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

Quarter-finals

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

2 June 2018 (2018-06-02)

15:00 (UTC+2)

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

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Lesotho	1–0	Swaziland
Motebang 71'

2 June 2018 (2018-06-02)

17:30 (UTC+2)

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)

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

3 June 2018 (2018-06-03)

15:00 (UTC+2)

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

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

3 June 2018 (2018-06-03)

17:30 (UTC+2)

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Hélder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)

Semi-finals

Zambia	1–0	Madagascar
Kambole 39'

6 June 2018 (2018-06-06)

17:00 (UTC+2)

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

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

6 June 2018 (2018-06-06)

19:30 (UTC+2)

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Third-placed playoff

Madagascar	0–1	Lesotho
		Nkoto 10'

8 June 2018 (2018-06-08)

19:30 (UTC+2)

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Final

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

9 June 2018 (2018-06-09)

15:00 (UTC+2)

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

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

Plate

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

Semi-finals

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

5 June 2018 (2018-06-05)

17:00 (UTC+2)

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

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

5 June 2018 (2018-06-05)

19:30 (UTC+2)

Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Final

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

8 June 2018 (2018-06-08)

17:00 (UTC+2)

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)