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2025 COSAFA Cup
24th edition of the COSAFA Cup From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2025 COSAFA Cup, officially known as the 2025 Hollywoodbets COSAFA Cup (for sponsorship purposes), was the 24th edition of the COSAFA Cup, the annual international football championship organised by COSAFA for the senior men's national teams of their member associations. South Africa hosted the tournament for the eighth consecutive year, from 4 to 15 June 2025. The tournament involved 14 teams.
Angola were the defending champions, having secured their fourth title in the previous edition.[1]
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Participation
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All 14 COSAFA member nations are eligible to participate in the competition, with members from other regional confederations also eligible to join by invitation, either to complete the number of participating teams or to replace any that withdrew.
Participating teams
In May 2025, it was announced that 13 of the 14 COSAFA member nations would take part in the tournament,[2] with Morocco from UNAF completing the lineup in place of Seychelles, who did not return for this edition.[3] On 29 May, Morocco withdrew from the competition and were replaced by Tanzania from CECAFA.[4][5] Of the 14 participating nations, Madagascar and Mauritius returned to the competition after missing the previous two and one editions, respectively.[6]
- As of the latest FIFA World Ranking, published on 3 April 2025.[7]
- Key
- A: First team
- A': Local team
- U23 Under-23 team (Olympic team)
Squads
Each team may name a preliminary squad of up to 30 players, which must be reduced to a final list of 23 for the tournament.[8]
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Venues
The following two stadiums in the province of Free State were selected to host matches during the tournament, with one of them having previously served as a venue for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[9]
Final draw
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The final tournament draw took place on 21 May 2025, 11:00 SAST (UTC+2).[10] Four teams; the hosts, the defending champions, and the two highest-ranked sides according to the April 2025 FIFA Rankings, were automatically seeded in position 1 of Groups A to D. The remaining ten teams were divided into two pots based on their FIFA Rankings, with four teams placed in Pot 1 and six in Pot 2.
Seeding
Draw
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Match officials
- Referees
Thabang Ketshabile
Arnaud Zafimahatoha
Godfrey Nkhakananga
Patrice Milazar
Celso Alvação
Mweshitsama Naftal
Hillary Hambaba
Brighton Chimene
- Assistant Referees
- Gaselame Molefe
Hangula Angula- Moustoifa Elmahfoudhe
Zamani Simelane- Romuald Ibenantenaina
- Fabien Cauvelet
- Lameck Phiri
- Zacarias Balói
Elphas Sitole- Trywell Nyirenda
- Video assistant referees
- Letticia Viana
Mary Njoroge- Maria Rivet
Shaji Padayachy- Akhona Makalima
- Trywell Nyirenda
- Claris Simango
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Group stage
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Tiebreakers
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss).
If two teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[8]
- Points in head-to-head matches match between the two tied teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Drawing of lots.
If more than two teams were tied, the following criteria were applied instead:
- Points in matches between the tied teams;
- Goal difference in matches between the tied teams;
- Goals scored in matches between the tied teams;
- If after applying all criteria above, two teams were still tied, the above criteria were again applied to matches played between the two teams in question. If this did not resolve the tie, the next three criteria were applied;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Drawing of lots.
Group A
Referee: Arnaud Zafimahatoha (Madagascar)
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Referee: Mweshitsama Naftal (Namibia)
Referee: Thabang Ketshabile (Botswana)
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Group B
Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)
Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)
Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)
Referee: Thabang Ketshabile (Botswana)
Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)
Group C
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Referee: Arnaud Zafimahatoha (Madagascar)
Group D
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
Referee: Arnaud Zafimahatoha (Madagascar)
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Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-Finals | Final | |||||
| 13 June–Bloemfontein | ||||||
 Angola | 4 | |||||
| 15 June–Bloemfontein | ||||||
 Madagascar | 1 | |||||
| Angola | 3 | |||||
| 13 June–Bloemfontein | ||||||
 South Africa | 0 | |||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||
 Comoros | 1 | |||||
| Third-Place | ||||||
| 15 June–Bloemfontein | ||||||
| Madagascar | 0 | |||||
| Comoros | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)
Third-place
Final
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
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Statistics
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Goalscorers
There were 44 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
8 goals
2 goals
- Ibrahim Madi
- Junior Magagula
- Thandolwenkosi Ngwenya
1 goal
Além- Felicio Milson
- Randy Nteka
- Vidinho
- Zine
- Thatayaone Kgamanyane
- Thabo Maponda
- Serati Semadi
- Youssouf Ibroihim
Makara Ntaitsane- Lalaina Rafanomezantsoa
- Toky Rakotondraibe
- Mika Razafimahatana
- Leonel Calção
- António Sumbane
- Sisqo Haraseb
- Joslin Kamatuka
- Ivan Kamberipa
- Bethuel Muzeu
- Kabelo Dlamini
- Ime Okon
- Boitumelo Radiopane
- Kamogelo Sebelebele
Iddy Nado- Sheikhan Khamis
- Joseph Phiri
- Tinklar Sakala
- Charles Zulu
- Junior Makunike
1 own goal
- Idris Mohamed (against South Africa)
Discipline
A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:
- Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offences)
- Receiving two yellow cards in two different matches; yellow cards expired after the completion of the group stage unless the second yellow was received in the final group match (yellow card suspensions were not carried forward to any other future international matches)
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