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2021 COSAFA Cup

Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Port Elizabeth
Dates	6–18 July
Teams	11
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (5th title)
Runners-up	Senegal
Third place	Eswatini
Fourth place	Mozambique
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	53 (2.21 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sepana Letsoalo (4 goals)
Best player(s)	Siyethemba Sithebe
Best goalkeeper	Veli Mothwa (5 Clean Sheets)
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The 2021 COSAFA Cup was the 20th 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). It took place on 6–18 July 2021.

Zambia is the defending champion, having defeated Botswana, 1–0, in the previous edition's final on 8 June 2019.

Participating nations

National team	FIFA Ranking (27 May 2021)	Best Performance
Eswatini	154	Semi-finals (1999, 2002, 2003, 2021)
Madagascar (withdrew)	100	Third Place (2015)
Zimbabwe	107	Champions (2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2018)
Comoros (withdrew)	131	Group stage
Lesotho	146	Runner-Up (2000)
Senegal (Invited guest)	22	Debut
Botswana	150	Runner-Up (2016, 2019)
Malawi	115	Runner-Up (2002, 2003)
Zambia	87	Champions (1997, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2019)
Mozambique	117	Runner-Up (2008, 2015)
Namibia	111	Champions (2015)
South Africa	75	Champions (2002, 2007, 2008, 2016)

Venue

Matches will held at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and Wolfson Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Port Elizabeth	Port Elizabeth	Port Elizabeth
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium		Wolfson Stadium
Capacity: 42,486		Capacity: 10,000

Draw

The draw for the 2021 COSAFA Cup was staged in host city Nelson Mandela Bay on Thursday, June 17, 2021.

Grouping line

Match officials

Group stages

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 9.3)

1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
5. Goal difference in all group matches;
6. Goals scored in all group matches;
7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
9. Drawing of lots.

• All matches will be held at Port Elizabeth
• Time listed are UTC+2:00

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa (H)	4	3	1	0	6	0	+6	10	Semi-finals
2	Eswatini	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	7
3	Zambia	4	1	1	2	3	4	−1	4
4	Botswana	4	1	1	2	6	4	+2	4
5	Lesotho	4	1	0	3	3	12	−9	3

Eswatini	3–1	Lesotho
J. Figuaredo  30' F. Badenhorst 42' K. Khethukulhe 57' M. Mabelesa  66' F. Mamba  45' 78'	Report	J. Thabantso  7' T. Khutlang 45+4' T. Bereng  72'

South Africa	1–0	Botswana
K. Malinga 6' R. Reuck  8'	Report	G. Mohutsiwa  45+1'

Zambia	1–2	Lesotho
K. Chongo  1' J. Shonga 2' B. Sakala  6'	Report	L. Fothoane  20' B. Makepe  37' S. Motebang 70', 88'

South Africa	1–0	Eswatini
S. Mkhulise  42' T. Sibanyoni 59'  88'	Report	F. Mamba  26' F. Badenhorst  26'  45+1'

Lesotho	0–4	Botswana
N. Masoabi  37' L. Mphuthi  45+3' N. Lerotholi  47'	Report	T. Setsile  18' T. Orebonye 28', 45+4' (pen.), 69' G. Mohutsiwa  48' T. Kgamanyane 73'

Zambia	0–1	Eswatini
K. Chongo  19' Z. Chilongoshi  61' D. Chanda  65' K. Kampamba  68' S. Silwimba  86'	Report	M. Mabelesa  51' S. Gomedze 53' S. Mathabela  56' S. Magagula  57' L. Mkhona  76' F. Mamba  84'

Botswana	1–2	Zambia
B. Sakala  4' S. Phiri  5' T. Kgamanyane 62'	Report	J. Shonga 21', 83' (pen.) T. Orebonye  47' M. Johnson  67'

South Africa	4–0	Lesotho
S. Letsoalo 5', 44', 57' S. Mkhulise 20' N. Njcobo  74' M. Mphahele  89'	Report	L. Fothoane  40' B. Makepe  56' M. Nkoto  67' T. Toloane  73'

South Africa	0–0	Zambia
Dube  90'	Report	Chanda  56'

Eswatini	1–1	Botswana
Ndzinisa 19' Mkhonta  34' Figuareido  69' Gamedze  71'	Report	Kgamanyane  45+1', 65' Mohutsiwa  89'

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Senegal	4	3	0	1	6	4	+2	9	Semi-finals
2	Mozambique	4	2	1	1	3	1	+2	7
3	Namibia	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	7
4	Malawi	4	0	2	2	4	7	−3	2
5	Zimbabwe	4	0	2	2	3	6	−3	2

Mozambique	0–0	Zimbabwe
A. Nhantumbo  52' F. Simbine  65' C. Mathe  79' H. Salas  84'	Report	Q. Amini  27' D. Murimba  72' P. Musaka  82'

Senegal	1–2	Namibia
A. Diène 17'  67' A. Diop  26' D. Mendy  71'	Report	M. Papama 13' E. Kambindu 50' D. Fredericks  88'

Malawi	2–2	Zimbabwe
K. Muyaba 27' S. Kuwali 50' M. Sulumba  66' C. Chirwa  76'	Report	R. Hachiro  45+1' B. Sarupinda 62' A. Mbeba  72' P. Musaka 79'

Senegal	1–0	Mozambique
El-Hadji Kane  15' P. Djitte 63' Sane  82' Mohamed Ba  86'	Report

Namibia	2–0	Zimbabwe
D. Fredricks  10' I. Kamberipa  52' Q. Amini 70' (o.g.) A. Iimbondi  76' E. Kambindu 86'	Report	S. Nyahwa  81' Malvin Enos Mkolo  85'

Mozambique	2–0	Malawi
. Muze  53' V. Vitinho 55' (pen.)  60' Shafiquille  65' F. Simbine 68' E. Siluane  89'	Report	C. Chirwa  14' S. Kuwali  22'

Senegal	2–1	Zimbabwe
A. Ndoye 44' M. Ba 88'	Report	Q. Amini 3' (pen.) S. Nyahwa  58'

Malawi	1–1	Namibia
M. Mhone 73'	Report	N. Theophilus  49' W. Stephanus  50' L. Horaeb  50' I. Heita  88' E. Kambindu 53'

Mozambique	1–0	Namibia
Simbine  28' Pelembe  71' Cândinho  73' Melito 80'	Report	Kambindu  9' Gebhardt  15' Fredericks  45+1'

Senegal	2–1	Malawi
Diop 11', 90+1' Ndoye  63' Gueye  76'	Report	Muyaba 35' Sanudi  43'

Knockout stage

• In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	16 July – Port Elizabeth
	Senegal (p)	2 (3)
					18 July – Port Elizabeth
	Eswatini	2 (0)
					Senegal	0 (4)
	16 July – Port Elizabeth
					South Africa (p)	0 (5)
	South Africa	3
	Mozambique	0
					Third place match
					18 July– Port Elizabeth
					Eswatini (p)	1 (4)
					Mozambique	1 (2)

Semi-finals

Senegal	2–2	Eswatini
P. Djitte 58' M. Ndiaye  71' E. Kane 80'	Report	S. Magagula  11' S. Matse 15' S. Ndzinisa 20' F. Mamba  63'  67'
Penalties
E. Kane A. Dien M. Ba	3–0	S. Gamedze S. Ndzinisa N. Mamba

South Africa	3–0	Mozambique
N. Ngcobo 24'  62' S. Sithebe  39' M. Maart 59' S. Letsoalo 73' (pen.)	Report	F. Macaime  33' S. Shaquille  45+1' D. Muzé  58' J. Pelembe  79' N. Ernesto  86'

Third place match

Eswatini	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Mozambique
S. Magagula  42' K. Mkhontfo 89'	Report	C. Mathe  4' S. Nangy  14' D. Muzé  15' M. Thauzene 39'
Penalties
P. Dlamini L. Mkhonta S. Mkhwanazi S. Mathabela	4–2	J. Mapangane S. Nangy S. Malico A. Alifa

Final

Senegal	0–0 (a.e.t.)	South Africa
	Report
Penalties
E. Kane A. Diene F. Fall D. Mendy M. Ba P. N'diaye	4–5	L. Maboe S. Sithebe E. Brooks S. Ngobeni V. Mothwa N. Mobbie

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 53 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2.21 goals per match.

4 goals

• Sepana Letsoalo

3 goals

• Thatayaone Kgamanyane
• Tumisang Orebonye
• Elmo Kambindu
• Justin Shonga

2 goals

• Sabelo Ndzinisa
• Sera Motebang
• Khuda Ike Muyaba
• Pepe Massar Dijitte
• Abu Bakry Diop

1 goal

• Felix Badenhorst
• Sandile Gomedze
• Fanelo Mamba
• Sifiso Matse
• Khethukulhe Mkhontfo
• Tumelo Khutlang
• Schumacher Kuwali
• Micium Mhone
• Melque Melito
• Fancisco Simbine
• Victor Jancinto Vitinho
• Marcel Papama
• Mohamed Rassoul Ba
• Albert Diène
• El Hadji Kane
• Abdoul Ndoye
• Moegamat Yusuf Maart
• Kagiso Joseph Malinga
• Sphelele Mkhulise
• Njabulo Ngcobo
• Thabang Sibanyoni
• Qadr Amini
• Patrick Ben Musaka
• Blessing Sarupinda
• Khetkhokuhle Mkhontfo
• Martinho Alberto Thauzene

1 own goal

• Qadr Amini (against Namibia)

References

1. "COSAFA nations in friendly action over the weekend". COSAFA. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
2. "20th COSOFA Cup 2021". International Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
3. "Zambia crowned 2019 COSOFA Cup". Cosofa.com. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
4. FIFA.com. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
5. Comoros withdrawal forces change to 2021 COSAFA Cup fixtures. COSAFA, July 3, 2021.
6. "Draw for historic 20th edition of the COSAFA Cup". COSAFA. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

External links

• Official site

• COSAFA Cup
• 2021 in African football
• International association football competitions hosted by South Africa