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 countryNamibia
CityWindhoek
Dates11–25 June 2016
Teams14 (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 played23
Goals scored53 (2.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Eswatini Felix Badenhorst (5 goals)

Participating nations
National team FIFA Ranking (April 2016)[4] Entry round
 Mauritius154Group stage
 Seychelles178
 Swaziland134
 Madagascar138
 Zimbabwe127
 Angola (U-23)121
 Lesotho148
 DR Congo (invitee)[5]51Quarter final
 Botswana91
 Malawi107Group stage
 Mozambique101Quarter final
 Zambia78
 Namibia136
 South Africa70
 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:
Zimbabwe 2–2 Swaziland
Tarumbwa 56'
Pfumbidzai 79'		 Report (COSAFA) Badenhorst 16', 65' (pen.)
Seychelles 0–1 Madagascar
Report (COSAFA) Fanomezana 21'
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Swaziland 4–0 Seychelles
Badenhorst 14', 34'
Ndlovu 68'
Nhleko 90'		 Report (COSAFA)
Madagascar 0–0 Zimbabwe
Report (COSAFA)
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
Zimbabwe 5–0 Seychelles
Pfumbidzai 23' (pen.)
Mudehwe 37'
Mhlanga 64', 90+3'
Hadebe 73'		 Report (COSAFA)
Swaziland 1–0 Madagascar
Badenhorst 71' Report (COSAFA)

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:
Lesotho 3–0 Mauritius
Thaba-Ntso 1'
Kamela 45+2'
Motebang 90'		 Report (COSAFA)
Malawi 3–0 Angola
Mhango 32', 72', 90' (pen.) Report (COSAFA)
Angola 0–2 Lesotho
Report (COSAFA) Khutlang 11'
Kalake 80' (pen.)
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
Mauritius 0–1 Malawi
Report (COSAFA) Gabeya 47'
Referee: Simanga Nhleko (Swaziland)
Angola 0–2 Mauritius
Report (COSAFA) Dorza 1'
Sophie 24'
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
Malawi 0–1 Lesotho
Report (COSAFA) Thaba-Ntso 83'

Knockout stage

The two group stage winners qualified for this round.

Quarter-finals
South Africa 1–1 Lesotho
Motupa 66' Report (COSAFA) Thaba-Ntso 19'
Penalties
Coetzee soccer ball with red X
Mobara soccer ball with check mark
Masuku soccer ball with check mark
Modiba soccer ball with check mark
Mekoa soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with check mark Kamela
soccer ball with check mark Kalake
soccer ball with red X Makepe
soccer ball with red X Khutlang
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Namibia 1–1 Botswana
Somaeb 83' (pen.) Report (COSAFA) Da Costa 50' (o.g.)
Penalties
Ketjijere soccer ball with check mark
Da Costa soccer ball with check mark
Somaeb soccer ball with check mark
Keimuine soccer ball with check mark
Hotto soccer ball with red X		 4–5 soccer ball with check mark Mafoko
soccer ball with check mark Sesinyi
soccer ball with check mark Gaolaolwe
soccer ball with check mark Sosome
soccer ball with check mark Mogorosi
Zambia 0–0 Swaziland
Report (COSAFA)
Penalties
Mfune soccer ball with check mark
Katema soccer ball with red X
Sautu soccer ball with red X
Daka soccer ball with check mark		 2–4 soccer ball with red X Nxumalo
soccer ball with check mark Tsabedze
soccer ball with check mark Nhleko
soccer ball with check mark Badenhorst
soccer ball with check mark Ginindza
DR Congo 1–0 Mozambique
Omba 37' Report (COSAFA)

Semi-finals
South Africa 5–1 Swaziland
Kutumela 52'
Phiri 57'
Masuku 60', 83'
Moseamedi 75'		 Report (COSAFA) Tsabedze 38'
Botswana 0–0 DR Congo
Report (COSAFA)
Penalties
Mafoko soccer ball with check mark
Gaolaolwe soccer ball with check mark
Kebue soccer ball with check mark
Sosome soccer ball with check mark
Mogorosi soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with check mark Mabidi
soccer ball with check mark Botuli
soccer ball with red X Basisila
soccer ball with check mark Ngulubi
soccer ball with check mark Baometo

Third place play-off
Swaziland 1–0 DR Congo
Ndzinisa 41' Report (COSAFA)
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

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

Plate

The losing quarter-finalists qualified for this round.

Semi-finals
Lesotho 2–3 Zambia
Tšosane 45+3'
Makepe 54'		 Report (COSAFA) Katema 14'
Sautu 56'
Zulu 63'
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
Namibia 3–0 Mozambique
Keimuine 50'
Hotto 73'
Somaeb 85'		 Report (COSAFA)
Referee: Simanga Nhleko (Swaziland)

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

Goalscorers
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References
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  2. "Cosafa Cup launch today for Namibia 2016". Kick Off Magazine. 3 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  3. www.realnet.co.uk. "PSL causes COSAFA Cup delay". Kick Off. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  4. FIFA.com. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  5. "DR Congo to play at 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup". 11 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  6. "Namibia in final push for Cosafa Cup hosting". The Namibian. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  7. COSAFA (2016-04-28). "The draw for the 2016 #COSAFACastleCup will take place live on SuperSport's Soccer Africa show tonight - 21h30 on DSTV channel 204!". @COSAFAMEDIA. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  8. "COSAFA | 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup draw throws up tasty ties". www.cosafa.com. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
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