2013_COSAFA_Cup
2013 COSAFA Cup
International football competition
The 2013 COSAFA Cup, sponsored by South African Breweries and officially named the 2013 COSAFA Castle Cup,[1] was the 14th 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 was hosted by Zambia in July 2013.[2]
| COSAFA Castle Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Zambia |
| Dates | 6–20 July 2013 |
| Teams | 13 (from 2 sub-confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Zambia (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Zimbabwe |
| Third place |  South Africa |
| Fourth place |  Lesotho |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 54 (2.7 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Jerome Ramatlhakwane (4) |
| Best player(s) | Mukuka Mulenga |
| Best goalkeeper | Daniel Munyau |
← 2009 2015 → | |
Comoros and Madagascar did not enter for unknown reasons. While Kenya and Tanzania, both members of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) were invited.[3][4]
On 17 May 2013, Tanzania withdrew, citing conflicting schedules with African Nations Championship qualifiers and the Kagame Interclub Cup.[5] The Tanzanian and Ugandan Federations were unable to agree on a new date for the African Nations Championship qualifying game due to a conflict with the FUFA elections.[6] Tanzania were replaced with Equatorial Guinea,[7] a member of the Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC), but they withdrew from the competition on 24 June.[8]
The FIFA World Rankings from 11 April 2013 were used to decide which teams receive a bye to the quarter-final stage.
| Nation | FIFA Ranking | Bye |
|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 45 | Bye to quarter-final stage |
| South Africa | 62 | |
 Angola | 94 | |
| Zimbabwe | 101 | |
 Mozambique | 106 | |
 Malawi | 109 | |
 Tanzania | No bye Teams start in group stage | |
 Equatorial Guinea | ||
 Kenya | 122 | |
| Botswana | 122 | |
 Namibia | 125 | |
| Lesotho | 156 | |
 Swaziland | 183 | |
 Mauritius | 189 | |
 Seychelles | 199 |
Prior to the start of the competition, the Zambian government did not provide funds to make the Godfrey 'Ucar' Chitalu 107 Stadium in Kabwe suitable for the competition. As a result, those games were relocated to the Nkana Stadium in Kitwe.[9]
All times listed are local (UTC+2).
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| Mauritius |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 |
| Seychelles |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| Namibia | 4–2 | Seychelles |
|---|---|---|
Urikhob  25' Gebhardt 40', 46' Tjiueza 88' |
Report | Zialor 14', 38' |
| Mauritius | 4–0 | Seychelles |
|---|---|---|
| Calambé 14' Pierre 23', 74' L.L. Pithia 36' |
Report |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
| Botswana |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| Kenya |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| Swaziland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
| Lesotho | 3–3 | Botswana |
|---|---|---|
| Mokhahlane 60' (pen.) Lerotholi 68' Tale 90+2' |
Report | Ramatlhakwane 5', 50', 79' |
| Kenya | 1–2 | Botswana |
|---|---|---|
| Olerile 87' (o.g.) |
Report | Tshireletso 12' Ramatlhakwane 90+4' |
†This fixture was originally scheduled to take place on 7 July at 15:00 (UTC+2). However, Kenya's arrival at the tournament was delayed due to the players' league commitments.[10]
Zambia, South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi all received a bye to this stage.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 13 July – Lusaka | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe (pen.) | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 17 July – Ndola | ||||||||||
| Malawi | 1 (1) | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 2 | |||||||||
| 14 July – Kabwe | ||||||||||
| Lesotho | 1 | |||||||||
| Angola | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 20 July – Ndola | ||||||||||
| Lesotho (pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 0 | |||||||||
| 13 July – Lusaka | ||||||||||
| Zambia | 2 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 2 | |||||||||
| 17 July – Ndola | ||||||||||
| Namibia | 1 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| 14 July – Kabwe | ||||||||||
| Zambia (pen.) | 0 (5) | Third place | ||||||||
| Zambia | 3 | |||||||||
| 20 July – Ndola | ||||||||||
| Mozambique | 1 | |||||||||
| Lesotho | 1 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 2 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Zimbabwe | 1–1 | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| Mambare 14' |
Report | Nyamupanedengu 86' (o.g.) |
| Penalties | ||
Chafa  Chipeta Chiwunga  Mushura |
3–1 | Kaipa Msowoya Simkonda Lanjesi |
| Angola | 1–1 | Lesotho |
|---|---|---|
| Mabululu 25' |
Tale 40' |
|
| Penalties | ||
| Abdul Diógenes Ito Mano |
3–5 | Maile Mokhahlane Seturumane Moletsane Moleko |
Plate competition
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 July – Kitwe | ||||||
| Malawi | 2 | |||||
| 18 July – Kitwe | ||||||
| Angola | 3 | |||||
| Angola | 0 | |||||
| 16 July – Kitwe | ||||||
| Mozambique | 1 | |||||
| Namibia | 0 | |||||
| Mozambique | 1 | |||||
Plate semi-final
Plate final
Semi-final
| South Africa | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Hlatshwayo Manyama Chabangu Mashaba |
3–5 | Ngonga Mwape Phiri Chongo Chama |
Third place play-off
Final
The following were the individual awards:[11]
| Most Valuable Player | Golden Shoe | Best Goalkeeper | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mukuka Mulenga |
Jerome Ramatlhakwane |
Daniel Munyau |
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Mabululu
Thapelo Tale
Jean Stephan Pierre
Sonito
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Abdul
Lemponye Tshireletso
Jockins Atudo- Paul Kiongera
- Nkau Lerotholi
- Phillip Letsie
- Tlali Maile
- Motlalepula Mofolo
- Tsepo Seturumane
Gastin Simkonda- Gurty Calambé
- Fabrice Pithia
Pinehas Jakob- Petrus Shitembi
- Willy Stephanus
- Neville Tjiueza
- Sadney Urikhob
Mandla Masango- Jabulani Shongwe
Jimmy Chisenga- Kabaso Chongo
- Bornwell Mwape
- Alex Ngonga
- Moses Phiri
Masimba Mambare
- 1 own goal
- Ito (playing against Malawi)
- Edwin Olerile (playing against Kenya)
- Maxwell Nyamupanedengu (playing against Malawi)
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- COSAFA Cup 2013 at COSAFA.com