2021_COSAFA_Cup
2021 COSAFA Cup
International football competition
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.[2]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
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| Host country | South Africa |
| City | Port Elizabeth |
| Dates | 6–18 July[1] |
| 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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Zambia is the defending champion, having defeated Botswana, 1–0, in the previous edition's final on 8 June 2019.[3]
More information National team, FIFA Ranking (27 May 2021) ...
| National team | FIFA Ranking (27 May 2021)[4] | Best Performance |
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| 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)[5] |
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) |
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Matches will held at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and Wolfson Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
More information Port Elizabeth ...
| Port Elizabeth | Port Elizabeth | |
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| Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Wolfson Stadium | |
| Capacity: 42,486 | Capacity: 10,000 | |
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The draw for the 2021 COSAFA Cup was staged in host city Nelson Mandela Bay on Thursday, June 17, 2021.[6]
More information Group A, Group B ...
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- 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)
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- 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;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- 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);
- Drawing of lots.
- All matches will be held at Port Elizabeth
- Time listed are UTC+2:00
More information Key to colour in group tables ...
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| Group Winners and Runners-up advance to the Semi-finals | |
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Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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More information Eswatini, 3–1 ...
| Eswatini | 3–1 | Lesotho |
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Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
More information South Africa, 1–0 ...
| South Africa | 1–0 | Botswana |
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Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
More information Zambia, 1–2 ...
| Zambia | 1–2 | Lesotho |
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Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
More information South Africa, 1–0 ...
| South Africa | 1–0 | Eswatini |
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Referee: Wilson Julio Muianga (Mozambique)
More information Lesotho, 0–4 ...
| Lesotho | 0–4 | Botswana |
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Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
More information Zambia, 0–1 ...
| Zambia | 0–1 | Eswatini |
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Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
More information Botswana, 1–2 ...
| Botswana | 1–2 | Zambia |
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Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
More information South Africa, 4–0 ...
| South Africa | 4–0 | Lesotho |
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Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
More information Eswatini, 1–1 ...
| Eswatini | 1–1 | Botswana |
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Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)
Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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More information Mozambique, 0–0 ...
| Mozambique | 0–0 | Zimbabwe |
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Referee: Eldrick Adelaide (Seychelles)
More information Senegal, 1–2 ...
| Senegal | 1–2 | Namibia |
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Referee: Antonio Caluassi Dungula (Angola)
More information Malawi, 2–2 ...
| Malawi | 2–2 | Zimbabwe |
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Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)
More information Senegal, 1–0 ...
| Senegal | 1–0 | Mozambique |
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Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
More information Namibia, 2–0 ...
| Namibia | 2–0 | Zimbabwe |
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Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)
More information Mozambique, 2–0 ...
| Mozambique | 2–0 | Malawi |
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Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
More information Senegal, 2–1 ...
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Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
More information Malawi, 1–1 ...
| Malawi | 1–1 | Namibia |
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Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
More information Mozambique, 1–0 ...
| Mozambique | 1–0 | Namibia |
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Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
More information Senegal, 2–1 ...
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Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Bostswana)
- 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) | |||||
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| South Africa (p) | 0 (5) | |||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||
| Mozambique | 0 | |||||
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| 18 July– Port Elizabeth | ||||||
| Eswatini (p) | 1 (4) | |||||
| Mozambique | 1 (2) | |||||
More information Senegal, 2–2 ...
| Senegal | 2–2 | Eswatini |
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Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
More information South Africa, 3–0 ...
| South Africa | 3–0 | Mozambique |
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Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
More information Eswatini, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
| Eswatini | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Mozambique |
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Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
More information Senegal, 0–0 (a.e.t.) ...
| Senegal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | South Africa |
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Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)
Goalscorers
There were 53 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2.21 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
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)
- "COSAFA nations in friendly action over the weekend". COSAFA. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- "20th COSOFA Cup 2021". International Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "Zambia crowned 2019 COSOFA Cup". Cosofa.com. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- FIFA.com. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "Draw for historic 20th edition of the COSAFA Cup". COSAFA. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.