2022 COSAFA Cup

The 2022 COSAFA Cup was the 21st edition of the annual association football competition organized by COSAFA. It was held in South Africa for the 5th straight year, this time in Durban, from 5 to 17 July 2022.[1][2][3]

2022 COSAFA Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityDurban
Dates5 – 17 July 2022
Teams14 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Zambia (6th title)
Runners-up Namibia
Third place Senegal
Fourth place Mozambique
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored53 (2.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Eswatini Sabelo Ndzinisa (3 goals)
Best player(s)Zambia Kelvin Kampamba
Best goalkeeperNamibia Edward Maova
2021
2023

South Africa was the defending champion, having defeated Senegal, 5–4 in a penalty shoot out in the previous edition's final on 17 July 2021.[4]

Participating nations

National teamFIFA Ranking (31 March 2022)[5]Best Performance
 Eswatini143Semi-finals (1999, 2002, 2003, 2021)
 Madagascar102Third Place (2015)
 Mauritius179Quarter-finals (2001, 2004)
 Comoros128Group stage
 Lesotho145Runner-Up (2000)
 Senegal (Invited guest)20Runner-Up (2021)
 Botswana148Runner-Up (2016, 2019)
 Malawi120Runner-Up (2002, 2003)
 Zambia87Champions (1997, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2019)
 Mozambique119Runner-Up (2008, 2015)
 Namibia112Champions (2015)
 South Africa69Champions (2002, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2021)
 Angola126Champions (1999, 2001, 2004)
 Seychelles196Group stage

Venues

UmlaziKwaMashu
King Zwelithini StadiumPrincess Magogo Stadium
Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 12,000

Draw

The draw for the group stage 2022 COSAFA Cup was held on 14 June 2022 in the host city Durban.[6]

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Botswana330030+39Advance to knockout stage
2  Angola320162+46
3  Comoros310235−23
4  Seychelles300316−50
Source: COSAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Seychelles  0–1  Botswana
ReportThato Kebue 49'
Angola  3–1  Comoros
ReportAli N. M'Changama 76'
Comoros  0–1  Botswana
ReportB. Talane 40'
Angola  3–0  Seychelles
  • Julinho 14'
  • P.P.M. Megue 78' (pen.)
  • V.T. Zéu 90'
Report
Seychelles  1–2  Comoros
Henriette 34'Report
  • A. Said Sadad 9'
  • Ali Moudhoiffar 80'

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Eswatini321061+57Advance to knockout stage
2  Lesotho32014406
3  Malawi311143+14
4  Mauritius300317−60
Source: COSAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Mauritius  0–3  Eswatini
Report
Lesotho  2–1  Malawi
ReportMsowoya 88'
Malawi  1–1  Eswatini
Khuda Myaba 46'ReportNdzinisa 90+2' (pen.)
Lesotho  2–1  Mauritius
ReportJ. Prosper 50'
Mauritius  0–2  Malawi
Report
Eswatini  2–0  Lesotho
Report

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Madagascar0
 
 
 
 Namibia2
 
 Namibia1
 
 
 
 Mozambique0
 
 South Africa0 (4)
 
 
 
 Mozambique (p)0 (5)
 
 Namibia0
 
 
 
 Zambia (a.e.t.)1
 
 Zambia (p)1 (5)
 
 
 
 Botswana1 (4)
 
 Zambia4
 
 
 
 Senegal3Third place play-off
 
 Senegal (p)1 (10)
 
 
 
 Eswatini1 (9)
 
 Mozambique1 (2)
 
 
 Senegal (p)1 (4)
 


Quarter-finals

Madagascar  0–2  Namibia
Report
Zambia  1–1  Botswana
T. Kopelang 9' (o.g.)ReportB. Mangolo 52'
Penalties
5–4
  • Thato Kabue
  • B. Talane
  • Kitso Mangolo
  • G. Tauyatswala
  • Ditsele
Senegal  1–1  Eswatini
L. Camara 8'ReportPhilani Mkhontfo 60'
Penalties
10–9

Plate Semi-finals

Madagascar  1–2  South Africa
K. RazafidranaivoReport
Botswana  2–0  Eswatini
  • Bame Morwalela 41'
  • R. Thatanyane 87'
Report

Semi-finals

Namibia  1–0  Mozambique
Muzeu 6'Report
Zambia  4–3  Senegal
Report

Plate Final

South Africa  2–1  Botswana
ReportThato Kebue 90+3'

Third place play-off

Mozambique  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Senegal
Report
  • Jean Diouf 78' (pen.)
Penalties
2–4

Final

Namibia  0–1 (a.e.t.)  Zambia
ReportMaova 111' (o.g.)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 53 goals scored in 23 matches, for an average of 2.3 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Tebogo Kopelang (against Zambia)
  • Sankhani Mkandawire (against Lesotho)
  • Edward Maova (against Zambia)

References