2000 COSAFA Cup

2000 COSAFA Cup
Tournament details
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Zimbabwe (1st title)
Runners-up Lesotho
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored29 (2.42 per match)
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The 2000 COSAFA Cup is the 4th edition of the football tournament that involves teams from COSAFA. Zimbabwe beat Lesotho 3–0 in the final for their first COSAFA Cup title.

First round

Seychelles and Madagascar registered for the tournament following their admission to COSAFA (like Mauritius) but were excluded from participation due to 'budgetary constraints'.

Winners of the first round advanced to the quarter-finals.

Zimbabwe 2–1 Lesotho
Joel Lupahla 69'
Mpitsa Marai 89' (o.g.)		 Masupha Majara 9'
Zambia 3–0 Botswana
Mark Sinyangwe 7'
Harry Milanzi 32'
Chaswe Nsofwa 89'
Malawi 2–1 Mozambique
Daniel Chitsulo 5'
Mike Kumanga 9'		 Amide 59'
South Africa 3–0 Mauritius
Patrick Mayo 13' (pen.)
Godfrey Sapula 69'
Siyabonga Nomvete 78'

Quarter-finals

  • Angola (holders), Namibia, Swaziland received byes to the quarter-finals.
  • Lesotho also entered as the best losers from the first round (on better disciplinary record compared to Mozambique).
Zimbabwe 3–2 Namibia
Luke Petros 67', 76'
William Mugeyi 68'		 Collin Benjamin 79'
Robert Nauseb 89'
Malawi 0–0
(4–5 pen.) 		 Angola
Lesotho 0–0
(3–1 pen.) 		 Zambia
South Africa 2–0 Swaziland
Delron Buckley 11', 18'

Semi-finals

Lesotho 2–1 Angola
Motlatsi Maseela 84'
Teele Ntsonyana 89'		 Akwá 30'
South Africa 0–1 Zimbabwe
Kaitano Tembo 11'

Final

Lesotho 0–3 Zimbabwe
Thabang Mahlakajoe 9' (o.g.)
William Mugeyi 41'
Luke Petros 52'
Attendance: 15,000
Zimbabwe 3–0 Lesotho
Luke Petros 15' (pen.)
Robson Chisango 75'
Benjamin Mwaruwara 78'
Attendance: 35,000


 2000 COSAFA Cup 

Zimbabwe
First title