COSAFA Cup
COSAFA
The COSAFA Cup is an annual tournament for teams from Southern Africa organized by Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA), created after the ban against the Republic of South Africa had been lifted and the African Cup of Nations had been staged there in 1996.
History
Angola , Botswana , Comoros , Eswatini (Swaziland) , Lesotho , Madagascar , Malawi , Mauritius , Mozambique , Namibia , Seychelles , South Africa , Zambia , and Zimbabwe have been in the tournament in the past. Additionally, seven non-COSAFA members have played: Democratic Republic of the Congo , Equatorial Guinea , Ghana , Kenya , Tanzania , Uganda and Senegal .
Results
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Teams reaching the top four
As of 2023[update]
Team
Winners
Runners-up
Third Place
Fourth Place
Semi-finalists
Top 4 Finishes
Zambia
7 (1997, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2019, 2022, 2023)
6 (2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2017, 2018)
1 (2008)
1 (2001)
3 (1999, 2002, 2003)
19
Zimbabwe
6 (2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2018)
3 (1998, 2001, 2013)
1 (2019)
2 (2004, 2006)
12
South Africa
5 (2002, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2021)
2 (2013, 2023)
1 (2009)
2 (2000, 2005)
10
Angola
3 (1999, 2001, 2004)
1 (2006)
1 (1998)
2 (2000, 2005)
7
Namibia
1 (2015)
3 (1997, 1999, 2022)
1 (1998)
5
Mozambique
2 (2008, 2015)
2 (1997, 2009)
2 (2021, 2022)
2 (2004, 2007)
8
Malawi
2 (2002, 2003)
1 (2001)
1 (2023)
4
Botswana
2 (2016, 2019)
1 (2015)
2 (2006, 2007)
5
Lesotho
2 (2000, 2023)
1 (2018)
3 (2013, 2017, 2019)
6
Senegal
1 (2021)
1 (2022)
2
Eswatini [ a]
2 (2016, 2021)
3 (1999, 2002, 2003)
5
Madagascar
1 (2015)
2 (2008, 2018)
3
Tanzania
1 (2017)
1 (1997)
2
DR Congo
1 (2016)
1
Participating nations
Legend
1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
5th – Fifth place
SF – Semi-finals
QF – Quarter-finals
GS – Group stage
1R – First round
2R – Second round
Q – Qualified
— Hosts
– – Did not enter
–– – Withdrew before qualification / Banned
Team
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010 2
2013
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
Total
Angola
–
3rd
1st
SF
1st
QF
1R
1st
SF
2nd
1R
QF
QF
x
QF
–
GS
GS
GS
–– 1
–
GS
GS
18
Botswana
1R
1R
2R
1R
1R
1R
QF
QF
1R
SF
SF
QF
QF
x
GS
4th
2nd
QF
QF
2nd
GS
QF
GS
22
Comoros
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
GS
GS
x
–
–
–
–
GS
QF
–– 1
GS
GS
6
Swaziland [ a]
1R
1R
SF
QF
QF
SF
SF
QF
1R
1R
1R
GS
GS
x
GS
GS
3rd
QF
QF
GS
3rd
QF
GS
22
Lesotho
1R
1R
QF
2nd
QF
1R
1R
1R
1R
1R
1R
GS
GS
x
4th
GS
QF
4th
3rd
4th
GS
GS
2nd
22
Madagascar
–
–
–
––
–
QF
QF
1R
1R
1R
1R
4th
–– 1
x
–
3rd
GS
GS
4th
–
–– 1
QF
–
12
Malawi
5th
1R
2R
QF
SF
2nd
2nd
QF
1R
1R
1R
GS
QF
x
QF
QF
GS
GS
GS
QF
GS
GS
4th
22
Mauritius
–
–
–
1R
QF
1R
1R
QF
1R
1R
1R
GS
GS
x
GS
GS
GS
GS
GS
GS
–
GS
GS
18
Mozambique
3rd
5th
QF
1R
1R
QF
QF
SF
1R
1R
SF
2nd
3rd
x
QF
2nd
QF
GS
GS
GS
4th
4th
GS
22
Namibia
2nd
4th
2nd
QF
1R
1R
1R
1R
1R
1R
1R
QF
QF
x
QF
1st
QF
QF
QF
GS
GS
2nd
GS
22
Seychelles
–
–
–
––
–
–
–
–
1R
1R
1R
GS
GS
x
GS
GS
GS
GS
GS
GS
–
GS
GS
13
South Africa
–
1R
QF
SF
QF
1st
QF
1R
SF
1R
1st
1st
4th
x
3rd
QF
1st
QF
QF
QF
1st
QF
3rd
21
Zambia
1st
1st
SF
QF
SF
SF
SF
2nd
2nd
1st
2nd
3rd
2nd
x
1st
QF
QF
2nd
2nd
1st
GS
1st
1st
22
Zimbabwe
1R
2nd
QF
1st
2nd
QF
1st
SF
1st
SF
1R
QF
1st
x
2nd
GS
GS
1st
1st
3rd
GS
–
–
20
Guest Nations
DR Congo *
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4th
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Equatorial Guinea *
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–– 1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0
Ghana *
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
QF
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Kenya *
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
GS
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Senegal *
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2nd
3rd
–
2
Tanzania *
4th
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–– 1
GS
–
3rd
–
–
–
–
–
3
Uganda *
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
QF
–
–
–
1
Total
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
0 (14)
13
14
14
14
14
13
10
14
12
* D.R. Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Senegal are not COSAFA members, but have been invited to participate in the past.
1 Withdrew from tournament.
2 Tournament not played.
Summary (1997–2022)
COSAFA Cup invitees are included in the table with blue.
Top scorers
Peter Ndlovu of Zimbabwe and Manuel 'Tico-Tico' Bucuane of Mozambique are all-time top goalscorers in the tournament with ten goals each. In 2021 Felix Badenhorst of Eswatini moved into second position with nine goals.[ 2]
Notes
↑ 1.0 1.1 Competed as Swaziland until 2018.
References
Kabelo
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