2015 COSAFA Cup

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2015 COSAFA Cup
2015 COSAFA Cup.png
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
Dates 17–30 May 2015
Teams 14
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Namibia (1st title)
Runners-up  Mozambique
Third place  Madagascar
Fourth place  Botswana
Tournament statistics
Matches played 23
Goals scored 46 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s) Madagascar Sarivahy Vombola (5 goals)
Best player Namibia Wangu Gome
Best goalkeeper Namibia Virgil Vries
← 2013

The 2015 COSAFA Cup was the 15th 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 South Africa in May 2015.[1] All matches took place in the North West province.

Participating nations

National team FIFA Ranking (February 2015)[2] Entry round
 Mauritius 185 Group stage
 Seychelles 187
 Swaziland 165
 Madagascar 148
 Zimbabwe 119
 Namibia 111
 Lesotho 125
 Tanzania (invitee) 107
 Botswana 105 Quarter final
 Malawi 93
 Mozambique 90
 Zambia 60
 South Africa 56
 Ghana (invitee) 25
Did not enter

Venues

On 15 May 2015, COSAFA announced that fixtures would no longer be hosted at Olympia Park due to ongoing construction work and would instead be hosted by Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace in Phokeng.[3]

Moruleng
2015 COSAFA Cup is located in North West (South African province)
Moruleng Stadium
Moruleng Stadium
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
 Phokeng
Moruleng Stadium Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 45,000
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Draw procedure

COSAFA describe the procedure thus:

  • Draw commences for GROUP ROUND with 4 seeded teams (TZ; NAM; ZIM; LES) being placed in 1 bowl and the remaining 4 teams in the second bowl
  • First ball out of seeded bowl becomes the seed for Group A and second ball is seeded in Group B, similarly with the remaining 2 balls in the seeded bowl
  • We continue by drawing balls out to populate positions A3, A4 & B3, B4
  • Fixtures are populated electronically as each ball is drawn
  • MC talks through the Group Round results whilst the Draw Master prepares the balls for the Quarter-Final Draw
  • We now have 6 new teams plus 2 teams which read “Winner Group A” and “Winner Group B”
  • The 4 seeded QF teams go into bowl 1 and the unseeded teams incl the Group round winners go into bowl 2
  • The fixtures for QF are established by drawing from bowl 1 (GHANA; SA; ZAM; MOZ) followed by bowl 2 (unseeded teams) until all 4 fixtures are populated

The draw took place on 26 February 2015 and was televised by South Africa's SuperSport 4.

Group stage

Seeded Unseeded

Group A

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17 May 2015 (2015-05-17)
15:00
Namibia  0–0  Seychelles
Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

17 May 2015 (2015-05-17)
17:30
Zimbabwe  2–0  Mauritius
Rusere Goal 28'
Chitiyo Goal 66'		 Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

19 May 2015 (2015-05-19)
17:00
Seychelles  0–1  Zimbabwe
Report Talent Goal 52'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Simanga Nhleko (Swaziland)

19 May 2015 (2015-05-19)
19:30
Namibia  2–0  Mauritius
Shilongo Goal 4', 65' Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)

21 May 2015 (2015-05-21)
17:00
Namibia  4–1  Zimbabwe
Katjiukua Goal 9'
Hotto Goal 60', 67'
Urikhob Goal 84'		 Report Manuvire Goal 83'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

21 May 2015 (2015-05-21)
17:00
Seychelles  0–1  Mauritius
Report Sophie Goal 84'
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: Simanga Nhleko (Swaziland)

Group B

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18 May 2015 (2015-05-18)
17:30
Lesotho  1–2  Madagascar
Thale Goal 26' Report Vombola Goal 38'
Rabehasinmbola Goal 85'
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: Ruzive Ruzive (Zimbabwe)

18 May 2015 (2015-05-18)
19:30
Tanzania  0–1  Swaziland
Report Mabila Goal 44'
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: Emile Fred (Seychelles)

20 May 2015 (2015-05-20)
17:00
Madagascar  2–0  Tanzania
Rakotoharimalala Goal 14'
Randriamanjaka Goal 44'		 Report
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: Duncan Lengani (Malawi)

20 May 2015 (2015-05-20)
19:30
Lesotho  0–2  Swaziland
Report Sibandze Goal 43'
Mkhontfo Goal 66'
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)

22 May 2015 (2015-05-22)
17:00
Lesotho  1–0  Tanzania
Kamela Goal 76' Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

22 May 2015 (2015-05-22)
17:00
Madagascar  1–1  Swaziland
Randriamanjaka Goal 7' Report Ndzinisa Goal 79'
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: Ruzive Ruzive (Zimbabwe)

Knockout stage

Ghana, South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi and Botswana all received a bye to this stage.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
24 May – Moruleng        
  Zambia  0 (4)
28 May – Moruleng
  Namibia (pen.)  0 (5)  
  Namibia  3
25 May – Phokeng
    Madagascar  2  
  Ghana  1
30 May – Moruleng
  Madagascar  2  
  Namibia  2
24 May – Moruleng
    Mozambique  0
  South Africa  0 (6)
28 May – Moruleng
  Botswana (pen.)  0 (7)  
  Botswana  1 Third place
25 May – Phokeng
    Mozambique  2  
  Mozambique (pen)  2 (5)   Madagascar  2
  Malawi  2 (4)     Botswana  1
30 May – Moruleng

Quarter-finals

Seeded Unseeded

25 May 2015 (2015-05-25)
15:00
Ghana  1–2  Madagascar
Darkwah Goal 37' report Goal 28' Randriamanjaka
Goal 90' Simouri
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

25 May 2015 (2015-05-25)
17:30
Mozambique  2–2  Malawi
Lucky Malata Goal 10' (o.g.)
Mzava Goal 90+1' (o.g.)		 report Goal 51' Sulumba
Goal 90' (pen) Mzava
  Penalties  
Gildo Penalty missed
Hagi Penalty scored
Miquissone Penalty scored
Isac Penalty scored
Guambe Penalty missed
Norberto Penalty scored
Mahumane Penalty scored		 5–4 Penalty scored Banda
Penalty scored Mzava
Penalty missed Kumwenda
Penalty missed Fodya
Penalty scored Kondowe
Penalty scored Malata
Penalty missed Sulumba
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: Simanga Nhleko (Swaziland)

24 May 2015 (2015-05-24)
17:30
Zambia  0–0  Namibia
report
  Penalties  
Mweene Penalty scored
Mtonga Penalty scored
Mbola Penalty missed
Ndhlovu Penalty scored
Katebe Penalty scored		 4–5 Penalty scored Isaacks
Penalty scored Stephanus
Penalty scored Mwedihanga
Penalty scored Ketjijere
Penalty scored Hotto
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

24 May 2015 (2015-05-24)
19:30
South Africa  0–0  Botswana
report
  Penalties  
Lark Penalty missed
Daniels Penalty scored
van Heerden Penalty scored
Motupa Penalty scored
Morena Penalty scored
Segolela Penalty scored
Madisha Penalty scored
Mngonyama Penalty missed		 6–7 Penalty scored Nato
Penalty scored Kgaswane
Penalty scored Mogorosi
Penalty missed Moyo
Penalty scored Dambe
Penalty scored Legwaila
Penalty scored Koobake
Penalty scored Gaolaolwe
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)

Plate competition

Semi-finals Final
27 May – Moruleng
  Zambia 3  
  Ghana 0  
 
29 May – Phokeng
      Zambia 0
    Malawi 1
27 May – Moruleng
  South Africa 0 (4)
  Malawi (pen.) 0 (5)  

Plate semi-final

27 May 2015 (2015-05-27)
17:00
Zambia  3–0  Ghana
Mwape Goal 24'
Katebe Goal 29'
Sinkala Goal 42'		 report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Emile Fred (Seychelles)

27 May 2015 (2015-05-27)
19:30
South Africa  0–0  Malawi
report
  Penalties  
Daniels Penalty scored
Nyanda Penalty scored
Madisha Penalty scored
van Heerden Penalty missed
Manayama Penalty scored
Nhlapo Penalty missed		 4–5 Penalty scored Banda
Penalty scored Mzava
Penalty scored Mkanda
Penalty missed Mhone
Penalty scored Malata
Penalty scored Ngalande
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

Plate final

29 May 2015 (2015-05-29)
17:00
Zambia  0–1  Malawi
report Mkanda Goal 59'
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

Semi-finals

28 May 2015 (2015-05-28)
17:00
Namibia  3–2  Madagascar
Shilongo Goal 18', 2'
Shalulile Goal 83'		 report Vombola Goal 24', 26'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Simanga Nhleko (Swaziland)

28 May 2015 (2015-05-28)
19:30
Botswana  1–2  Mozambique
Kebatho Goal 78' report Isac Goal 65'
Parkim Goal 88'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Duncan Lengani (Malawi)

Third place playoff

30 May 2015 (2015-05-30)
15:00
Madagascar  2–1  Botswana
Vombola Goal 16', 18' report Boy Goal 84'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)

Final

30 May 2015 (2015-05-30)
17:30
Namibia  2–0  Mozambique
Hotto Goal 36', 74' report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

Awards

Top scorer
Player of the Tournament
Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Fair Player award

References

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External links

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