| Tournament details | |
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| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Zambia (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Namibia |
| Third place | Mozambique |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 45 (3.21 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Adelino (4) |
| Namibia | 2 - 1 | Zimbabwe |
| Swaziland | 0 - 4 | Mozambique |
| Botswana | 1 - 4 | Malawi |
| Lesotho | 0 - 2 | Zambia |
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| Malawi | 2 - 2 | Tanzania |
| Zambia | 2 - 0 | Mozambique |
| Tanzania | 2 - 2 | Zambia |
| Mozambique | 1 - 1 | Namibia |
| Namibia | 4 - 1 | Malawi |
| Mozambique | 3 - 0 | Tanzania |
| Tanzania | 0 - 0 | Namibia |
| Zambia | 4 - 0 | Malawi |
| Malawi | 2 - 2 | Mozambique |
| Namibia | 1 - 1 | Zambia |
| 1997 COSAFA Cup Winner: Zambia First title |
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