2013 COSAFA Cup

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2013 COSAFA Cup
COSAFA Castle Cup
Tournament details
Host country Zambia
Dates 6–20 July 2013
Teams 13 (from 2 sub-confederations)
Venue(s) 4 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Zambia (4th title)
Runners-up  Zimbabwe
Third place  South Africa
Fourth place  Lesotho
Tournament statistics
Matches played 20
Goals scored 54 (2.7 per match)
Top scorer(s) Botswana Jerome Ramatlhakwane (4)
Best player Zambia Mukuka Mulenga
Best goalkeeper Zambia Daniel Munyau
← 2009

The 2013 COSAFA Cup, sponsored by South African Breweries and officially named the 2013 COSAFA Castle Cup,[1] was the 14th 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 Zambia in July 2013.[2]

Participants

Comoros and Madagascar did not enter for unknown reasons. While Kenya and Tanzania, both members of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) were invited.[3][4]

On 17 May 2013, Tanzania withdrew, citing conflicting schedules with African Nations Championship qualifiers and the Kagame Interclub Cup.[5] The Tanzanian and Ugandan Federations were unable to agree on a new date for the African Nations Championship qualifying game due to a conflict with the FUFA elections.[6] Tanzania were replaced with Equatorial Guinea,[7] a member of the Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC), but they withdrew from the competition on 24 June.[8]

The FIFA World Rankings from 11 April 2013 were used to decide which teams receive a bye to the quarter-final stage.

Nation FIFA Ranking Bye
 Zambia45 Bye to quarter-final stage
 South Africa62
 Angola94
 Zimbabwe101
 Mozambique106
 Malawi109
 Tanzania116 No bye
Teams start in group stage
 Equatorial Guinea59
 Kenya122
 Botswana122
 Namibia125
 Lesotho156
 Swaziland183
 Mauritius189
 Seychelles199

Venues

Prior to the start of the competition, the Zambian government did not provide funds to make the Godfrey 'Ucar' Chitalu 107 Stadium in Kabwe suitable for the competition. As a result, those games were relocated to the Nkana Stadium in Kitwe.[9]

Squads

Main article: 2013 COSAFA Cup squads

Group stage

All times listed are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Namibia 2 2 0 0 6 3 +3 6
 Mauritius 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
 Seychelles 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
6 July 2013 (2013-07-06)
14:30
Namibia  2–1  Mauritius
Shitembi  20'
Jakob  45' 		Report Pierre  85'
8 July 2013 (2013-07-08)
14:30
Namibia  4–2  Seychelles
Urikhob  25'
Gebhardt  40', 46'
Tjiueza  88' 		Report Zialor  14', 38'
Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
10 July 2013 (2013-07-10)
15:00
Mauritius  4–0  Seychelles
Calambé  14'
Pierre  23', 74'
L.L. Pithia  36' 		Report
Nkana Stadium, Kitwe
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Group B

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Lesotho 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 5
 Botswana 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
 Kenya 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
 Swaziland 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
7 July 2013 (2013-07-07)
17:00
Botswana  0–0  Swaziland
Report
Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
8 July 2013 (2013-07-08)†
17:00
Kenya  2–2  Lesotho
Kiongera  82'
Atudo  89' (pen.) 		Report Mokhahalane  43' (pen.)
Tale  52'
Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
9 July 2013 (2013-07-09)
15:00
Kenya  2–0  Swaziland
Lavatsa  5', 54' Report
Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe
Referee: Samuel Chirinda (Mozambique)
9 July 2013 (2013-07-09)
17:00
Lesotho  3–3  Botswana
Mokhahlane  60' (pen.)
Lerotholi  68'
Tale  90+2' 		Report Ramatlhakwane  5', 50', 79'
Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe
Referee: Dennis Nguluwe (Malawi)
11 July 2013 (2013-07-11)
15:00
Kenya  1–2  Botswana
Olerile  87' (o.g.) Report Tshireletso  12'
Ramatlhakwane  90+4'
Nkana Stadium, Kitwe
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
11 July 2013 (2013-07-11)
15:00
Lesotho  2–0  Swaziland
Letsie  23'
Seturumane  45' 		Report
Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

†This fixture was originally scheduled to take place on 7 July at 15:00 (UTC+2). However, Kenya's arrival at the tournament was delayed due to the players' league commitments.[10]

Knockout stage

Zambia, South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi all received a bye to this stage.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
13 July – Lusaka        
  Zimbabwe (pen.)  1 (3)
17 July – Ndola
  Malawi  1 (1)  
  Zimbabwe  2
14 July – Kabwe
    Lesotho  1  
  Angola  1 (3)
20 July – Ndola
  Lesotho (pen.)  1 (5)  
  Zimbabwe  0
13 July – Lusaka
    Zambia  2
  South Africa  2
17 July – Ndola
  Namibia  1  
  South Africa  0 (3) Third place
14 July – Kabwe
    Zambia (pen.)  0 (5)  
  Zambia  3   Lesotho  1
  Mozambique  1     South Africa  2
20 July – Ndola

Quarter-finals

13 July 2013 (2013-07-13)
13:00
Zimbabwe  1–1  Malawi
Mambare  14' Report Nyamupanedengu  86' (o.g.)
  Penalties  
Chafa
Chipeta
Chiwunga
Mushura 		3–1 Kaipa
Msowoya
Simkonda
Lanjesi
13 July 2013 (2013-07-13)
15:30
South Africa  2–1  Namibia
Shongwe  48'
Kekana  63' 		Report Stephanus  73' (pen.)
Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
14 July 2013 (2013-07-14)
13:00
Angola  1–1  Lesotho
Mabululu  25' Tale  40'
  Penalties  
Abdul
Diógenes
Ito
Mano 		3–5 Maile
Mokhahlane
Seturumane
Moletsane
Moleko
Nkana Stadium, Kitwe
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
14 July 2013 (2013-07-14)
15:30
Zambia  3–1  Mozambique
Mwape  13' (pen.)
Chisenga  27'
Phiri  77' 		Report Sonito  86'
Nkana Stadium, Kitwe
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Plate competition

Semi-finals Final
16 July – Kitwe
  Malawi 2  
  Angola 3  
 
18 July – Kitwe
      Angola 0
    Mozambique 1
16 July – Kitwe
  Namibia 0
  Mozambique 1  

Plate semi-final

16 July 2013 (2013-07-16)
14:00
Malawi  2–3  Angola
Simkonda  5'
Ito  48' (o.g.) 		Mabululu  11', 54'
Abdul  84'
Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
16 July 2013 (2013-07-16)
16:00
Namibia  0–1  Mozambique
Sonito  43'
Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

Plate final

18 July 2013 (2013-07-18)
15:00
Angola  0–1  Mozambique
Sonito  45'
Nkana Stadium, Kitwe
Referee: Dennis Nguluwe (Malawi)

Semi-final

17 July 2013 (2013-07-17)
17:00
Zimbabwe  2–1  Lesotho
Ndoro  15', 25' Report Mofolo  4'
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Referee: Samuel Chirinda (Mozambique)
17 July 2013 (2013-07-17)
20:00
South Africa  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Zambia
Report
  Penalties  
Hlatshwayo
Manyama
Chabangu
Mashaba 		3–5 N'gonga
Mwape
Phiri
Chongo
Chama
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Third place play-off

20 July 2013 (2013-07-20)
13:00
Lesotho  1–2  South Africa
Maile  22' (pen.) Report Masango  44'
Kekana  54'
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Final

20 July 2013 (2013-07-20)
15:30
Zimbabwe  0–2  Zambia
Report N'gonga  5'
Chongo  90+2'
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Awards

The following were the individual awards:[11]

Most Valuable Player Golden Shoe Best Goalkeeper
Zambia Mukuka Mulenga Botswana Jerome Ramatlhakwane Zambia Daniel Munyau

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals

2 goals
  • Namibia Ananias Gebhardt
  • Seychelles Yves Zialor

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Angola Ito (playing against Malawi)
  • Botswana Edwin Olerile (playing against Kenya)
  • Zimbabwe Maxwell Nyamupanedengu (playing against Malawi)

References

  1. ↑ "Castle Lager back as COSAFA sponsors". Shack Sports Report. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2013-02-20. 
  2. ↑ "Zambia to host Cosafa Cup in July". Kickoff.com. 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-02-20. 
  3. ↑ Timothy Olubalu (2013-04-22). "FKF confirms Kenya's participation in 2013 COSAFA Cup". Michezo Afrika. Retrieved 2013-05-02. 
  4. ↑ "Stars invited for 2013 COSAFA Cup". Daily News (Tanzania). 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-05-02. 
  5. ↑ Claudia Ekai (2013-05-17). "Tanzania pull out of COSAFA". Super Sport. Retrieved 2013-05-17. 
  6. ↑ "Stars pull out of COSAFA Cup". Daily News. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Equatorial Guinea joins the ranks of the 2013 COSAFA Cup". Namibia Sport. 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2013-05-20. 
  8. ↑ "Equatorial Guinea withdraw from Cosafa". SuperSport.com. Retrieved 24 June 2013. 
  9. ↑ "‘Hated’ Kabwe town faces another blow as Cosafa games relocate". Zambian Watchdog. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Kenya delay arrival for Cosafa". MTN Football. 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-07. 
  11. ↑ "Mukuka is 2013 COSAFA Cup’s best". MTN Football. 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2013-07-20. 

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