2015 COSAFA Cup

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.

2015 COSAFA Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
Dates17–30 May 2015
Teams14
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 played23
Goals scored46 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Madagascar Sarivahy Vombola (5 goals)
Best player(s)Namibia Wangu Gome
Best goalkeeperNamibia Virgil Vries

Participating nations
National team FIFA Ranking (February 2015)[2] Entry round
 Mauritius185Group stage
 Seychelles187
 Swaziland165
 Madagascar148
 Zimbabwe119
 Namibia111
 Lesotho125
 Tanzania (invitee)107
 Botswana105Quarter final
 Malawi93
 Mozambique90
 Zambia60
 South Africa56
 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
25.156667°S 27.175556°E / -25.156667; 27.175556 (Moruleng Stadium) 25.578913°S 27.161061°E / -25.578913; 27.161061 (Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace)

Draw procedure

COSAFA described 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
SeededUnseeded

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Namibia 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Zimbabwe 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3  Mauritius 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
4  Seychelles 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
First match(es) will be played: 17 May 2015. Source:
Namibia 0–0 Seychelles
Report
Moruleng Stadium
Zimbabwe 2–0 Mauritius
Rusere 28'
Chitiyo 66'		 Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Seychelles 0–1 Zimbabwe
Report Talent 52'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Simanga Nhleko (Swaziland)
Namibia 2–0 Mauritius
Shilongo 4', 65' Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
Namibia 4–1 Zimbabwe
Katjiukua 9'
Hotto 60', 67'
Urikhob 84'		 Report Manuvire 83'
Moruleng Stadium
Seychelles 0–1 Mauritius
Report Sophie 84'
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: Simanga Nhleko (Swaziland)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Madagascar 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Swaziland 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
3  Lesotho 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Tanzania (G) 3 0 0 3 0 4 −4 0
First match(es) will be played: 17 May 2015. Source:
(G) Guests
Lesotho 1–2 Madagascar
Thale 26' Report Vombola 38'
Rabehasinmbola 85'
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: Ruzive Ruzive (Zimbabwe)
Tanzania 0–1 Swaziland
Report Mabila 44'
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: Nelson Fred (Seychelles)
Madagascar 2–0 Tanzania
Rakotoharimalala 14'
Randriamanjaka 44'		 Report
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: Duncan Lengani (Malawi)
Lesotho 0–2 Swaziland
Report Sibandze 43'
Mkhontfo 66'
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)
Lesotho 1–0 Tanzania
Kamela 76' Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Madagascar 1–1 Swaziland
Randriamanjaka 7' Report Ndzinisa 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-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 May – Moruleng
 
 
 Zambia0 (4)
 
28 May – Moruleng
 
 Namibia (pen.)0 (5)
 
 Namibia3
 
25 May – Phokeng
 
 Madagascar2
 
 Ghana1
 
30 May – Moruleng
 
 Madagascar2
 
 Namibia2
 
24 May – Moruleng
 
 Mozambique0
 
 South Africa0 (6)
 
28 May – Moruleng
 
 Botswana (pen.)0 (7)
 
 Botswana1
 
25 May – Phokeng
 
 Mozambique2 Third place
 
 Mozambique (pen)2 (5)
 
30 May – Moruleng
 
 Malawi2 (4)
 
 Madagascar2
 
 
 Botswana1
 

Quarter-finals
SeededUnseeded
Ghana 1–2 Madagascar
Darkwah 37' report 28' Randriamanjaka
90' Simouri
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Mozambique 2–2 Malawi
Lucky Malata 10' (o.g.)
Mzava 90+1' (o.g.)		 report 51' Sulumba
90' (pen) Mzava
Penalties
Gildo soccer ball with red X
Hagi soccer ball with check mark
Miquissone soccer ball with check mark
Isac soccer ball with check mark
Guambe soccer ball with red X
Norberto soccer ball with check mark
Mahumane soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with check mark Banda
soccer ball with check mark Mzava
soccer ball with red X Kumwenda
soccer ball with red X Fodya
soccer ball with check mark Kondowe
soccer ball with check mark Malata
soccer ball with red X Sulumba
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: Simanga Nhleko (Swaziland)
Zambia 0–0 Namibia
report
Penalties
Mweene soccer ball with check mark
Mtonga soccer ball with check mark
Mbola soccer ball with red X
Ndhlovu soccer ball with check mark
Katebe soccer ball with check mark		 4–5 soccer ball with check mark Isaacks
soccer ball with check mark Stephanus
soccer ball with check mark Mwedihanga
soccer ball with check mark Ketjijere
soccer ball with check mark Hotto
Moruleng Stadium
South Africa 0–0 Botswana
report
Penalties
Lark soccer ball with red X
Daniels soccer ball with check mark
van Heerden soccer ball with check mark
Motupa soccer ball with check mark
Morena soccer ball with check mark
Segolela soccer ball with check mark
Madisha soccer ball with check mark
Mngonyama soccer ball with red X		 6–7 soccer ball with check mark Nato
soccer ball with check mark Kgaswane
soccer ball with check mark Mogorosi
soccer ball with red X Moyo
soccer ball with check mark Dambe
soccer ball with check mark Legwaila
soccer ball with check mark Koobake
soccer ball with check mark Gaolaolwe
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)

Plate competition
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 May – Moruleng
 
 
 Zambia3
 
29 May – Phokeng
 
 Ghana0
 
 Zambia0
 
27 May – Moruleng
 
 Malawi1
 
 South Africa0 (4)
 
 
 Malawi (pen.)0 (5)
 

Plate semi-final
Zambia 3–0 Ghana
Mwape 24'
Katebe 29'
Sinkala 42'		 report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Nelson Fred (Seychelles)
South Africa 0–0 Malawi
report
Penalties
Daniels soccer ball with check mark
Nyanda soccer ball with check mark
Madisha soccer ball with check mark
van Heerden soccer ball with red X
Manayama soccer ball with check mark
Nhlapo soccer ball with red X		 4–5 soccer ball with check mark Banda
soccer ball with check mark Mzava
soccer ball with check mark Mkanda
soccer ball with red X Mhone
soccer ball with check mark Malata
soccer ball with check mark Ngalande
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

Plate final
Zambia 0–1 Malawi
report Mkanda 59'
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

Semi-finals
Namibia 3–2 Madagascar
Shilongo 18', 2'
Shalulile 83'		 report Vombola 24', 26'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Simanga Nhleko (Swaziland)
Botswana 1–2 Mozambique
Kebatho 78' report Isac 65'
Parkim 88'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Duncan Lengani (Malawi)

Third place playoff
Madagascar 2–1 Botswana
Vombola 16', 18' report Boy 84'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)

Final
Namibia 2–0 Mozambique
Hotto 36', 74' report
Moruleng Stadium

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

References
  1. "COSAFA CUP 2015 - DRAW". COSAFA. 26 February 2015. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  2. "FIFA Rankings". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  3. "Venue change at COSAFA Cup 2015". COSAFA.com. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  4. "Namibian players win individual awards". COSAFA.com. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
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