2021 COSAFA Cup

The 2021 COSAFA Cup was the 20th 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 took place on 6–18 July 2021.[2]

2021 COSAFA Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityPort Elizabeth
Dates6–18 July[1]
Teams11
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions South Africa (5th title)
Runners-up Senegal
Third place Eswatini
Fourth place Mozambique
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored53 (2.21 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sepana Letsoalo
(4 goals)
Best player(s) Siyethemba Sithebe
Best goalkeeper Veli Mothwa
(5 Clean Sheets)

Zambia is the defending champion, having defeated Botswana, 1–0, in the previous edition's final on 8 June 2019.[3]

Participating nations
National team FIFA Ranking (27 May 2021)[4] Best Performance
 Eswatini154 Semi-finals (1999, 2002, 2003, 2021)
 Madagascar (Withdrew)100 Third Place (2015)
 Zimbabwe107 Champions (2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2018)
 Comoros (Withdrew)[5] 131 Group stage
 Lesotho146 Runner-Up (2000)
 Senegal (Invited guest)22Debut
 Botswana150 Runner-Up (2016, 2019)
 Malawi115 Runner-Up (2002, 2003)
 Zambia87 Champions (1997, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2019)
 Mozambique117 Runner-Up (2008, 2015)
 Namibia111 Champions (2015)
 South Africa75 Champions (2002, 2007, 2008, 2016)

Venue

Matches will held at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and Wolfson Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Wolfson Stadium
Capacity: 42,486 Capacity: 10,000

Draw

The draw for the 2021 COSAFA Cup was staged in host city Nelson Mandela Bay on Thursday, June 17 2021. [6]

Grouping line
Group A Group B

 South Africa
 Eswatini
 Zambia
 Botswana
 Lesotho

 Senegal
 Mozambique
 Namibia
 Malawi
 Zimbabwe

Match officials

Group stages

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 9.3)

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.
Key to colour in group tables
Group Winners and Runners-up advance to the Semi-finals

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa (H) 4 3 1 0 6 0 +6 10 Semi-finals
2  Eswatini 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7
3  Zambia 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
4  Botswana 4 1 1 2 6 4 +2 4
5  Lesotho 4 1 0 3 3 12 −9 3
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Eswatini 3–1 Lesotho
  • J. Figuaredo  30'
  • F. Badenhorst 42'
  • K. Khethukulhe 57'
  • M. Mabelesa  66'
  • F. Mamba  45' 78'
 Report
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
South Africa 1–0 Botswana
 Report
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
Zambia 1–2 Lesotho
 Report
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
South Africa 1–0 Eswatini
 Report
Referee: Wilson Julio Muianga (Mozambique)
Lesotho 0–4 Botswana
 Report
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
Zambia 0–1 Eswatini
 Report
  • M. Mabelesa  51'
  • S. Gomedze 53'
  • S. Mathabela  56'
  • S. Magagula  57'
  • L. Mkhona  76'
  • F. Mamba  84'
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
Botswana 1–2 Zambia
 Report
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
South Africa 4–0 Lesotho
 Report
  • L. Fothoane  40'
  • B. Makepe  56'
  • M. Nkoto  67'
  • T. Toloane  73'
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)
South Africa 0–0 Zambia
 Report
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
Eswatini 1–1 Botswana
  • Ndzinisa 19'
  • Mkhonta  34'
  • Figuareido  69'
  • Gamedze  71'
 Report
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Senegal 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 9 Semi-finals
2  Mozambique 4 2 1 1 3 1 +2 7
3  Namibia 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7
4  Malawi 4 0 2 2 4 7 −3 2
5  Zimbabwe 4 0 2 2 3 6 −3 2
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Mozambique 0–0 Zimbabwe
  • A. Nhantumbo  52'
  • F. Simbine  65'
  • C. Mathe  79'
  • H. Salas  84'
 Report
  • Q. Amini  27'
  • D. Murimba  72'
  • P. Musaka  82'
Referee: Eldrick Adelaide (Seychelles)
Senegal 1–2 Namibia
  • A. Diène 17'  67'
  • A. Diop  26'
  • D. Mendy  71'
 Report
Referee: Antonio Caluassi Dungula (Angola)
Malawi 2–2 Zimbabwe
 Report
  • R. Hachiro  45+1'
  • B. Sarupinda 62'
  • A. Mbeba  72'
  • P. Musaka 79'
Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)
Senegal 1–0 Mozambique
 Report
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
Namibia 2–0 Zimbabwe
 Report
  • S. Nyahwa  81'
  • Malvin Enos Mkolo  85'
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)
Mozambique 2–0 Malawi
  • . Muze  53'
  • V. Vitinho 55' (pen.)  60'
  • Shafiquille  65'
  • F. Simbine 68'
  • E. Siluane  89'
 Report
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
Senegal 2–1 Zimbabwe
A. Ndoye 44'
M. Ba 88'		 Report Q. Amini 3' (pen.) S. Nyahwa  58'
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
Malawi 1–1 Namibia
M. Mhone 73' Report
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
Mozambique 1–0 Namibia
  • Simbine  28'
  • Pelembe  71'
  • Cândinho  73'
  • Melito 80'
 Report
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
Senegal 2–1 Malawi
  • Diop 11', 90+1'
  • Ndoye  63'
  • Gueye  76'
 Report
Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Bostswana)

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 July – Port Elizabeth
 
 
 Senegal (p)2 (3)
 
18 July – Port Elizabeth
 
 Eswatini2 (0)
 
 Senegal0 (4)
 
16 July – Port Elizabeth
 
 South Africa (p)0 (5)
 
 South Africa3
 
 
 Mozambique0
 
Third place match
 
 
18 July– Port Elizabeth
 
 
 Eswatini (p)1 (4)
 
 
 Mozambique1 (2)

Semi-finals
Senegal 2–2 Eswatini
 Report
Penalties
  • E. Kane
  • A. Dien
  • M. Ba
3–0
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
South Africa 3–0 Mozambique
 Report
  • F. Macaime  33'
  • S. Shaquille  45+1'
  • D. Muzé  58'
  • J. Pelembe  79'
  • N. Ernesto  86'
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)

Third place match
Eswatini 1–1 (a.e.t.) Mozambique
  • S. Magagula  42'
  • K. Mkhontfo 89'
 Report
  • C. Mathe  4'
  • S. Nangy  14'
  • D. Muzé  15'
  • M. Thauzene 39'
Penalties
  • P. Dlamini
  • L. Mkhonta
  • S. Mkhwanazi
  • S. Mathabela
4–2
  • J. Mapangane
  • S. Nangy
  • S. Malico
  • A. Alifa
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)

Final
Senegal 0–0 (a.e.t.) South Africa
Report
Penalties
  • E. Kane
  • A. Diene
  • F. Fall
  • D. Mendy
  • M. Ba
  • P. N'diaye
4–5
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 53 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2.21 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Qadr Amini (against Namibia)

References
  1. "COSAFA nations in friendly action over the weekend". COSAFA. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. "20th COSOFA Cup 2021". International Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. "Zambia crowned 2019 COSOFA Cup". Cosofa.com. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. FIFA.com. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. Comoros withdrawal forces change to 2021 COSAFA Cup fixtures. COSAFA, July 3, 2021.
  6. "Draw for historic 20th edition of the COSAFA Cup". COSAFA. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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