2022 COSAFA Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | South Africa |
| City | Durban |
| Dates | 5 – 17 July 2022 |
| Teams | 14 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 4 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Zambia (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Namibia |
| Third place |  Senegal |
| Fourth place |  Mozambique |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Goals scored | 53 (2.3 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Sabelo Ndzinisa (3 goals) |
| Best player | Kelvin Kampamba |
| Best goalkeeper | Edward Maova |
← 2021 2023 → | |
The 2022 COSAFA Cup was the 21st edition of the annual association football competition organized by COSAFA. It was held in South Africa for the 5th consecutive season, this time in Durban, from 5 to 17 July 2022.[1][2][3]
South Africa was the defending champion, having defeated Senegal, 5–4 in a penalty shoot out in the previous edition's final on 17 July 2021.[4]
| National team | FIFA Ranking (31 March 2022)[5] | Best Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Eswatini | 143 | Semi-finals (1999, 2002, 2003, 2021) |
 Madagascar | 102 | Third Place (2015) |
 Mauritius | 179 | Quarter-finals (2001, 2004) |
 Comoros |
128 | Group stage |
 Lesotho | 145 | Runner-Up (2000) |
| Senegal (Invited guest) | 20 | Runner-Up (2021) |
 Botswana | 148 | Runner-Up (2016, 2019) |
 Malawi | 120 | Runner-Up (2002, 2003) |
| Zambia | 87 | Champions (1997, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2019) |
| Mozambique | 119 | Runner-Up (2008, 2015) |
| Namibia | 112 | Champions (2015) |
 South Africa | 69 | Champions (2002, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2021) |
 Angola | 126 | Champions (1999, 2001, 2004) |
 Seychelles | 196 | Group stage |
Venues
| Umlazi | KwaMashu |
|---|---|
| King Zwelithini Stadium | Princess Magogo Stadium |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 12,000 |
Draw
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Angola |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Comoros |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Seychelles |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
| Seychelles | 0–1 | Botswana |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Thato Kebue  49' |
| Angola | 3–0 | Seychelles |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
| Seychelles | 1–2 | Comoros |
|---|---|---|
| Henriette 34' |
Report |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eswatini |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Lesotho |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Malawi |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Mauritius |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
