2025 COSAFA Cup

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Host countrySouth Africa
CityBloemfontein
Dates4 – 15 June
Teams14 (from 2 sub-confederations)
COSAFA Cup 2025
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityBloemfontein
Dates4 – 15 June
Teams14 (from 2 sub-confederations)
Venue2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Angola (5th title)
Runners-up South Africa
Third place Comoros
Fourth place Madagascar
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored44 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Angola Depú
(8 goals)
Best playerAngola Depú
Best goalkeeperAngola Neblú
Fair play award South Africa
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The 2025 COSAFA Cup, officially known as the 2025 Hollywoodbets COSAFA Cup (for sponsorship purposes), was the 24th edition of the COSAFA Cup, the annual international football championship organised by COSAFA for the senior men's national teams of their member associations. South Africa hosted the tournament for the eighth consecutive year, from 4 to 15 June 2025. The tournament involved 14 teams.

Angola were the defending champions, having secured their fourth title in the previous edition.[1]

Participating teams

Venues

The following two stadiums in the province of Free State were selected to host matches during the tournament, with one of them having previously served as a venue for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[9]

Bloemfontein
Free State Stadium Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium
Capacity: 42,000 Capacity: 22,000

Final draw

Match officials

Referees
  • Botswana Thabang Ketshabile
  • Madagascar Arnaud Zafimahatoha
  • Malawi Godfrey Nkhakananga
  • Mauritius Patrice Milazar
  • Mozambique Celso Alvação
  • Namibia Mweshitsama Naftal
  • Zambia Hillary Hambaba
  • Zimbabwe Brighton Chimene
Assistant Referees
  • Botswana Gaselame Molefe
  • Comoros Hangula Angula
  • Comoros Moustoifa Elmahfoudhe
  • Eswatini Zamani Simelane
  • Madagascar Romuald Ibenantenaina
  • Mauritius Fabien Cauvelet
  • Malawi Lameck Phiri
  • Mozambique Zacarias Balói
  • South Africa Elphas Sitole
  • Zambia Trywell Nyirenda
Video assistant referees
  • Eswatini Letticia Viana
  • Kenya Mary Njoroge
  • Mauritius Maria Rivet
  • Seychelles Shaji Padayachy
  • South Africa Akhona Makalima
  • Zambia Trywell Nyirenda
  • Zimbabwe Claris Simango

Group stage

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss).

If two teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[8]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches match between the two tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Drawing of lots.

If more than two teams were tied, the following criteria were applied instead:

  1. Points in matches between the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in matches between the tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in matches between the tied teams;
  4. If after applying all criteria above, two teams were still tied, the above criteria were again applied to matches played between the two teams in question. If this did not resolve the tie, the next three criteria were applied;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa (H) 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Zimbabwe 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Mozambique 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4  Mauritius 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
Source: COSAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
South Africa 0–1 Mozambique
Report Sumbane 73'
Referee: Arnaud Zafimahatoha (Madagascar)
Mauritius 0–0 Zimbabwe
Report
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Mozambique 0–0 Mauritius
Report
Referee: Mweshitsama Naftal (Namibia)
South Africa 2–0 Zimbabwe
 Report
Referee: Thabang Ketshabile (Botswana)
Mozambique 1–3 Zimbabwe
 Report
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
South Africa 0–0 Mauritius
Report
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Angola 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Namibia 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
3  Lesotho 3 1 0 2 1 7 −6 3
4  Malawi 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
Source: COSAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Malawi 0–1 Lesotho
Report Ntaitsane 87'
Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)
Angola 1–1 Namibia
Depú 90' (pen.) Report Kamberipa 90+7'
Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)
Angola 4–0 Lesotho
 Report
Namibia 0–0 Malawi
Report
Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)
Namibia 3–0 Lesotho
 Report
Referee: Thabang Ketshabile (Botswana)
Malawi 0–1 Angola
Report Randy Nteka 48'
Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Madagascar 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Tanzania 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3  Eswatini 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
Source: COSAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Tanzania 0–1 Madagascar
Report Rakotondraibe 29'
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Madagascar 1–1 Eswatini
Rafanomezantsoa 41' Report Magagula 62'
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Eswatini 1–2 Tanzania
Magagula 29' Report
Referee: Arnaud Zafimahatoha (Madagascar)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Comoros 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Botswana 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
3  Zambia 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
Source: COSAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Zambia 0–1 Comoros
Report Madi 31'
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
Comoros 0–0 Botswana
Report
Referee: Arnaud Zafimahatoha (Madagascar)
Botswana 3–3 Zambia
 Report

Knockout stage

Statistics

References

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