2024 COSAFA Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host country | South Africa |
City | Gqeberha |
Dates | 26 June–7 July 2024 |
Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 22 |
Goals scored | 47 (2.14 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (5 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
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The 2024 COSAFA Cup was the 23rd edition of the annual association football competition organized by COSAFA. It was held in South Africa for the seventh straight year, this time in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), from 26 June to 7 July 2024.[1] Zambia are the defending champions and they were eliminated during the group stage.
Participating nations
Twelve nations featured in the 2024 edition of the tournament. Two COSAFA members, Madagascar and Mauritius, did not participate.[2] Zimbabwe returned to the tournament for the first time since the 2021 edition following its FIFA ban.[3] Despite originally being announced as a participant, Malawi withdrew from the tournament prior to the group draw out of respect for eight victims of a plane crash earlier that week. One of the victims was former Vice-President of Malawi Saulos Chilima.[4] Kenya accepted COSAFA’s invitation to participate as a guest to replace Malawi.[5]
National team | FIFA Ranking (4 April 2024)[6] | Previous best performance |
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![]() | 148 | Semi-finals (1999, 2002, 2003, 2021) |
![]() | 117 | Quarter-finals (2019) |
![]() | 149 | Runners-up (2000, 2023) |
![]() | 146 | Runners-up (2016, 2019) |
![]() | 86 | Champions (1997, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2019, 2022, 2023) |
![]() | 110 | Runners-up (2008, 2015) |
![]() | 106 | Champions (2015) |
![]() | 59 | Champions (2002, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2021) |
![]() | 94 | Champions (1999, 2001, 2004) |
![]() | 197 | Group stage (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023) |
![]() | 122 | Champions (2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2018) |
![]() | 107 | Group stage (2013) |
Format
The twelve participating teams were drawn into three groups of four teams. As the defending champions, Zambia and the next two highest ranked teams, Angola and South Africa, were in separate groups as the seeded teams. Group winners and the best runner-up will moved on to the semi-finals.[2]
Dates
Originally scheduled to be held 14 to 23 June 2024, the competition was then postponed.[7] At the time the date change was announced, nations had already begun naming their squads and leagues had altered their season schedules to accommodate the tournament. COSAFA stated that the postponement was necessarily to give the competition maximum exposure, presumably because of a number of high-profile competitions that would have been taking place at the same time.[8][9] On 13 June 2024, COSAFA announced the tournament would be played from 26 June to 7 July 2024.[2]
Draw
The draw for the group stage of the 2024 COSAFA Cup was held on 14 June 2024 in Johannesburg.[2][10]
Venues
Gqeberha | Gqeberha | |
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Wolfson Stadium | |
Capacity: 42,486 | Capacity: 10,000 | |
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Group stage
- 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:
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- 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;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- 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);
- Drawing of lots.
Group stage matches were played from 26 June to 3 July 2024.[10]
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
South Africa ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Mozambique ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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South Africa ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Mozambique ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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South Africa ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Zambia ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Kenya ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Lesotho ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Angola ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Namibia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Best Runner-up Table
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | C | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | B | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | A | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Knockout stage
Semi-final matches were played on 5 July 2024 with the third-place and final match played two days later.[10]
Bracket
Semi-Finals | Final | |||||
5 July –Gqeberha | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
7 July – Gqeberha | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 5 | |||||
5 July –Gqeberha | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 0 (2) | |||||
![]() | 0 (4) | |||||
Third-Place | ||||||
7 July - Gqeberha | ||||||
![]() | 2 (1) | |||||
![]() | 2 (3) |
Semi-finals
Mozambique ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
| 2–4 |
Third-place
Comoros ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Penalties | ||
| 1–3 |
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Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 47 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 2.14 goals per match.
5 goals
3 goals
Vidinho
Ibroihim Djoudja
Chamito
Bethuel Muzeu
2 goals
Manuel Keliano
Affane Djambae
Austine Odhiambo
Brandon Labrosse
Michael Tapera
1 goal
Pedro Bondo
Maestro
Miro
Tebogo Kopelang
Kassim Hadji
Benson Omala
Patrick Otieno
Lehlohonolo Fothoane
Neo Mokhachane
Jane Thabantso
Cândido
Dário
Momed Ferreira
Erasmus Kulula
Ivan Kamberipa
Johan Gamatice
Lorenzo Hoareau
Rushwin Dortley
Thabang Sibanyoni
Takunda Benhura
References
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- ^ "Flames pull out of COSAFA tourney". Malawi 24. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Omotto, Joel (16 June 2024). "Harambee Stars set for COSAFA Cup after earning late invitation". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table". FIFA.com. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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- ^ a b c "Three tough groups headline 2024 COSAFA Cup". COSAFA. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.