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1997 COSAFA Cup

{{Infobox International Football Competition

| tourney_name =

| year = 1997

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| dates =

| num_teams = 9

| confederations = 1

| finalists = 5

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| champion =Zambia

| count =1

| second = Namibia

| third = Mozambique

| matches = 14

| goals = 45

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{Flagicon|MOZ}} Adelino (4)

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| nextseason = 1998

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This page provides summaries of the 1997 COSAFA Cup, the first edition of the tournament.

[[File:1997 COSAFA Cup.png|thumb|Participating nations in 1997 COSAFA Cup

{{col-begin}} {{col-2}}{{legend|#0023F5|Final round}} {{col-2}}{{legend|#3282F6|Qualifying round}}{{col-end}}

]]

Qualifying round

{{Footballbox

|date = March 1, 1997

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|BOT}}

|score = 1 – 4

|team2 = {{Fb|MWI}}

|goals1 = Aaron Lesupi {{goal|3|pen.}}

|goals2 = Felix Nyirongo {{Goal|27}}
John Maduka {{Goal|51}}
Jones Nkhwazi {{Goal|73}}
Meck Mwase {{Goal|88}}

|stadium = Gaborone

|attendance = 8,000

}}

{{Footballbox

|date = March 2, 1997

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|LES|1987}}

|score = 0 – 2

|team2 = {{Fb|ZAM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Edward Kangwa {{Goal|10}}
Mwape Miti {{Goal|15}}

|stadium = Maseru

|attendance = 20,000

}}

{{Footballbox

|date = March 2, 1997

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}

|score = 0 – 4

|team2 = {{Fb|MOZ}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Adelino {{Goal|36||42||70}}
Eurico {{Goal|83}}

|stadium = Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

|attendance = 15,000

}}

{{Footballbox

|date = March 16, 1997

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|NAM}}

|score = 2 – 1 (aet)

|team2 = {{Fb|ZIM}}

|goals1 = Johannes Hindjou {{goal|87|pen.|||119|pen.}}

|goals2 = Gilbert Mushangazhike {{goal|76|pen.}}

|stadium = Gaborone

|attendance = 8,000

}}

Final round

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
width=165 |Team

!width=20 |{{Tooltip|Pts |Points}}

!width=20 |{{Tooltip|Pld |Played}}

!width=20 |{{Tooltip|W |Won}}

!width=20 |{{Tooltip|D |Drawn}}

!width=20 |{{Tooltip|L |Lost}}

!width=20 |{{Tooltip|GF |Goals for}}

!width=20 |{{Tooltip|GA |Goals against}}

bgcolor=ccffcc

|align=left|{{fb|ZAM}}

|8

422094
align=left|{{fb|NAM}}

|6

413063
align=left|{{fb|MOZ}}

|5

412175
align=left|{{fb|TAN}}

|3

403147
align=left|{{fb|MWI}}

|2

4022512

{{Footballbox

|date = April 12, 1997

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|MWI}}

|score = 2 – 2

|team2 = {{Fb|MOZ}}

|goals1 = Jones Nkhwazi {{Goal|57}}
Albert Mpinganjira {{goal|70}}

|goals2 = Tico-Tico {{Goal|31}}
Nuro Tualibudane {{Goal|79}}

|stadium = Lilongwe

}}

{{Footballbox

|date = April 19, 1997

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|ZAM}}

|score = 4 – 0

|team2 = {{Fb|MWI}}

|goals1 = Paul Chella {{Goal|26}}
Edward Kangwa {{goal|44}}
Mwape Miti {{Goal|85}}
Nelson Banda {{Goal|88}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Lusaka

}}

{{Footballbox

|date = May 31, 1997

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|TAN}}

|score = 0 – 0

|team2 = {{Fb|NAM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Mwanza

|attendance = 15,000

}}

{{Footballbox

|date = June 15, 1997

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|MOZ}}

|score = 3 – 0

|team2 = {{Fb|TAN}}

|goals1 = Tico-Tico {{Goal|50||69}}
Adelino {{Goal|76}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Maputo

|attendance = 50,000

}}

{{Footballbox

|date = June 28, 1997

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|NAM}}

|score = 4 – 1

|team2 = {{Fb|MWI}}

|goals1 = Gervatius Uri Khob {{Goal|35}}
Sandro de Gouveia {{Goal|57}}
Johannes Hindjou {{goal|69}}
Eliphas Shivute {{goal|75}}

|goals2 = Lovemore Fazili {{goal|77}}

|stadium = Windhoek

|attendance = 8,000

}}

{{Footballbox

|date = July 5, 1997

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|TAN}}

|score = 2 – 2

|team2 = {{Fb|ZAM}}

|goals1 = Edibilly Lunyamila {{Goal|56}}
Hussein Marsha {{goal|75|pen.}}

|goals2 = Masauso Tembo {{Goal|71}}
Alex Namazaba {{goal|83}}

|stadium = Arusha

|attendance = 22,000

}}

{{Footballbox

|date = July 20, 1997

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|MOZ}}

|score = 1 – 1

|team2 = {{Fb|NAM}}

|goals1 = Pinto Barros {{Goal|15}}

|goals2 = Silvester Goraseb {{Goal|44}}

|stadium = Maputo

|attendance = 15,000

}}

{{Footballbox

|date = August 2, 1997

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|ZAM}}

|score = 2 – 1

|team2 = {{Fb|MOZ}}

|goals1 = Frazer Kamwandi {{Goal|50||81}}

|goals2 = Sergio Faife {{Goal|51}}

|stadium = Lusaka

|attendance =

}}

{{Footballbox

|date = August 9, 1997

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|MWI}}

|score = 2 – 2

|team2 = {{Fb|TAN}}

|goals1 = Lovemore Fazili {{Goal|19}}
Jones Nkhwazi {{goal|72}}

|goals2 = Idelphonce Amlima {{Goal|7}}
Victor Bambo {{goal|43}}

|stadium = Lilongwe

|attendance = 9,000

}}

{{Footballbox

|date = August 31, 1997

|team1 = {{Fb-rt|NAM}}

|score = 1 – 1

|team2 = {{Fb|ZAM}}

|goals1 = Mohammed Ouseb {{Goal|47|pen.}}

|goals2 = David Siame {{Goal|32}}

|stadium = Windhoek

|attendance = 12,000

}}

Individual scorers

External links

  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cosafa97-det.html Details of the 1997 COSAFA Cup] at RSSSF

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