2003 COSAFA Cup

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This page provides summaries to the 2003 COSAFA Cup.

First round

Winners of the first round advanced to the quarter-finals.

{{footballbox

|date = February 22, 2003

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Madagascar}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|Mauritius}}

|goals1 = Ruphin Menakely {{goal|16|pen.}}
Jean-Jacques Radonamahafalison {{goal|33}}

|goals2 = Kersley Appou {{goal|50}}

|stadium = Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo

}}

{{footballbox

|date = March 15, 2003

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

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|BOT}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Tshepiso Molwantwa {{goal|4}}

|stadium = Independence Stadium, Windhoek

}}

{{footballbox

|date = March 22, 2003

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

|score = 0–0
(5–4 pen.)

|team2 = {{fb|LES|1987}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estádio da Machava, Maputo

}}

{{footballbox

|date = April 20, 2003

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ZIM}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|ANG}}

|goals1 = Adam Ndlovu {{goal|20}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = National Stadium, Harare

}}

Quarter-finals

The four quarter-finalists of the 2002 edition South Africa, Malawi, Swaziland and Zambia received byes into quarter-finals.

{{footballbox

|date = May 25, 2003

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

|score = 1–1
(1–4 pen.)

|team2 = {{fb|MWI}}

|goals1 = Masego Ntshingane {{goal|21}}

|goals2 = Moses Chavula {{goal|87}}

|stadium = Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone

}}

{{footballbox

|date = July 13, 2003

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

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|MAD}}

|goals1 = Siza Dlamini {{goal|30}}
Mfanzile Dlamini {{goal|51}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

}}

{{footballbox

|date = July 19, 2003

|team1 = {{fb-rt|RSA}}

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|ZIM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Lazarus Muhoni {{goal|15}}

|stadium = East London, South Africa

}}

{{footballbox

|date = July 27, 2003

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

|score = 4–2

|team2 = {{fb|MOZ}}

|goals1 = Noel Mwandila {{goal|51||80}}
Harry Milanzi {{goal|84}}
Collins Mbesuma {{goal|89}}

|goals2 = To {{goal|4}}
Tico Tico {{goal|60}}

|stadium = Independence Stadium, Lusaka

}}

Semi-finals

{{footballbox

|date = August 16, 2003

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

|score = 1–1
(4–2 pen.)

|team2 = {{fb|ZAM}}

|goals1 = Russell Mwafulirwa {{goal|35}}

|goals2 = Sashi Chalwe {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Chichiri Stadium, Blantyre

}}

{{footballbox

|date = August 31, 2003

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ZIM}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}

|goals1 = Peter Ndlovu {{goal|8||53}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo

}}

Final

{{footballbox

|date = September 27, 2003

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

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fb|ZIM}}

|goals1 = Russell Mwafulirwa {{goal|82}}

|goals2 = Albert Mbano {{goal|7}}
Zvenyika Makonese {{goal|57}}

|stadium = Chichiri Stadium, Blantyre

}}

{{footballbox

|date = October 5, 2003

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ZIM}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|MWI}}

|goals1 = Charles Yohane {{goal|36}}
Peter Ndlovu {{goal|66}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = National Stadium, Harare

}}

External links

[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cosafa03.html Details at RSSSF archives]

COSAFA Cup

Category:COSAFA Cup