2016 COSAFA Cup

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = COSAFA Cup

| year = 2016

| other_titles =

| image = 2016 COSAFA Cup.png

| size =

| alt =

| caption =

| city = Windhoek

| country = Namibia

| dates = 11–25 June 2016

| num_teams = 14

| sub-confederations = 2

| venues = 2

| cities = 1

| champion = South Africa

| count = 4

| second = Botswana

| third = Swaziland

| fourth = DR Congo

| matches = 23

| goals = 53

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|SWZ}} Felix Badenhorst (5 goals)}}

| player =

| goalkeeper =

| fairplay =

| prevseason = 2015

| nextseason = 2017

}}

The 2016 COSAFA Cup (known as Castle Lager COSAFA Cup Namibia 2016 for sponsorship reasons){{cite web|url=http://www.cosafa.com/cosafa-cup-2016-launches-in-style-with-new-title-sponsor/|title=COSAFA Cup 2016 launches in style with new title sponsor!|publisher=COSAFA|date=3 November 2015}} was the 16th edition of the COSAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). Originally, it was to be held in Windhoek, Namibia during May 2016,{{cite web|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/60194/cosafa-cup-launch-today-for-namibia-2016|title=Cosafa Cup launch today for Namibia 2016|publisher=Kick Off Magazine|date=3 November 2015|access-date=3 November 2015|archive-date=17 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717010806/http://www.kickoff.com/news/60194/cosafa-cup-launch-today-for-namibia-2016|url-status=dead}} however the tournament was rescheduled to avoid a clash with the South African Premier Soccer League and took place in June 2016.{{Cite news|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/62991/psl-causes-cosafa-cup-delay-|title=PSL causes COSAFA Cup delay|last=www.realnet.co.uk|work=Kick Off|access-date=2017-07-11|language=en-gb|archive-date=2017-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706215540/http://www.kickoff.com/news/62991/psl-causes-cosafa-cup-delay-|url-status=dead}}

Participating nations

class="wikitable sortable" !National team !FIFA Ranking (April 2016){{Cite web\|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank=261/index.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412170148/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank=261/index.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=April 12, 2016\|title=The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table \|last=FIFA.com\|website=FIFA.com\|language=en-GB\|access-date=2017-07-11}} !Entry round
{{fb\|MRI}}	154	rowspan="7"\|Group stage
{{fb\|SEY}}	178
{{fb\|SWZ\|name=Swaziland}}	134
{{fb\|MAD}}	138
{{fb\|ZIM}}	127
{{fb\|ANG}} (U-23)	121
{{fb\|LES}}	148
{{fb\|DRC}} (invitee){{cite web\|title=DR Congo to play at 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup\|url=http://www.cosafa.com/dr-congo-to-play-at-2016-cosafa-castle-cup/\|access-date=11 April 2016\|date=11 April 2016}}	51	rowspan="2"\|Quarter final
{{fb\|BOT}}	91
{{fb\|MWI}}	107	Group stage
{{fb\|MOZ}}	101	rowspan="4"\|Quarter final
{{fb\|ZAM}}	78
{{fb\|NAM}}	\|136
{{fb\|RSA}}	70
{{fb\|COM}}	colspan=2\| Did not enter

Venues

class="wikitable"

!colspan="2"|Windhoek

Sam Nujoma Stadium

|Independence Stadium

Capacity: 10,300

|Capacity: 25,000

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|{{coord

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Draw

The draw was originally scheduled to place on 25 April 2016.{{cite web|title=Namibia in final push for Cosafa Cup hosting|url=http://www.namibian.com.na/Namibia-in-final-push-for-Cosafa-Cup-hosting/39203/read|publisher=The Namibian|access-date=8 April 2016|date=7 April 2016}} It was rescheduled for 28 April 2016 and televised on SuperSport's Soccer Africa show.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/COSAFAMEDIA/status/725631129164849153|title=The draw for the 2016 #COSAFACastleCup will take place live on SuperSport's Soccer Africa show tonight - 21h30 on DSTV channel 204!|last=COSAFA|date=2016-04-28|website=@COSAFAMEDIA|access-date=2017-07-11}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.cosafa.com/2016-cosafa-castle-cup-draw-throws-up-tasty-ties|title=COSAFA {{!}} 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup draw throws up tasty ties|website=www.cosafa.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-07-11}}

Squads

Group stage

=Group A=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|team1=SWZ |team2=ZIM |team3=MAD |team4=SEY

|result1=Q

|name_MAD={{fb|MAD}} |win_MAD=1 |draw_MAD=1 |loss_MAD=1 |gf_MAD=1 |ga_MAD=1

|name_SWZ={{fb|SWZ|name=Swaziland}} |win_SWZ=2 |draw_SWZ=1 |loss_SWZ= |gf_SWZ=7 |ga_SWZ=2

|name_ZIM={{fb|ZIM}} |win_ZIM=1 |draw_ZIM=2 |loss_ZIM= |gf_ZIM=7 |ga_ZIM=2

|name_SEY={{fb|SEY}} |win_SEY= |draw_SEY= |loss_SEY=3 |gf_SEY=0 |ga_SEY=10

|res_col_header=Q

|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Qualification to Quarter-finals

|update=15 June 2016

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|11|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

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

|score = 2–2

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/live-zimbabwe-vs-swaziland-ko-14h00-gmt/ Report (COSAFA)]

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

|goals1 = Tarumbwa {{goal|56}}
Pfumbidzai {{goal|79}}

|goals2 = Badenhorst {{goal|16||65|pen.}}

|stadium = Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|11|df=y}}

|time = 17:30

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

|score = 0–1

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/seychelles-vs-madagascar-ko-16h30-gmt/ Report (COSAFA)]

|team2 = {{fb|MAD}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Fanomezana {{goal|21}}

|stadium = Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|13|df=y}}

|time = 17:00

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

|score = 4–0

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/live-swaziland-vs-seychelles-ko-17h00-local-16h00-gmt/ Report (COSAFA)]

|team2 = {{fb|SEY}}

|goals1 = Badenhorst {{goal|14||34}}
Ndlovu {{goal|68}}
Nhleko {{goal|90}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Victor Gomes (South Africa)

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|13|df=y}}

|time = 19:30

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

|score = 0–0

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/live-madagascar-vs-zimbabwe-ko-19h30-local-18h30-gmt// Report (COSAFA)]

|team2 = {{fb|ZIM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|15|df=y}}

|time = 17:00

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

|score = 5–0

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/live-zimbabwe-vs-seychelles-17h00-local-16h00-gmt/ Report (COSAFA)]

|team2 = {{fb|SEY}}

|goals1 = Pfumbidzai {{goal|23|pen.}}
Mudehwe {{goal|37}}
Mhlanga {{goal|64||90+3}}
Hadebe {{goal|73}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Helder de Carvalho (Angola)

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|15|df=y}}

|time = 17:00

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

|score = 1–0

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/live-swaziland-vs-madagascar-ko-17h00-local-16h00-gmt/ Report (COSAFA)]

|team2 = {{fb|MAD}}

|goals1 = Badenhorst {{goal|71}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Independence Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Victor Gomes (South Africa)

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|team1=LES |team2=MWI |team3=MRI |team4=ANG

|result1=Q

|name_MWI={{fb|MWI}}

|name_ANG={{fb|ANG}}

|name_LES={{fb|LES}}

|name_MRI={{fb|MRI}}

|res_col_header=Q

|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Qualification to Quarter-finals

|update=16 June 2016

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|12|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

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

|score = 3–0

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/live-lesotho-vs-mauritius-ko-14h00-gmt/ Report (COSAFA)]

|team2 = {{fb|MRI}}

|goals1 = Thaba-Ntso {{goal|1}}
Kamela {{goal|45+2}}
Motebang {{goal|90}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Independence Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|12|df=y}}

|time = 17:30

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

|score = 3–0

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/live-malawi-vs-angola-ko-17h30-gmt/ Report (COSAFA)]

|team2 = {{fb|ANG}}

|goals1 = Mhango {{goal|32||72||90|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Independence Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|14|df=y}}

|time = 17:00

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

|score = 0–2

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/live-angola-vs-lesotho-ko-17h00-local-16h00-gmt/ Report (COSAFA)]

|team2 = {{fb|LES}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Khutlang {{goal|11}}
Kalake {{goal|80|pen.}}

|stadium = Independence Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|14|df=y}}

|time = 19:30

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

|score = 0–1

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/live-mauritius-vs-malawi-ko-19h30-local-18h30-gmt/ Report (COSAFA)]

|team2 = {{fb|MWI}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Gabeya {{goal|47}}

|stadium = Independence Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Simanga Nhleko (Swaziland)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|16|df=y}}

|time = 17:00

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

|score = 0–2

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/live-botswana-vs-namibia-ko-17h30-local-16h30-gmt// Report (COSAFA)]

|team2 = {{fb|MRI}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Dorza {{goal|1}}
Sophie {{goal|24}}

|stadium = Independence Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|16|df=y}}

|time = 17:00

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

|score = 0–1

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/live-malawi-vs-lesotho-ko-17h00-local-16h00-gmt// Report (COSAFA)]

|team2 = {{fb|LES}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Thaba-Ntso {{goal|83}}

|stadium = Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

}}

Knockout stage

The two group stage winners qualified for this round.

=Quarter-finals=

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|18|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

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

|score = 1–1

|aet =

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/live-south-africa-vs-lesotho-ko-15h00-local-14h00-gmt/ Report (COSAFA)]

|team2 = {{fb|LES}}

|goals1 = Motupa {{goal|66}}

|goals2 = Thaba-Ntso {{goal|19}}

|stadium = Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

|penalties1 = Coetzee {{penmiss}}
Mobara {{pengoal}}
Masuku {{pengoal}}
Modiba {{pengoal}}
Mekoa {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 4–2

|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Kamela
{{pengoal}} Kalake
{{penmiss}} Makepe
{{penmiss}} Khutlang

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|18|df=y}}

|time = 17:30

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

|score = 1–1

|aet =

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/live-botswana-vs-namibia-ko-17h30-local-16h30-gmt/ Report (COSAFA)]

|team2 = {{fb|BOT}}

|goals1 = Somaeb {{goal|83|pen.}}

|goals2 = Da Costa {{goal|50|o.g.}}

|stadium = Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

|penalties1 = Ketjijere {{pengoal}}
Da Costa {{pengoal}}
Somaeb {{pengoal}}
Keimuine {{pengoal}}
Hotto {{penmiss}}

|penaltyscore = 4–5

|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Mafoko
{{pengoal}} Sesinyi
{{pengoal}} Gaolaolwe
{{pengoal}} Sosome
{{pengoal}} Mogorosi

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|19|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

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

|score = 0–0

|aet =

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/live-zambia-vs-swaziland-ko-15h00-local-14h00-gmt/ Report (COSAFA)]

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

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

|penalties1 = Mfune {{pengoal}}
Katema {{penmiss}}
Sautu {{penmiss}}
Daka {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 2–4

|penalties2 = {{penmiss}} Nxumalo
{{pengoal}} Tsabedze
{{pengoal}} Nhleko
{{pengoal}} Badenhorst
{{pengoal}} Ginindza

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|19|df=y}}

|time = 17:30

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

|score = 1–0

|aet =

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/live-dr-congo-vs-mozambique-ko-17h30-local-16h30-gmt/ Report (COSAFA)]

|team2 = {{fb|MOZ}}

|goals1 = Omba {{goal|37}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Victor Gomes (South Africa)

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore =

|penalties2 =

}}

=Semi-finals=

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|22|df=y}}

|time = 17:00

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

|score = 5–1

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/live-south-africa-vs-swaziland-ko-17h00-local-16h00-gmt/ Report (COSAFA)]

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

|goals1 = Kutumela {{goal|52}}
Phiri {{goal|57}}
Masuku {{goal|60||83}}
Moseamedi {{goal|75}}

|goals2 = Tsabedze {{goal|38}}

|stadium = Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|22|df=y}}

|time = 19:30

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

|score = 0–0

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/live-botswana-vs-dr-congo-19h30-local-18h30-gmt/ Report (COSAFA)]

|team2 = {{fb|DRC}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Helder de Carvalho (Angola)

|penalties1 = Mafoko {{pengoal}}
Gaolaolwe {{pengoal}}
Kebue {{pengoal}}
Sosome {{pengoal}}
Mogorosi {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 5–4

|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Mabidi
{{pengoal}} Botuli
{{penmiss}} Basisila
{{pengoal}} Ngulubi
{{pengoal}} Baometo

}}

=Third place play-off=

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|25|df=y}}

|time = 15:00

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

|score = 1–0

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/live-swaziland-vs-dr-congo-15h00-local-14h00-gmt/ Report (COSAFA)]

|team2 = {{fb|DRC}}

|goals1 = Ndzinisa {{goal|41}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

}}

=Final=

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|25|df=y}}

|time = 17:30

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

|score = 3–2

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/live-south-africa-vs-botswana-17h30-local-16h30-gmt/ Report (COSAFA)]

|team2 = {{fb|BOT}}

|goals1 = Motupa {{goal|33|pen.|88|pen.}}
Kutumela {{goal|66}}

|goals2 = Makgantai {{goal|16}}
Seakanyeng {{goal|70}}

|stadium = Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

}}

Plate

The losing quarter-finalists qualified for this round.

=Semi-finals=

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|21|df=y}}

|time = 17:00

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

|score = 2–3

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/live-lesotho-vs-zambia-ko-17h00-local-16h00-gmt/ Report (COSAFA)]

|team2 = {{fb|ZAM}}

|goals1 = Tšosane {{goal|45+3}}
Makepe {{goal|54}}

|goals2 = Katema {{goal|14}}
Sautu {{goal|56}}
Zulu {{goal|63}}

|stadium = Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

}}

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{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|21|df=y}}

|time = 19:30

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

|score = 3–0

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/live-namibia-vs-mozambique-ko-19h30-local-18h30-gmt/ Report (COSAFA)]

|team2 = {{fb|MOZ}}

|goals1 = Keimuine {{goal|50}}
Hotto {{goal|73}}
Somaeb {{goal|85}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Simanga Nhleko (Swaziland)

}}

=Final=

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2016|6|24|df=y}}

|time = 17:00

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

|score = 0–1

|report = [http://www.cosafa.com/live-zambia-vs-namibia-17h00-local-16h00-gmt/ Report (COSAFA)]

|team2 = {{fb|NAM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Ketjijere {{goal|21|pen.}}

|stadium = Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

|attendance =

|referee = Victor Gomes (South Africa)

}}

Goalscorers

;5 goals

{{flagicon|SWZ}} Felix Badenhorst

;3 goals

{{flagicon|LES}} Jane Thaba-Ntšo
{{flagicon|MWI}} Gabadinho Mhango

;2 goals

{{flagicon|NAM}} Hendrik Somaeb
{{flagicon|RSA}} Thabiso Kutumela
{{flagicon|RSA}} Menzi Masuku
{{flagicon|RSA}} Gift Motupa
{{flagicon|ZIM}} Lawrence Mhlanga
{{flagicon|ZIM}} Ronald Pfumbidzai

;1 goal

{{flagicon|BOT}} Onkabetse Makgantai
{{flagicon|BOT}} Kabelo Seakanyeng
{{flagicon|DRC}} Nelson Omba
{{flagicon|LES}} Hlompho Kalake
{{flagicon|LES}} Jeremea Kamela
{{flagicon|LES}} Tumelo Khutlang
{{flagicon|LES}} Basias Makepe
{{flagicon|LES}} Sera Motebang
{{flagicon|LES}} Phafa Tšosane
{{flagicon|MAD}} Tojo Claudel Fanomezana
{{flagicon|MRI}} Luis Dorza
{{flagicon|MRI}} Andy Sophie
{{flagicon|MWI}} Miracle Gabeya
{{flagicon|NAM}} Deon Hotto
{{flagicon|NAM}} Itamunua Keimuine
{{flagicon|NAM}} Ronald Ketjijere
{{flagicon|RSA}} Judas Moseamedi
{{flagicon|RSA}} Gift Motupa
{{flagicon|RSA}} Lebogang Phiri
{{flagicon|SWZ}} Njabulo Ndlovu
{{flagicon|SWZ}} Wonder Nhleko
{{flagicon|SWZ}} Sabelo Ndzinisa
{{flagicon|SWZ}} Tony Tsabedze
{{flagicon|ZAM}} Paul Katema
{{flagicon|ZAM}} Spencer Sautu
{{flagicon|ZAM}} Charles Zulu
{{flagicon|ZIM}} Teenage Hadebe
{{flagicon|ZIM}} Marshal Mudehwe
{{flagicon|ZIM}} Obadiah Tarumbwa

;1 own goal

{{flagicon|NAM}} Angula da Costa (playing against Botswana)

References

External links

[http://www.cosafa.com Official site]

2016

Category:2016 in African football

Category:International association football competitions hosted by Namibia

Category:2016 in Namibian sport

Category:Football competitions in Windhoek

Category:June 2016 sports events in Africa

Category:21st century in Windhoek