2023 COSAFA Cup#Group A

For the first time, all participants will enter the Group Stage for three groups of four nations. The winners of each group and best runner-up will advance to the knockout stages. The new format guarantees between three and five matches for each team. No plate competitions will be held in this edition of the tournament.{{cite web |title=Seychelles to face defending champions Zambia |url=https://www.nation.sc/articles/17984/football-hollywoodbets-cosafa-cup-2023 |publisher=nation.sc |access-date=2 June 2023}}

The draw for the group stage of the 2023 COSAFA Cup was held on 26 May 2023 in Johannesburg.

Group stage matches will be played between 5–12 July 2023.

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|team_order= RSA, BOT, SWZ, NAM

|update=complete

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|win_NAM=0 |draw_NAM=2 |loss_NAM=1 |gf_NAM=2 |ga_NAM=3 |status_NAM=

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|name_SWZ={{fb|SWZ}}

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|col_QF=green1 |text_QF=Advance to knockout stage

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|date = 5 July 2023

|time = 15:00

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

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|BOT}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• Ditsele {{goal|23}}

|stadium = King Zwelithini Stadium

|location = Durban

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://cosafa.com/south-africa-and-namibia-draw-botswana-win-group-a-opener/

}}

{{Football box

|date = 5 July 2023

|time = 18:00

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

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|NAM}}

|goals1 =

• Human {{goal|48}}

|goals2 =

• Kambindu {{goal|43}}

|stadium = King Zwelithini Stadium

|location = Durban

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://cosafa.com/south-africa-and-namibia-draw-botswana-win-group-a-opener/

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 8 July 2023

|time = 15:00

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

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|BOT}}

|goals1 =

• Rayners {{goal|66|pen.}}
• Mogaila {{goal|68}}

|goals2 =

• Kgamanyane {{goal|63}}

|stadium = King Zwelithini Stadium

|location = Durban

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://cosafa.com/south-africa-eswatini-get-crucial-group-a-wins-in-durban/

}}

{{Football box

|date = 8 July 2023

|time = 18:00

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

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fb|SWZ}}

|goals1 =

• Limbondi {{goal|34}}

|goals2 =

• Matse {{goal|41}}
• Matsebula {{goal|44}}

|stadium = King Zwelithini Stadium

|location = Durban

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://cosafa.com/south-africa-eswatini-get-crucial-group-a-wins-in-durban/

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 11 July 2023

|time = 18:00

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

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|BOT}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Moses Mabhida Stadium

|location = Durban

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://cosafa.com/malawi-south-africa-seal-semifinal-places-zambia-must-wait/

}}

{{Football box

|date = 11 July 2023

|time = 18:00

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

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|SWZ}}

|goals1 =

• Mabasa {{goal|76||88}}

|goals2 =

• Matsebula {{goal|51}}

|stadium = Princess Magogo Stadium

|location = KwaMashu

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://cosafa.com/malawi-south-africa-seal-semifinal-places-zambia-must-wait/

}}

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|team_order= MWI, ZAM, COM, SEY

|update=complete

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|win_SEY=0 |draw_SEY=0 |loss_SEY=3 |gf_SEY=2 |ga_SEY=9 |status_SEY=

|win_COM=1 |draw_COM=0 |loss_COM=2 |gf_COM=4 |ga_COM=4 |status_COM=

|name_ZAM={{fb|ZAM}}

|name_MWI={{fb|MWI}}

|name_SEY={{fb|SEY}}

|name_COM={{fb|COM}}

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=QF|result2=2nd

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|col_2nd=green1 |text_2nd={{nowrap|Advance to knockout stage based on ranking}}

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{{Football box

|date = 6 July 2023

|time = 15:00

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|score = 0–3

|team2 = {{fb|COM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• Djambae {{goal|27}}
• Djoudja {{goal|39}}
• Bacar {{goal|59}}

|stadium = King Zwelithini Stadium

|location = Durban

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://cosafa.com/malawi-edge-champions-zambia-comoros-beat-seychelles/

}}

{{Football box

|date = 6 July 2023

|time = 18:00

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

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|MWI}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• Katebe {{goal|17|o.g.}}

|stadium = King Zwelithini Stadium

|location = Durban

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://cosafa.com/malawi-edge-champions-zambia-comoros-beat-seychelles/

}}

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|date = 9 July 2023

|time = 15:00

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

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|COM}}

|goals1 =

• Mulambia {{goal|51}}
• Kangwanda {{goal|74}}

|goals2 =

• Djambae {{goal|67}}

|stadium = King Zwelithini Stadium

|location = Durban

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://cosafa.com/zambia-and-malawi-get-crucial-group-b-wins-in-durban/

}}

{{Football box

|date = 9 July 2023

|time = 18:00

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

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|SEY}}

|goals1 =

• Nkhoma {{goal|55}}
• Jacama Kumwembe {{goal|65}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = King Zwelithini Stadium

|location = Durban

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://cosafa.com/zambia-and-malawi-get-crucial-group-b-wins-in-durban/

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 11 July 2023

|time = 15:00

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

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|COM}}

|goals1 =

• Kaonga {{goal|30|pen.}}
• Mwaungulu {{goal|36}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Moses Mabhida Stadium

|location = Durban

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://cosafa.com/malawi-south-africa-seal-semifinal-places-zambia-must-wait/

}}

{{Football box

|date = 11 July 2023

|time = 15:00

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

|score = 2–4

|team2 = {{fb|ZAM}}

|goals1 =

• Labrosse {{goal|81}}
• Mellie {{goal|90|pen.}}

|goals2 =

• Kangwanda {{goal|11}}
• Kanguluma {{goal|54}}
• Mashata {{goal|58}}
• Mulambia {{goal|73}}

|stadium = Princess Magogo Stadium

|location = KwaMashu

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://cosafa.com/malawi-south-africa-seal-semifinal-places-zambia-must-wait/

}}

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|update=complete

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|name_MOZ={{fb|MOZ}}

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{{Football box

|date = 7 July 2023

|time = 15:00

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|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fb|LES}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• Mokhachane {{goal|15}}
• Sera {{goal|90+2}}

|stadium = King Zwelithini Stadium

|location = Durban

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://cosafa.com/lesotho-claim-win-angola-mozambique-draw-in-durban/

}}

{{Football box

|date = 7 July 2023

|time = 18:00

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

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|ANG}}

|goals1 =

• António {{goal|83}}

|goals2 =

• Benarfa {{goal|3}}

|stadium = King Zwelithini Stadium

|location = Durban

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://cosafa.com/lesotho-claim-win-angola-mozambique-draw-in-durban/

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 10 July 2023

|time = 15:00

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

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|MRI}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• François {{goal|8}}

|stadium = Princess Magogo Stadium

|location = KwaMashu

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://cosafa.com/lesotho-through-to-semifinals-at-2023-hollywoodbets-cosafa-cup/

}}

{{Football box

|date = 10 July 2023

|time = 18:00

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

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|LES}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• Mokhachane {{goal|34}}

|stadium = Princess Magogo Stadium

|location = KwaMashu

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://cosafa.com/lesotho-through-to-semifinals-at-2023-hollywoodbets-cosafa-cup/

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 12 July 2023

|time = 15:00

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

|score = 4–2

|team2 = {{fb|LES}}

|goals1 =

• Cangue {{goal|20}}
• Amor {{goal|29}}
• Goncalves {{goal|50}}
• Moseka {{goal|88}}

|goals2 =

• Makha {{goal|3}}
• Mokokoane {{goal|44}}

|stadium = Moses Mabhida Stadium

|location = Durban

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://cosafa.com/semifinal-line-up-complete-at-2023-hollywoodbets-cosafa-cup/

}}

{{Football box

|date = 12 July 2023

|time = 15:00

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

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|MOZ}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• Abudo {{goal|38}}

|stadium = Princess Magogo Stadium

|location = KwaMashu

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://cosafa.com/semifinal-line-up-complete-at-2023-hollywoodbets-cosafa-cup/

}}

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|class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers

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|group_GrA=A

|group_GrB=B

|group_GrC=C

|name_GrA={{fb|BOT}}

|name_GrB={{fb|ZAM}}

|name_GrC={{fb|ANG}}

|update=complete

|source=[https://cosafa.com/2023-cosafa-cup/ COSAFA]

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|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Advance to knockout stage

}}

Semi-final matches where played on the 14 July 2023. The final and third-place matches where played two days later at the King Zwelithini Stadium.

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|3rdplace=yes|bold_winner=high|widescore=yes|team-width=200

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|RD2=Final

|RD3=Third-Place

|14 Jul – Durban|{{fb|MWI}}|1(0)|{{fb|LES}} {{pso}}|1(3)

|14 Jul – Durban|{{fb|RSA}}|1|{{fb|ZAM}}|2

|16 Jul – Durban|{{fb|LES}}|0|{{fb|ZAM}}|1

|16 Jul - Durban|{{fb|MWI}}|0(3)|{{fb|RSA}}{{pso}}|0(5)}}

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|date = 14 July 2023

|time = 15:00

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

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|LES}}

|goals1 = Kaonga {{goal|26|pen.}}

|goals2 = Thaba-Ntso {{goal|18}}

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 0–3

|penalties2 =

|stadium = King Zwelithini Stadium

|location = Durban

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://cosafa.com/lesotho-zambia-to-contest-2023-hollywoodbets-cosafa-cup-final/

}}

{{Football box

|date = 14 July 2023

|time = 18:00

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

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fb|ZAM}}

|goals1 =Mabasa {{goal|44}}

|goals2 =

• Mashata{{goal|50}}
• Kangwanda {{goal|69}}

|stadium = King Zwelithini Stadium

|location = Durban

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://cosafa.com/lesotho-zambia-to-contest-2023-hollywoodbets-cosafa-cup-final/

}}

{{Football box

|date = 16 July 2023

|time = 15:00

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

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|RSA}}

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|goals2 =

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 3–5

|penalties2 =

|stadium = King Zwelithini Stadium

|location = Durban

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://cosafa.com/zambia-claim-record-seventh-hollywoodbets-cosafa-cup-title/

}}

{{Football box

|date = 16 July 2023

|time = 18:00

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

|team2 = {{fb|ZAM}}

|goals1 =

|score = 0–1

|goals2 =

• Libamba {{goal|78}}

|stadium = King Zwelithini Stadium

|location = Durban

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://cosafa.com/zambia-claim-record-seventh-hollywoodbets-cosafa-cup-title/

}}

{{goalscorers

|matches=22|goals=48

|ongoing= |bold=

|updated=

|3 goals=

• {{flagicon|RSA}} Tshegofatso Mabasa
• {{flagicon|ZAM}} Albert Kangwanda

|2 goals=

• {{flagicon|COM}} Affane Djambae
• {{flagicon|SWZ}} Bongwa Matsebula
• {{flagicon|LES}} Neo Mokhachane
• {{flagicon|MWI}} Chawanangwa Kaonga
• {{flagicon|ZAM}} Golden Mashata
• {{flagicon|ZAM}} Fredrick Mulambia

|1 goal=

• {{flagicon|ANG}} Moisés Amor
• {{flagicon|ANG}} Mankoka Afonso
• {{flagicon|ANG}} Cesar Cangue
• {{flagicon|ANG}} Emanuel Goncalves
• {{flagicon|ANG}} Osvaldo Moseka
• {{flagicon|BOT}} Lebogang Ditsele
• {{flagicon|BOT}} Thatayaone Kgamanyane
• {{flagicon|COM}} Raidou Bacar
• {{flagicon|COM}} Ibroihim Djoudja
• {{flagicon|SWZ}} Sifiso Matse
• {{flagicon|LES}} Tumelo Makha
• {{flagicon|LES}} Rethabile Mokokoane
• {{flagicon|LES}} Motebang Sera
• {{flagicon|MRI}} Marie Matthieu Aurélien François
• {{flagicon|MWI}} Christopher Jacama Kumwembe
• {{flagicon|MWI}} Patrick Mwaungulu
• {{flagicon|MWI}} Lanjesi Nkhoma
• {{flagicon|MOZ}} Dayo António
• {{flagicon|MOZ}} Ali Abudo
• {{flagicon|NAM}} Elmo Kambindu
• {{flagicon|NAM}} Absalom Iimbondi
• {{flagicon|SEY}} Brandon Labrosse
• {{flagicon|SEY}} Warren Mellie
• {{flagicon|RSA}} Rowan Human
• {{flagicon|RSA}} Shaune Mogaila
• {{flagicon|RSA}} Iqraam Rayners
• {{flagicon|ZAM}} Killian Kanguluma
• {{flagicon|ZAM}} Moyela Libamba

|1 own goal=

• {{flagicon|ZAM}} Aaron Katebe (against Malawi)

}}

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