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Wikipedia / COSAFA Cup

The COSAFA Cup (known fully as COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup) is an annual tournament for teams from Southern Africa organised by Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA), inaugurated after the ban against the Republic of South Africa had been lifted and the Africa Cup of Nations had been staged there in 1996.

History

The following teams have participated in the tournament in the past: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini (Swaziland), Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Additionally, seven non-COSAFA members have competed: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Senegal. Zambia has won the most titles with seven wins, followed by Zimbabwe with six wins. Zambia has been the most prolific side in the competition failing to reach the top 4 only four times since the tournament's inception. The first editions of the competition were a knockout tournament staged over several months. As the competition grew, it transformed into a series of mini-tournaments.

The 2010 COSAFA Senior Challenge was to be the 14th edition of the football tournament that involves teams from Southern Africa. In July 2010 it was confirmed that Angola would host the competition. The 2010 edition of the competition was cancelled in October, 2010. COSAFA stated that the Angolan authorities did not give enough guarantees to host the tournament.

Results

A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Teams reaching the top four

Medals (1997-2025)

Participating nations

  1. Legend

  2. – Champions

  3. – Runners-up

  4. – Third place

  5. – Fourth place

  6. 5th – Fifth place

  7. – Semi-finals

  8. QF – Quarter-finals

  9. GS – Group stage

  10. 1R – First round

  11. 2R – Second round

  12. Q – Qualified

  13. Hosts

  14. – – Did not enter

  15. –– – Withdrew before qualification / Banned

*D.R. Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Senegal are not COSAFA members, but have been invited to participate in the past. 1 Withdrew from tournament. 2 Tournament not played.

Summary (1997–2022)

COSAFA Cup invitees are included in the table with blue.

Top scorers

Laurindo 'Depú' Aurélio of Angola all-time top goalscorer in the tournament with 13 goals each.The secund goalscorer is Peter Ndlovu of Zimbabwe and Manuel 'Tico-Tico' Bucuane of Mozambique position with 10 goals.

See also

Notes

References

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