2009 COSAFA Cup

The 2009 COSAFA Cup is the 13th edition of the football tournament that involves teams from Southern Africa.

2009 COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host countryZimbabwe
Teams13 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Zimbabwe (4th title)
Runners-up Zambia
Third place Mozambique
Fourth place South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored34 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s) Cuthbert Malajila

South Africa had originally expressed an interest in hosting the 2009 and 2010 events but later reneged[1] and Zimbabwe was given the task to host the tournament.[2]

Madagascar were to take part in the competition as the fourth team in group A, but withdrew. South Africa and Angola will take part with a Development XI and an U-20 squad respectively, and their matches will not be counted as A internationals by FIFA.

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zimbabwe 211052+34
 Lesotho 211032+14
 Mauritius 200204−40
Zimbabwe 3–0 Mauritius
Malajila  47', 55'
Mwanjali  85'		 Match report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abdul Basit Ebrahim (South Africa)
Lesotho 2–2 Zimbabwe
Maile  55' (pen.), 85' (pen.) Match report  6' Malajila
 61' Gwekwerere
Referee: Tebogo Israel Ramocha (Botswana)
Mauritius 0–1 Lesotho
Match Report  88' Marabe
Referee: Robert Ngosi (Malawi)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Botswana 321030+37
 Swaziland 320152+36
 Comoros 311124−24
 Seychelles 300326−40
Comoros 0–0 Botswana
Referee: Jose Rachide (Mozambique)
Swaziland 2–1 Seychelles
Thwala  72'
Mf. Dlamini  75'		 Match Report  6' Laurence
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Botswana 1–0 Swaziland
Ramoshibidu  55'
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)
Seychelles 1–2 Comoros
Anakora  53'  7' Ali
 76' Mouigini
Referee: Jose Rachide (Mozambique)
Swaziland 3–0 Comoros
Thwala  35'
Ma. Dlamini  56'
Mthethwa  67'
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Seychelles 0–2 Botswana
 6' Moloi
 36' Bolelang
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

Knockout stage

Bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
 South Africa 2
 Angola 0
 South Africa 1 (2)
 Zimbabwe 1 (3)
 Zimbabwe 1
 Botswana 0
 Zimbabwe 3
 Zambia 1
 Malawi 0
 Mozambique 1
 Mozambique 0
 Zambia 2
 Namibia 0
 Zambia 1

Quarter-finals
Malawi 0–1 Mozambique
 34' Josemar
Referee: Tebogo Israel Ramocha (Botswana)
Namibia 0–1 Zambia
 86' S. Sunzu
Referee: Ebrahim Abdul Basit (South Africa)
South Africa 2–0 Angola
Makhanya  67'
Manyisa  80'
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)
Zimbabwe 1–0 Botswana
Maphosa  88'
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

Semi-finals
South Africa 1–1 Zimbabwe
Bacela  37'  54' Marufu
Penalties
2–3
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)
Mozambique 0–2 Zambia
 8' Sakala
 84' F. Sunzu
Referee: Tebogo Israel Ramocha (Botswana)

3rd place
South Africa 0–1 Mozambique
 82' Hagi
Referee: Tebogo Israel Ramocha (Botswana)

Final
Zimbabwe 3–1 Zambia
Mushekwi  27', 36'
Malajila  45'		 Match Report Banda  25'
Attendance: 35.000
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

Goalscorers

4 goals:

2 goals:

1 goal:

References
  1. "COSAFA seek hosts for 2009 COSAFA Senior Challenge". COSAFA.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
  2. "Zimbabwe hosts 2009 Cosafa Tournament". AfricaNews.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
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