COSAFA Cup 2004

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COSAFA Cup 2004
2004 COSAFA Castle Cup
Number of nations 12 (8 finalists)
South African champions AngolaAngola Angola
venue -
opening June 13, 2004
Endgame November 20, 2004
Gates 21st
Top scorer ZimbabweZimbabwe Peter Ndlovu 3 goals

The eighth edition of the COSAFA-Cup , officially COSAFA Castle Cup 2004 , took place from June 13th to November 20th, 2004 . Eight teams from South Africa played for the title of South African champion. Angola won its third title. The preliminary round took place from January 10th to May 9th.

Game mode

The top four of the last tournament were automatically qualified for the final round of the tournament . The remaining eight participants played in the first round, the four winners of which qualified for the finals. The tournament was continued in the knockout system.

1st round / qualification

The first round took place from January 10th to May 9th, 2004. Mauritius, Botswana, Mozambique and Angola qualified for the finals.

January 10, 2004 in Curepipe
MauritiusMauritius Mauritius - South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 2: 0 (0: 0)
February 29, 2004 in Maseru
Lesotho 1987Lesotho Lesotho - BotswanaBotswana Botswana 0: 0, 10:11 a.m.
April 18, 2004 in Maputo
MozambiqueMozambique Mozambique - MadagascarMadagascar Madagascar 2: 0 (0: 0)
May 9, 2004 in Luanda
AngolaAngola Angola - NamibiaNamibia Namibia 2: 1 (1: 0)

Finals

Quarter finals

June 13, 2004 in Maputo
MozambiqueMozambique Mozambique - Malawi 1964Malawi Malawi 2: 0 (1: 0)
June 27, 2004 in Somhlolo
SwazilandSwaziland Swaziland - ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwe 0: 5 (0: 2) *
July 18, 2004 in Luanda
AngolaAngola Angola - BotswanaBotswana Botswana 1: 1 (1: 1), 5: 3 n.e.
July 31, 2004 in Lusaka
ZambiaZambia Zambia - MauritiusMauritius Mauritius 3: 1 (1: 0)

* After 83 minutes the game was over and Zimbabwe was declared the winner.

Semifinals

September 29, 2004 in Maputo
MozambiqueMozambique Mozambique - AngolaAngola Angola 0: 1 (0: 0)
October 24, 2004 in Harare
ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwe - ZambiaZambia Zambia 0: 0, 4: 5 n.e.

final

November 20, 2004 in Lusaka
ZambiaZambia Zambia - AngolaAngola Angola 0: 0 n.V., 4: 5 n.E.

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