The eleventh edition of the COSAFA-Cup , officially COSAFA Castle Cup 2007 , took place from September 29th to October 24th 2007 in South Africa . Four teams from South Africa played for the title of South African champion. South Africa won its second title. The preliminary round took place from April 28 to July 29 in Botswana, Mozambique and Swaziland.
The defending champion Zambia was automatically qualified for the finals of the tournament. The remaining 12 participants played in three groups, the winners of which qualified for the finals in South Africa. The group ranks were decided by holding a semi-final, the winners of which played a group final and those who lost a game for third place.
Preliminary round / qualification
Group A
The Group A games took place on April 28th and 29th, 2007 in the capital of Mozambique , Maputo . In this group played the eastern association members, including the island states of Madagascar and the Seychelles. Host Mozambique qualified for the finals.
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
MozambiqueMozambique
2
1
1
0
002-000
+2
04th
2.
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
2
1
1
0
001-000
+1
04th
3.
Madagascar Madagascar
2
1
0
1
005: 100
+4
03
4th
Seychelles Seychelles
2
0
0
2
000: 700
−7
00
Semifinals
April 28, 2007
Madagascar Madagascar
-
ZimbabweZimbabwe
0: 1 (0: 0)
April 28, 2007
MozambiqueMozambique
-
Seychelles Seychelles
2: 0 (0: 0)
3rd place match
April 29, 2007
MadagascarMadagascar
-
Seychelles Seychelles
5: 0 (2: 0)
final
April 29, 2007
MozambiqueMozambique
-
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
0: 0, 5: 4 n.e.
Group B
The Group B Games took place on May 26th and 27th, 2007 in Somhlolo , Swaziland . In this group, the southern member states South Africa and Lesotho, as well as Malawi and the island state Mauritius played. Group winner was South Africa.
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
South AfricaSouth Africa
2
1
1
0
002-000
+2
04th
2.
Mauritius Mauritius
2
1
1
0
000: 200
−2
04th
3.
Swaziland Swaziland
2
1
1
0
001-000
+1
04th
4th
Malawi 1964 Malawi
2
0
1
1
000: 100
−1
01
Semifinals
May 26, 2007
Swaziland Swaziland
-
MauritiusMauritius
0: 0, 5: 6 n.e.
May 26, 2007
Malawi 1964 Malawi
-
South AfricaSouth Africa
0: 0, 4: 5 n.e.
3rd place match
May 27, 2007
Malawi 1964 Malawi
-
SwazilandSwaziland
0: 1 (0: 0)
final
May 27, 2007
South AfricaSouth Africa
-
Mauritius Mauritius
2: 0 (1: 0)
Group C
The Group C Games took place on July 28 and 29, 2007 in Gaborone , Botswana . In group C, the western members of the association played Angola, Namibia and Botswana as well as Lesotho. Host Botswana prevailed in the group.
South Africa
Paulin Voavy , Teko Modise , 3 goals each
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Seychelles
Mauritius
Swaziland
Malawi
Botswana
Angola
Namibia
Lesotho
Zambia