COSAFA Senior Challenge 2013

COSAFA Senior Challenge 2013
2013 COSAFA Senior Challenge
Number of nations	13
African champions	Zambia (4th title)
venue	Zambia
Endgame	Zimbabwe 1: 2 Zambia
Games	20th
Gates	56  (⌀: 2.8 per game)

The COSAFA Senior Challenge 2013 took place from July 6th to 20th, 2013 in Zambia . After the cancellation of the COSAFA Senior Challenge 2010 and the tournaments not held in 2011 and 2012 due to financial problems, it is the first event since 2009.

13 teams from the South African region (as well as others with guest performance rights) competed for the title of "Master of Southern Africa ".

The tournament was endowed with one million South African rand .

Preliminary round / qualification

The national teams of Comoros and Madagascar have not signed up for the tournament. Instead, the Kenyan national soccer team and the Tanzanian national soccer team were invited as visiting teams.

On May 17, 2013 Tanzania canceled its participation. On May 20, it was announced that the Equatorial Guinean national soccer team will replace the team from Tanzania. On June 24, 2013, Equatorial Guinea also canceled its participation due to financial problems.

Attendees

The six teams with the highest position in the FIFA world rankings automatically qualified for the quarter-finals. The other participants had to compete in a group stage.

country	FIFA square
Zambia	45
South Africa	62
Angola	94
Zimbabwe	101
Mozambique	106
Malawi	109
Kenya	122
Botswana	122
Namibia	125
Lesotho	156
Swaziland	183
Mauritius	189
Seychelles	199

Finals

Venues

Lusaka Ndola Kitwe

Venues

city	Stadion	capacity
Lusaka	Nkoloma Stadium	5,500
Ndola	Levy Mwanawasa Stadium	44,000
Kitwe	Arthur Davies Stadium	15,500
Kitwe	Nkana stadium	10,000

Group stage

Group A

Group A games took place in Lusaka between July 6 and 10 , with the exception of one game in Kitwe .

July 6, 2013 - 2:30 p.m.	Equatorial Guinea	-	Mauritius	Equatorial Guinea withdrawn
July 6, 2013 - 2:30 p.m.	Mauritius	-	Namibia	1: 2 (0: 2)
July 8, 2013 - 2:30 p.m.	Namibia	-	Seychelles	4: 2 (2: 2)
July 8, 2013 - 5:00 p.m.	Equatorial Guinea	-	Seychelles	Equatorial Guinea withdrawn
July 10, 2013 - 3:00 p.m.	Equatorial Guinea	-	Namibia	Equatorial Guinea withdrawn
July 10, 2013 - 3:00 p.m. in Kitwe	Mauritius	-	Seychelles	4: 0 (3: 0)

rank	country	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Namibia	2	2	0	0	6: 3	6th
2.	Mauritius	2	1	0	1	5: 2	3
3.	Seychelles	2	0	0	2	2: 8	0
X.	Equatorial Guinea

Group B

Group B games took place in Kitwe between July 7th and 11th , with the exception of one game.

July 7, 2013 - 1:00 p.m.	Kenya	-	Lesotho	2: 2 (0: 1)
July 7, 2013 - 3:30 p.m.	Botswana	-	Swaziland	0-0
July 9, 2013 - 1:00 p.m.	Lesotho	-	Botswana	3: 3 (0: 1)
July 9, 2013 - 3:30 p.m.	Kenya	-	Swaziland	2: 0 (1: 0)
July 11, 2013 - 3:00 p.m. in Lusaka	Kenya	-	Botswana	1: 2 (0: 1)
July 11, 2013 - 3:00 p.m.	Lesotho	-	Swaziland	2: 0 (2: 0)

rank	country	Games	S.	U	N	Gates	Points
1.	Lesotho	3	1	2	0	7: 5	5
2.	Botswana	3	1	2	0	5: 4	5
3.	Kenya	3	1	1	1	5: 4	4th
4th	Swaziland	3	0	1	2	0: 4	1

Final round

The games in the final round were played in the knockout system . If there was a draw after the normal playing time of 90 minutes, there was an extension of 15 minutes twice and, if there was still no winner after the end of the extra time, a penalty shoot-out (converted penalties in brackets). In addition, there were games between the losers of the quarter-finals.

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	July 13 in Lusaka
	Zimbabwe	1 (3 i.)
					July 17th in Ndola
	Malawi	1 (1 E.)
					Zimbabwe	2
	July 14th in Kitwe
					Lesotho	1
	Angola	1 (3 i.)
									July 20 in Ndola
	Lesotho	1 (5 E.)
									Zimbabwe	0
	July 13 in Lusaka
									Zambia	2
	South Africa	2
					July 17th in Ndola
	Namibia	1
					South Africa	0 (3 i.)			Game for third place
	July 14th in Kitwe
					Zambia	0 (5 E.)
	Zambia	3							Lesotho	1
	Mozambique	1							South Africa	2
									July 20 in Ndola

Losers round

July 16 in Kitwe
Malawi	-	Angola	2: 3 (1: 1)
July 16 in Kitwe
Namibia	-	Mozambique	0: 1 (0: 1)

Winning game:

July 18 in Kitwe
Angola	-	Mozambique	0: 1 (0: 1)

Final placements

1.  Zambia
2.  Zimbabwe
3.  South Africa
4.  Lesotho
5.  Mozambique
6.  Angola
7.  Malawi and Namibia 

Web links

• Official website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Zambia to host COSAFA Senior Challenge. MTNfootba.com, December 14, 2012 ( Memento of the original from December 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 20, 2013  
2. ↑ R1 million prize money for Cosafa Cup. Namibia Sport, May 24, 2013  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 25, 2013  
3. ↑ FKF confirms Kenya's participation in the 2013 COSAFA Cup. Michezo Africa, April 22, 2013 Retrieved May 20, 2013
4. ↑ Stars invited for 2013 COSAFA Cup. Dailynews, April 25, 2013 ( Memento of the original from May 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 20, 2013  
5. ^ Tanzania pull out of COSAFA. Supersport.com, May 17, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013
6. ↑ Namibia to play Equatorial Guinea at COSAFA Cup. Namibia Football Association, May 20, 2013 Retrieved May 21, 2013
7. ^ Equatorial Guinea withdraw from Cosafa Cup. KickOff.com, June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2013