1997 COSAFA Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Zambia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Namibia |
| Third place |  Mozambique |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 45 (3.21 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Adelino (4) |
1998 → | |
This page provides summaries of the 1997 COSAFA Cup, the first edition of the tournament.
Final round | Qualifying round |
Qualifying round
[edit]Botswana  | 1 – 4 |  Malawi |
|---|---|---|
Aaron Lesupi  3' (pen.) |
Felix Nyirongo 27' John Maduka 51' Jones Nkhwazi 73' Meck Mwase 88' |
Attendance: 8,000
Lesotho  | 0 – 2 | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Kangwa 10' Mwape Miti 15' |
Attendance: 20,000
Swaziland  | 0 – 4 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Adelino 36', 42', 70' Eurico 83' |
Attendance: 15,000
| Namibia | 2 – 1 (aet) |  Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Johannes Hindjou 87' (pen.), 119' (pen.) |
Gilbert Mushangazhike 76' (pen.) |
Attendance: 8,000
Final round
[edit]| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| Namibia
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Mozambique
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
 Tanzania
|
3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Malawi
|
2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Malawi | 2 – 2 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Jones Nkhwazi 57' Albert Mpinganjira 70' |
Tico-Tico 31' Nuro Tualibudane 79' |
| Zambia | 4 – 0 | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Chella 26' Edward Kangwa 44' Mwape Miti 85' Nelson Banda 88' |
| Mozambique | 3 – 0 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| Tico-Tico 50', 69' Adelino 76' |
Attendance: 50,000
| Namibia | 4 – 1 | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| Gervatius Uri Khob 35' Sandro de Gouveia 57' Johannes Hindjou 69' Eliphas Shivute 75' |
Lovemore Fazili 77' |
Attendance: 8,000
| Tanzania | 2 – 2 | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Edibilly Lunyamila 56' Hussein Marsha 75' (pen.) |
Masauso Tembo 71' Alex Namazaba 83' |
Attendance: 22,000
| Mozambique | 1 – 1 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
| Pinto Barros 15' |
Silvester Goraseb 44' |
Attendance: 15,000
| Zambia | 2 – 1 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Frazer Kamwandi 50', 81' |
Sergio Faife 51' |
| Malawi | 2 – 2 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| Lovemore Fazili 19' Jones Nkhwazi 72' |
Idelphonce Amlima 7' Victor Bambo 43' |
Attendance: 9,000
| Namibia | 1 – 1 | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Ouseb 47' (pen.) |
David Siame 32' |
Attendance: 12,000
Individual scorers
[edit]- 4 goals
Adelino
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
External links
[edit]- Details of the 1997 COSAFA Cup at RSSSF