2016 COSAFA Cup

2016 COSAFA Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Namibia
City	Windhoek
Dates	11-25 June 2016
Teams	14 expected
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)

The 2016 COSAFA Cup (known as COSAFA Castle Cup 2016 for sponsorship reasons^[1])will be the 16th edition of the COSAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). Originally it was to be held in Windhoek, Namibia during May 2016,^[2] however the tournament was rescheduled to avoid a clash with the South African Premier Soccer League and will now take place in June 2016.^[3]

Participating nations

National team	FIFA Ranking (April 2016)[4]	Entry round
Mauritius	154	Group stage
Seychelles	178
Swaziland	134
Madagascar	138
Zimbabwe	127
Angola	121
Lesotho	148
DR Congo (invitee)[5]	51
Botswana	91	Quarter final
Malawi	107
Mozambique	101
Zambia	78
Namibia	136
South Africa	70

Did not enter

•  Comoros

Venues

Windhoek
Sam Nujoma Stadium	Independence Stadium
Capacity: 10,300	Capacity: 25,000
22°30′57″S 17°03′39″E / 22.515966°S 17.060781°E	22°36′27″S 17°05′27″E / 22.607632°S 17.090896°E

Draw

The draw was originally scheduled to place on 25 April 2016.^[6] It was rescheduled for the 28 April 2016 and televised on SuperSport's Soccer Africa show.^[7][8]

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Zimbabwe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to Quarter-finals
2	Swaziland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Seychelles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Madagascar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Malawi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to Quarter-finals
2	Angola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Lesotho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Mauritius	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Knockout stage

The winning quarter-finalists will qualify for this round.

Quarter-finals

South Africa  v Group B winner

18 June 2016

South Africa	v	Group B winner

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Botswana  v  Namibia

18 June 2016

Botswana	v	Namibia

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Zambia  v Group A winner

19 June 2016

Zambia	v	Group A winner

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DR Congo  v  Mozambique

19 June 2016

DR Congo	v	Mozambique

Semi-finals

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Final

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25 June 2016

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Plate

The losing quarter-finalists will qualify for this round.

Semi-finals

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Final

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24 June 2016

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References

1. "COSAFA Cup 2016 launches in style with new title sponsor!". COSAFA. 3 November 2015.
2. "Cosafa Cup launch today for Namibia 2016". Kick Off Magazine. 3 November 2015.
3. http://www.kickoff.com/news/62991/psl-causes-cosafa-cup-delay-
4. http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank=261/index.html
5. "DR Congo to play at 2016 COSAFA Castle Cup". 11 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
6. "Namibia in final push for Cosafa Cup hosting". The Namibian. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
7. https://twitter.com/COSAFAMEDIA/status/725631129164849153
8. http://www.cosafa.com/2016-cosafa-castle-cup-draw-throws-up-tasty-ties

External links

• Official site