COSAFA Cup

 ( Men's International Association Football Competitions In Africa ) 

The COSAFA Cup (known fully as COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup) is an annual tournament for teams from Southern Africa organized by Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA), inaugurated after the ban against the Republic of South Africa had been lifted and the Africa Cup of Nations had been staged there in 1996.

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History The following teams have participated in the tournament in the past: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Additionally, seven non-COSAFA members have competed: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Senegal. Zambia has won the most titles with seven wins, followed by Zimbabwe with six wins. Zambia has been the most prolific side in the competition failing to reach the top 4 only four times since the tournament's inception. The first editions of the competition were a knockout tournament staged over several months. As the competition grew, it transformed into a series of mini-tournaments.

The 2010 COSAFA Senior Challenge was to be the 14th edition of the football tournament that involves teams from Southern Africa. In July 2010 it was confirmed that Angola would host the competition. The 2010 edition of the competition was cancelled in October, 2010. COSAFA stated that the Angolan authorities did not give enough guarantees to host the tournament.

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Results

1	1997 Details	Home/away							9
2	1998 Details	Home/away							10
3	1999 Details	Home/away		1–0 1–1		and			10
4	2000 Details	Home/away		3–0 3–0		and			11
5	2001 Details	Home/away		0–0 1–0		and			11
6	2002 Details	Home/away		3–1 1–0		and			12
7	2003 Details	Home/away		2–1 2–0		and			12
8	2004 Details	Various hosts		0–0 (5–4 pen.)		and			12
9	2005 Details			1–0		and			13
10	2006 Details	Various hosts		2–0		and			13
11	2007 Details			0–0 (4–3 pen.)		and			13
12	2008 Details			2–1			2–0		14
13	2009 Details			3–1			1–0		13
-	2010		Cancelled			Cancelled			14
14	2013 Details			2–0			2–1		13
15	2015 Details			2–0			2–1		14
16	2016 Details			3–2			1–0		14
17	2017 Details			3–1			0–0 (4–2 pen.)		14
18	2018 Details			4–2			1–0		14
19	2019 Details			1–0			2–2 (5–4 pen.)		13
20	2021 Details			0–0 (5–4 pen.)			1–1 (4–2 pen.)		10
21	2022 Details			1–0			1–1 (4–2 pen.)		14
22	2023 Details			1–0			0–0 (5–3 pen.)		12
23	2024 Details			5–0			2–2 (3–1 pen.)		12
24	2025 Details			3–0			1–0		14

A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

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Teams reaching the top four

	7 (1997, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2019, 2022, 2023)	6 (2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2017, 2018)	1 (2008)	1 (2001)	4 (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003)	19
	6 (2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2018)	3 (1998, 2001, 2013)	1 (2019)		2 (2004, 2006)	12
	5 (2002, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2021)	1 (2025)	2 (2013, 2023)	1 (2009)	2 (2000, 2005)	11
	5 (1999, 2001, 2004, 2024, 2025)	1 (2006)	1 (1998)		2 (2000, 2005)	9
	1 (2015)	4 (1997, 1999, 2022, 2024)		1 (1998)		6
		2 (2008, 2015)	3 (1997, 2009, 2024)	2 (2021, 2022)	2 (2004, 2007)	9
		2 (2002, 2003)	1 (2001)	1 (2023)		4
		2 (2016, 2019)		1 (2015)	2 (2006, 2007)	5
		2 (2000, 2023)	1 (2018)	3 (2013, 2017, 2019)		6
		1 (2021)	1 (2022)			2
			2 (2016, 2021)		3 (1999, 2002, 2003)	5
			1 (2015)	3 (2008, 2018, 2025)		4
			1 (2017)	1 (1997)		2
			1 (2025)	1 (2024)		2
				1 (2016)		1

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Medals (1997-2025)

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Participating nations

Legend

• – Champions
• – Runners-up
• – Third place
• – Fourth place
• 5th – Fifth place

• – Semi-finals
• QF – Quarter-finals
• GS – Group stage
• 1R – First round
• 2R – Second round

• Q – Qualified
•  — Hosts
•  –  – Did not enter
•   ––  – Withdrew before qualification / Banned

	1st ! 20
	GS ! 24
	3rd ! 8
	GS ! 24
	GS ! 24
	4th ! 13
	GS ! 23
	GS ! 19
	GS ! 24
	GS ! 24
	– ! 14
	2nd ! 23
	GS ! 24
	GS ! 22
*	– ! 1
*	– ! 0
*	– ! 1
*	– ! 2
*	– ! 2
*	GS ! 4
*	– ! 1

^*D.R. Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Senegal are not COSAFA members, but have been invited to participate in the past.
¹ Withdrew from tournament.
² Tournament not played.

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Summary (1997–2022) COSAFA Cup invitees are included in the table with blue.

75>68>57>32>15>9>12>0>

117
113
109
86
73
68
62
50
13
4
4
2
0

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Top scorers Peter Ndlovu of Zimbabwe and Tico-Tico of Mozambique are all-time top goalscorers in the tournament with ten goals each. In 2021 Felix Badenhorst of Eswatini moved into second position with nine goals.

1998	Tauya Mrewa Peter Ndlovu Shepherd Muradzikwa Benjamin Nkonjera	2
1999	Betinho	3
2000	Luke Jukulile Delron Buckley	2
2001	18 players tied	1
2002	Mfanzile Dlamini Rotson Kilambe Teboho Mokoena Siza Dlamini Patrick Mayo	2
2003	Peter Ndlovu Noel Mwandila Russel Mwafulirwa	2
2004	Peter Ndlovu	3
2005	Collins Mbesuma	4
2006	Fabrice Akwa	3
2007	Paulin Voavy	3
2008	Phillip Zialor	4
2009	Cuthbert Malajila	4
2013	Jerome Ramatlhakwane	4
2015	Sarivahy Vombola	5
2016	Felix Badenhorst	5
2017	Ovidy Karuru	6
2018	Onkabetse Makgantai	5
2019	Gabadinho Mhango Gerald Phiri Jr. Ashley Nazira	3
2021	Sepana Letsoalo	4
2022	Sabelo Ndzinisa	3
2023	Tshegofatso Mabasa Albert Kangwanda	3
2024	Depú	5
2025	Depú	8

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See also

• COSAFA Women's Championship
• COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup
• COSAFA U-17 Challenge Cup

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Notes

Kabelo
     

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External links

• Official site
• COSAFA Cup at RSSSF

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