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]
Contents
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
Venues
| Windhoek | |
|---|---|
| Sam Nujoma Stadium | Independence Stadium |
| Capacity: 10,300 | Capacity: 25,000 |
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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 |
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| 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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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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
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
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- ↑ http://www.kickoff.com/news/62991/psl-causes-cosafa-cup-delay-
- ↑ http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank=261/index.html
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- ↑ https://twitter.com/COSAFAMEDIA/status/725631129164849153
- ↑ http://www.cosafa.com/2016-cosafa-castle-cup-draw-throws-up-tasty-ties
