2019 COSAFA Cup

2019 COSAFA Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
Dates25 May–8 June[1]
Teams13 (from 2 sub-confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Zambia (5th title)
Runners-up Botswana
Third place Zimbabwe
Fourth place Lesotho
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored48 (2.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Malawi Gabadinho Mhango
Malawi Gerald Phiri Jr.
Mauritius Ashley Nazira
(3 goals each)
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The 2019 COSAFA Cup was the 19th 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).

The tournament was originally to be hosted in Zimbabwe but they withdrew in February 2019.[2] In April 2019, Durban of South Africa was announced as the host city.

  1. ^ "COSAFA | Durban to play host to 2019 COSAFA Cup!". cosafa.com. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Cosafa Cup: Zimbabwe pulls out of hosting southern African championship". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.