The 2013 COSAFA Cup, sponsored by

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and officially named the 2013 COSAFA Castle Cup, was the 14th edition of the

COSAFA Cup The COSAFA Cup or 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 ...

, an international football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of the

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(COSAFA). It was hosted by Zambia in July 2013.

Participants

Comoros and Madagascar did not enter for unknown reasons. While Kenya and Tanzania, both members of the

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(CECAFA) were invited. On 17 May 2013, Tanzania withdrew, citing conflicting schedules with

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qualifiers and the

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. The Tanzanian and Ugandan Federations were unable to agree on a new date for the African Nations Championship qualifying game due to a conflict with the FUFA elections. Tanzania were replaced with Equatorial Guinea, a member of the

Central African Football Federations' Union The Central African Football Federations' Union (french: Union des Fédérations de Football d'Afrique Centrale; pt, União das Federações Centroafricanas de Futebol; es, Unión de Federaciones de Fútbol de África Central), officially abbrevi ...

(UNIFFAC), but they withdrew from the competition on 24 June. The

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from 11 April 2013 were used to decide which teams receive a bye to the quarter-final stage.

Venues

Prior to the start of the competition, the Zambian government did not provide funds to make the

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Kabwe Kabwe is the capital of the Zambian Central Province and the Kabwe District, with a population estimated at 202,914 at the 2010 census. Named Broken Hill until 1966, it was founded when lead and zinc deposits were discovered in 1902. Kabwe also ...

suitable for the competition. As a result, those games were relocated to the

Nkana Stadium Nkana Stadium, previously known as Scrivener Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Kitwe, Zambia. It serves as home stadium for MTN/FAZ Super League side Nkana F.C. The stadium underwent extensive renovations in 2013 that were sponsored by Mopani ...

Kitwe Kitwe is the third largest city in terms of infrastructure development (after Lusaka and Ndola) and second largest city in terms of size and population (after Lusaka) in Zambia. With a population of 517,543 (''2010 census provisional'') Kitwe is ...

Squads

Group stage

All times listed are local (

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Group A

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Group B

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). However, Kenya's arrival at the tournament was delayed due to the players' league commitments.''

Knockout stage

Zambia, South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi all received a bye to this stage.

Quarter-finals

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Plate competition

Plate semi-final

Plate final

Semi-final

Third place play-off

Final

Awards

The following were the individual awards:

Goalscorers

;4 goals *

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;3 goals *

Mabululu Agostinho Cristóvão Paciência best known as Mabululu, (born 10 September 1989) is Angolan international footballer who plays for Al Ittihad as a striker. He played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. In 2018–19, he signed in for Pri ...

* Thapelo Tale * Jean Stephan Pierre * Sonito ;2 goals *

Edwin Lavatsa Edwin Lavatsa (born 3 January 1993) is a Kenyan footballer who plays for Kakamega Homeboys in the Kenyan Premier League and the Kenya national team as a forward. Lavatsa spent three seasons with Gor Mahia, with whom he won the league title ...

Ralekoti Mokhahlane Ralekoti Mokhahlane (born 3 June 1986) is a Mosotho footballer who currently plays as a midfielder. He has won six caps for the Lesotho national football team The Lesotho national football team represents Lesotho in men's international foot ...

Ananias Gebhardt Ananias Junior Gebhardt (born 8 September 1988) is a Namibian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for South African Premier Division The South African Premier Division, officially referred to as the DStv Premiership for sponsors ...

* Yves Zialor * Hlompho Kekana * Tendai Ndoro ;1 goal *

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* Lemponye Tshireletso *

Jockins Atudo Jockins Atudo (born 8 August 1985) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays for Kenyan Premier League club Tusker as a defender. He previously played for Sony Sugar and Tanzanian Premier League side Azam. Atudo has also appeared f ...

* Paul Kiongera * Nkau Lerotholi * Phillip Letsie * Tlali Maile *

Motlalepula Mofolo Motlalepula Mofolo (born 7 September 1986) is a Mosotho footballer who currently plays for Lioli Teyateyaneng. International career Since 2007, Mofolo has won five caps for the Lesotho national football team. He played in his first World Cup qu ...

* Tsepo Seturumane * Gastin Simkonda * Gurty Calambé * Fabrice Pithia * Pinehas Jakob * Petrus Shitembi *

Willy Stephanus Willy Patrick Stephanus (born 26 June 1991) is a Namibian professional footballer who plays as a winger for South African club African Stars and the Namibia national team. He has played for AC Kajaani in Finland. International career Interna ...

* Neville Tjiueza * Sadney Urikhob * Mandla Masango *

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* Jimmy Chisenga * Kabaso Chongo * Bornwell Mwape * Alex Ngonga * Moses Phiri * Masimba Mambare ;1 own goal *

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(playing against Malawi) * Edwin Olerile (playing against Kenya) * Maxwell Nyamupanedengu (playing against Malawi)

References

External links

COSAFA Cup 2013
at COSAFA.com {{2013 in African football (CAF) COSAFA Cup

Cosafa Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (french: Conseil des Associations de Football en Afrique Australe; pt, Conselho das Associações de Futebol da África Austral), officially abbreviated as COSAFA, is an association of the footbal ...

International sports competitions hosted by Zambia