2000 COSAFA Cup

2000 COSAFA Cup

Tournament details
Teams	11 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Zimbabwe (1st title)
Runners-up	Lesotho
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	29 (2.42 per match)

This page provides summaries to the 2000 COSAFA Cup.

First Round

Seychelles and Madagascar registered for the tournament following their admission to COSAFA (like Mauritius) but were excluded from participation due to 'budgetary constraints'.

Winners of the first round advanced to the quarter-finals.

Zimbabwe  v  Lesotho

March 5, 2000

Zimbabwe	2–1	Lesotho
Joel Lupahla  69' Mpitsa Marai  89' (o.g.)		Masupha Majara  9'

National Stadium, Harare

Zambia  v  Botswana

March 25, 2000

Zambia	3–0	Botswana
Mark Sinyangwe  7' Harry Milanzi  32' Chaswe Nsofwa  89'

Independence Stadium, Lusaka

Malawi  v  Mozambique

April 15, 2000

Malawi	2–1	Mozambique
Daniel Chitsulo  5' Mike Kumanga  9'		Amide  59'

Chichiri Stadium, Blantyre

South Africa  v  Mauritius

April 29, 2000

South Africa	3–0	Mauritius
Patrick Mayo  13' (pen.) Godfrey Sapula  69' Siyabonga Nomvete  78'

Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng

Quarter-Finals

• Angola (holders), Namibia, Swaziland received byes to the quarter-finals.
• Lesotho also entered as the best losers from the first round (on better disciplinary record compared to Mozambique).

Zimbabwe  v  Namibia

May 14, 2000

Zimbabwe	3–2	Namibia
Luke Petros  67', 76' William Mugeyi  68'		Collin Benjamin  79' Robert Nauseb  89'

National Stadium, Harare

Malawi  v  Angola

May 20, 2000

Malawi	0–0 (4–5 pen.)	Angola

Chichiri Stadium, Blantyre

Lesotho  v  Zambia

June 11, 2000

Lesotho	0–0 (3–1 pen.)	Zambia

Setsoto Stadium, Maseru

South Africa  v  Swaziland

June 18, 2000

South Africa	2–0	Swaziland
Delron Buckley  11', 18'

Johann van Riebeeck Stadium, Witbank

Semi-Finals

Lesotho  v  Angola

July 23, 2000

Lesotho	2–1	Angola
Motlatsi Maseela  84' Teele Ntsonyana  89'		Akwá  30'

Setsoto Stadium, Maseru

South Africa  v  Zimbabwe

July 29, 2000

South Africa	0–1	Zimbabwe
		Kaitano Tembo  11'

Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Final

Lesotho  v  Zimbabwe

August 13, 2000

Lesotho	0–3	Zimbabwe
		Thabang Mahlakajoe  9' (o.g.) William Mugeyi  41' Luke Petros  52'

Setsoto Stadium, Maseru Attendance: 15,000

Zimbabwe  v  Lesotho

August 27, 2000

Zimbabwe	3–0	Lesotho
Luke Petros  15' (pen.) Robson Chisango  75' Benjamin Mwaruwara  78'

Bulawayo Attendance: 35,000

2000 COSAFA Cup
Zimbabwe First title

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