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The 2008 COSAFA Cup
COSAFA Cup
The COSAFA Senior Challenge is an annual tournament for teams from Southern Africa organized by COSAFA, inaugurated after the ban against the Republic of South Africa had been lifted and the African Cup of Nations had been staged there in 1996...

is the 12th edition of the football tournament that involves teams from Southern Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

.

Due to their internal competitions calendar, Angola

Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...

decided to send their under-20 national team to play in this tournament and South Africa will play with a "Development XI"

South Africa national development football team

The South Africa national development football team, is a development football team, which represents South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. The team's main objective is to give international exposure to fringe...

; therefore matches involving Angola and South Africa will not count towards FIFA ranking according to FIFA.

South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

won the tournament defeating Mozambique

Mozambique

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...

2-1 in the final

Group A

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Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
5	3	1	2	0	4	3
5	3	1	2	0	3	2
4	3	1	1	1	8	2
1	3	0	1	2	2	10

through to quarter finals after a coin toss win.
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Group B

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Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
7	3	2	1	0	5	1
6	3	2	0	1	2	1
4	3	1	1	1	2	2	0
0	3	0	0	3	0	5

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Final tournament

Angola, Zambia, South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana were seeded directly for the quarter finals according to FIFA World Rankings

FIFA World Rankings

The FIFA World Rankings is a ranking system for men's national teams in association football, currently led by Spain. The teams of the member nations of FIFA , football's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results with the most successful teams being ranked highest...

of April 2008. This decision was made May 21, 2008 and confirmed on July 7, 2008.. The actual draw for the 2 qualifying groups and the quarter finals according to these seeds was held on June 10, 2008.

Quarter finals

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Semi finals

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3rd Place Match

Final

Scorers

4 goals Phillip Zialor

3 goals Praxis Rabemananjara

Praxis Rabemananjara

Stéphane Praxis Rabemananjara is a Malagasy football striker currently playing for Saint-Denis FC :fr:Saint-Denis FC. He is a member of the Madagascar national football team.- External links :*...

2 goals Tovohery Rabenandrasana

Tovohery Rabenandrasana

Tovohery Rabenandrasana is a Malagasy footballer currently plays for Academie Ny Antsika, he played formerly on loan for AA Antsirabe.-External links:*...

Momed Hagi Lazarus Kaimbi

Lazarus Kaimbi

Lazarus Kaimbi is a Namibian football striker who plays for Osotspa Saraburi. Kaimbi joined Jomo Cosmos from Ramblers F.C. of Namibia in November 2006. A member of the Namibia national football team, Kaimbi competed with the team at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations....

Quinton Jacobs

Quinton Norman Jacobs is a Namibian football midfielder who plays for United Sikkim FC. in the I-League 2nd Division.- Career :...

Marchelino Fransch

1 goal Moli Lesesa

Moli Lesesa

Moli Lesesa is a Lesothan footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Joy Leribe. Since 2008, he has won 13 caps and scored one goal for the Lesotho national football team.-External links:...

Thabane Rankara

Thabane Rankara is a Lesothan footballer who currently plays as a striker for Lesotho Prison Service. He has won 11 caps and scored three goals for the Lesotho national football team since 2002.-External links:...

Fisher Kondowe

Fisher Kondowe is a Malawian football player who currently plays for Black Leopards in South Africa. His position is midfielder.-External links:* at National Football Teams...

Chiukepo Msowoya

Chiukepo Msowoya is a Malawian footballer, who currently plays for in the South African Premier Soccer League.-International career:...

Johan Marmitte

Johan Marmitte is a football player who currently plays for Curepipe Starlight SC in the Mauritian Premier League and for the Mauritius national football team as a midfielder. He is featured on the Mauritian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game.- References :*...

Wesley Marquette

Wesley Marquette is a football player who currently plays for AS Possession in the Réunion Premier League and for the Mauritius national football team as a forward. He is featured on the Mauritian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game.- References :*...

Tico-Tico

Manuel José Luís Bucuane , best known as Tico-Tico, is a Mozambican football striker who plays for Desportivo de Maputo in Mozambique.-Career:...

Nito

Nito was a trading post of the Maya civilization in Mesoamerica. The site was located at the mouth of the Dulce River, where the river empties into the Gulf of Honduras. The modern Guatemala city of San Gil de Buena Vista in Izabal Department now occupies the area.The Maya created a network of...

Gerson Txuma Jamuovandu Ngatjizeko

Jamuovandu Ngatjizeko

Jamuovandu Ngatjizeko is a Namibian football midfielder currently playing for Jomo Cosmos.- Career :African Stars will put to test their latest arrival in Jamu Ngatjizeko who deserted Civics earlier this season....

Don Anacoura Collin Laporte Trevor Poiret Rooi Mahamutsa

Rooi Mahamutsa

Rooi Mahamutsa is a South African football right-back for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates and South Africa.-References:...

Lefa Tsutsulupa

Lefa Tsutsulupa is a South African football midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Moroka Swallows and South Africa. He captains Swallows.-External links:* at National Football Teams...

Phinda Dlamini

Phinda Dlamini is a Swaziland international footballer who plays as a striker. As of February 2010, he plays for Green Mamba in the Swazi Premier League and has won 10 caps and scored one goal for his country.-References:...

Gcina Mazibuko

Gcina Mazibuko is a Swaziland international footballer who plays as a striker. As of February 2010, he plays for Royal Leopards in the Swazi Premier League and has won 17 caps and scored one goal for his country.-External links:...

Mfanzile Dlamini

Mfanzile Dlamini is a Swaziland international footballer who plays as a striker. As of February 2010, he plays for Royal Leopards in the Swazi Premier League and has won 22 caps and scored five goals for his country.-External links:...

Emmanuel Mayuka

Emmanuel Mayuka is a Zambian football striker. He currently plays for BSC Young Boys.-Career:Mayuka is a former player for hometown Kabwe Warriors. In early 2008, Mayuka was the youngest player at the Ghana 2008 African Cup of Nations and he made his competition debut against Sudan.-Maccabi Tel...

Francis Kombe

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