| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | 
Zambia (1st title) |
| Runners-up | 
Namibia |
| Third place | 
Mozambique |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 45 (3.21 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Adelino (4) |
This page provides summaries of the 1997 COSAFA Cup, the first edition of the tournament.
Qualifying round
Botswana  | 1 – 4 | 
Malawi |
|---|---|---|
Aaron Lesupi  3' (
pen.) |
Felix Nyirongo 27' John Maduka 51' Jones Nkhwazi 73' Meck Mwase 88' |
Attendance: 8,000
Lesotho  | 0 – 2 |
Zambia |
|---|---|---|
|
Edward Kangwa 10' Mwape Miti 15' |
Attendance: 20,000
Swaziland  | 0 – 4 |
Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Adelino 36', 42', 70' Eurico 83' |
Attendance: 15,000
|
Namibia | 2 – 1 (aet) | 
Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
|
Johannes Hindjou 87' (
pen.), 119' (
pen.) |
Gilbert Mushangazhike 76' (
pen.) |
Attendance: 8,000
Final round
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Zambia
|
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
|
Namibia
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
|
Mozambique
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
Tanzania
|
3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
|
Malawi
|
2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
|
Malawi | 2 – 2 |
Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
|
Jones Nkhwazi 57' Albert Mpinganjira 70' |
Tico-Tico 31' Nuro Tualibudane 79' |
|
Zambia | 4 – 0 |
Malawi |
|---|---|---|
|
Paul Chella 26' Edward Kangwa 44' Mwape Miti 85' Nelson Banda 88' |
|
Mozambique | 3 – 0 |
Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
|
Tico-Tico 50', 69' Adelino 76' |
Attendance: 50,000
|
Namibia | 4 – 1 |
Malawi |
|---|---|---|
|
Gervatius Uri Khob 35' Sandro de Gouveia 57' Johannes Hindjou 69' Eliphas Shivute 75' |
Lovemore Fazili 77' |
Attendance: 8,000
|
Tanzania | 2 – 2 |
Zambia |
|---|---|---|
|
Edibilly Lunyamila 56' Hussein Marsha 75' (
pen.) |
Masauso Tembo 71' Alex Namazaba 83' |
Attendance: 22,000
|
Mozambique | 1 – 1 |
Namibia |
|---|---|---|
|
Pinto Barros 15' |
Silvester Goraseb 44' |
Attendance: 15,000
|
Zambia | 2 – 1 |
Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
|
Frazer Kamwandi 50', 81' |
Sergio Faife 51' |
|
Malawi | 2 – 2 |
Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
|
Lovemore Fazili 19' Jones Nkhwazi 72' |
Idelphonce Amlima 7' Victor Bambo 43' |
Attendance: 9,000
|
Namibia | 1 – 1 |
Zambia |
|---|---|---|
|
Mohammed Ouseb 47' (
pen.) |
David Siame 32' |
Attendance: 12,000
Individual scorers
- 4 goals
-
Adelino
-
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
External links
- Details of the 1997 COSAFA Cup at RSSSF