2008 COSAFA Cup

The 2008 COSAFA Cup is the 12th edition of the football tournament that involves teams from Southern Africa.

2008 COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
Dates19 July - 3 August
Teams14 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions South Africa (3rd title)
Runners-up Mozambique
Third place Zambia
Fourth place Madagascar
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored39 (1.95 per match)
Top scorer(s) Phillip Zialor (4)

Due to their internal competitions calendar, Angola decided to send their under-20 national team to play in this tournament and South Africa will play with a "Development XI"; therefore matches involving Angola and South Africa will not count towards FIFA ranking according to FIFA.

South Africa won the tournament defeating Mozambique 2-1 in the final.

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