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{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name =
| year = 1998
| othertitles =
| image = 
| size = 
| caption = 
| country = 
| country2 = 
| dates = 
| num_teams = 10
| confederations = 1
| finalists = 5
| venues =
| cities =
| champion =Zambia
| count =2
| second = Zimbabwe
| third =  Angola
| matches = 15
| goals = 37
| attendance = 
| top_scorer =  
| player = 
| updated = 
| prevseason = [[1997 COSAFA Cup|1997]] 
| nextseason = [[1999 COSAFA Cup|1999]] 
}}

This page provides summaries of the 1998 [[COSAFA Cup]], the second edition of the tournament.

[[File:1998 COSAFA Cup.png|thumb|Participating nations in 1997 COSAFA Cup
{{col-begin}} {{col-2}}{{legend|#0023F5|Final round}} {{col-2}}{{legend|#3282F6|Qualifying round}}{{col-end}}
]]

==Qualifying round==
{{Footballbox 
|date = January 10, 1998
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|MWI}}
|score = 0 &ndash; 1
|team2 = {{Fb|ZAM}}
|goals1 =  
|goals2 = [[Kenneth Malitoli]] {{Goal|39}} 
|stadium = [[Blantyre]]
|attendance = 40,000
}}

{{Footballbox 
|date = January 18, 1998
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|LES|1987}}
|score = 0 &ndash; 2
|team2 = {{Fb|ZIM}}
|goals1 =  
|goals2 = [[Benjamin Nkonjera]] {{Goal|47}} <br /> [[Teele Nts'onyana]]{{Goal|55|o.g.}} 
|stadium = [[Maseru]]
|attendance = 12,000
}}

{{Footballbox 
|date = January 24, 1998
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|NAM}}
|score = 3 &ndash; 2 (aet)
|team2 = {{Fb|RSA}}
|goals1 = [[Stanley Goagoseb]] {{goal|44}} <br> [[Bimbo Tjihero]] {{goal|89}} <br> [[Berlin Auchumeb]] {{goal|100}}
|goals2 = [[Thabo Mooki]] {{Goal|39}} <br /> [[Phil Masinga]] {{Goal|62}} 
|stadium = [[Windhoek]]
|attendance = 20,000
}}

{{Footballbox 
|date = January 25, 1998
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|BOT}}
|score = 1 &ndash; 2  
|team2 = {{Fb|MOZ}}
|goals1 = [[Tshepiso Molwantwa]] {{goal|78}}
|goals2 = [[Tico-Tico]] {{goal|82}} <br> [[Avelino Kepe|Avelino]] {{goal|86}}
|stadium = [[Gaborone]]
|attendance = 18,000
}}

{{Footballbox 
|date = March 8, 1998
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}
|score = 0 &ndash; 1 (aet) 
|team2 = {{Fb|ANG}}
|goals1 =  
|goals2 = [[Jerry Gamedze]] {{goal|100|o.g.}}
|stadium = [[Somhlolo National Stadium]], [[Lobamba]]
|attendance = 5,000
}}

==Final round==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=165 |Team
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|Pts |Points}}
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|Pld |Played}}
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|W |Won}}
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|D |Drawn}}
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|L |Lost}}
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|GF |Goals for}}
!width=20 |{{Tooltip|GA |Goals against}}
|- bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left|{{fb|ZAM}}
|'''8'''||4||2||2||0||4||2
|-
|align=left|{{fb|ZIM}}
|'''6'''||4||2||0||2||8||5
|-
|align=left|{{fb|ANG}}
|'''6'''||4||1||3||0||5||4
|-
|align=left|{{fb|NAM}}
|'''5'''||4||1||2||1||6||8
|-
|align=left|{{fb|MOZ}}
|'''1'''||4||0||1||3||2||6
|}

{{Footballbox 
|date = April 19, 1998
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|ZIM}}
|score = 5 &ndash; 2
|team2 = {{Fb|NAM}}
|goals1 = [[Shepherd Muradzikwa]] {{Goal|36}} <br> [[Benjamin Nkonjera]] {{goal|44|pen.}} <br> [[Tauya Mrewa]] {{goal|53}} <br> [[Peter Ndlovu]] {{goal|72}} <br> [[Kingstone Rinhemota]] {{goal|81}}
|goals2 = [[Gervatius Uri Khob]] {{Goal|55}} <br /> [[Clemens Khaiseb]]  {{Goal|89}}
|stadium = [[Harare]]
|attendance = 20,000
}}

{{Footballbox 
|date = May 3, 1998
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|ANG}}
|score = 1 &ndash; 1
|team2 = {{Fb|ZAM}} 
|goals1 = [[Chicangala]] {{goal|65}}
|goals2 = [[Masauso Tembo]] {{Goal|49}}
|stadium = [[Luanda]]
|attendance = 15,000
}}

{{Footballbox 
|date = May 16, 1998
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|ZAM}}
|score = 1 &ndash; 0
|team2 = {{Fb|MOZ}}
|goals1 = [[Allan Kamwanga]] {{goal|1}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Lusaka]]
|attendance = 8,000
}}

{{Footballbox 
|date = May 24, 1998
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|MOZ}}
|score = 0 &ndash; 2
|team2 = {{Fb|ZIM}}
|goals1 =   
|goals2 = [[Peter Ndlovu]] {{goal|81}} <br> [[Shepherd Muradzikwa]] {{Goal|85}}
|stadium = [[Maputo]]
|attendance = 2,000
}}

{{Footballbox 
|date = May 30, 1998
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|NAM}}
|score = 1 &ndash; 1
|team2 = {{Fb|ANG}}
|goals1 = [[Fillemon Angula]] {{Goal|23}} 
|goals2 = [[Miguel Francisco Pereira|Miguel Pereira]] {{goal|48}} 
|stadium = [[Windhoek]]
|attendance = 8,000
}}

{{Footballbox 
|date = July 19, 1998
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|MOZ}}
|score = 1 &ndash; 1
|team2 = {{Fb|ANG}}
|goals1 =  [[Arnaldo Ouana|Arnaldo]] {{goal|85}}
|goals2 = [[Minhas]] {{Goal|51}}  
|stadium = [[Maputo]]
|attendance = 15,000
}}

{{Footballbox 
|date = August 8, 1998
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|ZAM}}
|score = 1 &ndash; 1
|team2 = {{Fb|NAM}}
|goals1 = [[Hillary Makasa]] {{Goal|23}} 
|goals2 = [[Johannes Hindjou]] {{Goal|43}}
|stadium = [[Lusaka]]
|attendance = 15,000
}}

{{Footballbox 
|date = August 30, 1998
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|ANG}}
|score = 2 &ndash; 1
|team2 = {{Fb|ZIM}}
|goals1 = Betinho {{Goal|36}} <br> Amaral {{goal|59}}
|goals2 = [[Tauya Mrewa]] {{Goal|39}}
|stadium = [[Luanda]]
|attendance =  25,000
}}

{{Footballbox 
|date = September 12, 1998
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|NAM}}
|score = 2 &ndash; 1
|team2 = {{Fb|MOZ}}
|goals1 = [[Razundara Tjikuzu]] {{Goal|89}} <br> [[Eliphas Shivute]] {{goal|89}}
|goals2 = [[Paulito (Mozambican footballer)|Paulito]] {{Goal|41}} 
|stadium = [[Windhoek]]
|attendance = 8,000
}}

{{Footballbox 
|date =September 27, 1998
|team1 = {{Fb-rt|ZIM}}
|score = 0 &ndash; 1
|team2 = {{Fb|ZAM}}
|goals1 =  
|goals2 = [[Rotson Kilambe]] {{Goal|79}} 
|stadium = [[Harare]]
|attendance = 25,000
}}
<br>
{| width=95%
|- align=center
|'''1998 COSAFA Cup Winner''':<br><br>[[Image:Flag of Zambia.svg|100px|Zambia]]<br>'''[[Zambia national football team|Zambia]]'''<br/>'''Second title'''
|}

==External links==
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cosafa98-det.html COSAFA Cup 1998 Details] at RSSSF.com

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