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{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name = COSAFA Cup
| year = 2002
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| dates = 
| num_teams = 12
| confederations = 1
| finalists = 8
| venues =
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| champion = South Africa
| count =1
| second =Malawi
| matches = 12
| goals = 27
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| prevseason = [[2001 COSAFA Cup|2001]] 
| nextseason = [[2003 COSAFA Cup|2003]] 
}}

This page provides summaries to the 2002 [[COSAFA Cup]].

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

{{footballbox
|date = 16 March 2002
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Mauritius}}
|score = 2–3
|team2 = {{fb|Madagascar}}
|goals1 = [[Mamisoa Razafindrakoto]] {{goal|14|o.g.}} <br> [[Jean-Sebastien Bax]] {{goal|78}}
|goals2 = [[Jean-Yves Randriamarozaka]] {{goal|17}} <br> [[Elyse Razafindrakoto]] {{goal|44}} <br> [[Francky Randrianasoloniaina]] {{goal|58}} 
|stadium = [[Stade Anjalay]], [[Pamplemousses District|Pamplemousses]]
}}

{{footballbox
|date = 30 March 2002
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BOT}}
|score = 0–0 <br> <span style="font-size:88%"> (4–5 pen.) </span>
|team2 = {{fb|RSA}}
|stadium = [[Botswana National Stadium]], [[Gaborone]]
}}

{{footballbox
|date = 7 April 2002
|team1 = {{fb-rt|LES|1987}}
|score = 0–2
|team2 = {{fb|MOZ}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = [[Mavó]] {{goal|10}} <br> [[Jossias Macamo|Jossias]] {{goal|24}} 
|stadium = [[Setsoto Stadium]], [[Maseru]]
}}

{{footballbox
|date = 21 April 2002
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = {{fb|NAM}}
|goals1 = [[Mfanzile Dlamini]] {{goal|20|pen.|||37}} 
|goals2 = [[Ruben Van Wyk]] {{goal|36}} 
|stadium = [[Somhlolo National Stadium]], [[Lobamba]]
}}

==Quarter-finals==
The four semi-finalists of the 2001 edition Angola (holders), Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi received byes to the quarter-finals.

{{footballbox
|date = 5 May 2002
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ZIM}}
|score = 0–2
|team2 = {{fb|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 =  [[Siza Dlamini]] {{goal|60}} <br> [[Sibusiso Dlamini]] {{goal|80}}
|stadium = [[National Sports Stadium (Zimbabwe)|National Stadium]], [[Harare]]
}}
{{footballbox
|date = 18 May 2002
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Malawi}}
|score = 2–1
|team2 = {{fb|ANG}}
|goals1 = [[Essau Kanyenda]] {{goal|9}} <br> [[Fernando Pereira (Angolan footballer)|Fernando Pereira]] {{goal|37|o.g.}}
|goals2 =  [[Peter Mponda]] {{goal|51|o.g.}}
|stadium = [[Chichiri Stadium]], [[Blantyre]]
}}
{{footballbox
|date = 6 July 2002
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM}}
|score = 3–0
|team2 = {{fb|MOZ}}
|goals1 = [[Rotson Kilambe]] {{goal|10||57}} <br> [[Chaswe Nsofwa]] {{goal|37}}
|goals2 =  
|stadium = [[Independence Stadium (Zambia)|Independence Stadium]], [[Lusaka]]
}}
{{footballbox
|date = 21 July 2002
|team1 = {{fb-rt|RSA}}
|score = 0–0 <br> <span style="font-size:88%"> (4–1 pen.) </span>
|team2 = {{fb|MAD}}
|stadium = [[Boet Erasmus Stadium]], [[Port Elizabeth]]
}}

==Semi-finals==
{{footballbox
|date = 10 August 2002
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Malawi}}
|score = 1–0  
|team2 = {{fb|ZAM}}
|goals1= [[Essau Kanyenda]] {{goal|66|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Chichiri Stadium]], [[Blantyre]]
}}
{{footballbox
|date = 24 August 2002
|team1 = {{fb-rt|RSA}}
|score = 4–1 
|team2 = {{fb|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}
|goals1= [[Teboho Mokoena (footballer, born 1974)|Teboho Mokoena]] {{goal|28||64}} <br> [[Jabu Pule]] {{goal|78|pen.}} <br> [[Stanton Fredericks]] {{goal|89}}
|goals2= [[Siza Dlamini]] {{goal|57}} 
|stadium = [[Peter Mokaba Stadium]], [[Polokwane]]
}}

==Final==
{{footballbox
|date = 21 September 2002
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Malawi}}
|score = 1–3 
|team2 = {{fb|RSA}}
|goals1= [[Patrick Mabedi]] {{goal|41|pen.}} 
|goals2= [[Patrick Mayo]] {{goal|42||58}} <br> [[Jimmy Kauleza]] {{goal|88}}
|stadium = [[Chichiri Stadium]], [[Blantyre]]
}}
{{footballbox
|date = 28 September 2002
|team1 = {{fb-rt|RSA}}
|score = 1–0 
|team2 = {{fb|Malawi}}
|goals1= [[Benedict Vilakazi (soccer)|Benedict Vilakazi]] {{goal|90}} 
|goals2= 
|stadium = [[Kings Park Stadium]], [[Durban]]
}}

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{{winners|fb|2002 COSAFA Cup|South Africa|First}}

==External links==
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cosafa02.html Details at RSSSF archives]

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