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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup
| year = 2008
| image = COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup 2008.jpg
| size = 164px
| caption =
| country = South Africa
| dates = 19 July - 3 August
| num_teams = 14
| confederations = 1
| venues = 3
| cities = 3
| champion = South Africa 
| count = 3
| second = MOZ
| third = ZAM
| fourth = MAD
| matches = 20
| goals = 39
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|SEY}} [[Phillip Zialor]] (4)
| player =
| updated =
| prevseason = [[2007 COSAFA Cup|2007]]
| nextseason = [[2009 COSAFA Cup|2009]]
}}
The '''2008 [[COSAFA Cup]]''' is the 12th edition of the football tournament that involves teams from Southern [[Africa]].

Due to their internal competitions calendar, [[Angola]] decided to send their under-20 national team to play in this tournament <ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/200807240830.html allAfrica.com: Angola/South Africa: Under 20 Team Travel to South Africa for Cosafa Cup (Page 1 of 1)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.angop.ao/noticia.asp?ID=637007 |title=Questão de calendário está na base do envio dos sub-20 |access-date=2008-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804151530/http://www.angop.ao/noticia.asp?ID=637007 |archive-date=2008-08-04 |url-status = dead|df= }}</ref> and South Africa will play with a [[South Africa national development football team|"Development XI"]]; therefore matches involving Angola and South Africa will not count towards FIFA ranking according to FIFA.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://roonba.20.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=747&start=15 |title=The Roon Ba Forum: COSAFA cup 2008 |access-date=2008-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724002801/http://roonba.20.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=747&start=15 |archive-date=2011-07-24 |url-status = dead|df= }}</ref>

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

==Qualifying==
Took place between 19–24 July, group winners qualified for the final tournament.

===Group A===

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|-
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!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
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|- align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}
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|- align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SEY}}
|'''4'''||3||1||1||1||8||2||+6
|- align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|MRI}}
|'''1'''||3||0||1||2||2||10||-8
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* {{fb|MAD}} through to quarter finals after a coin toss win.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kickoff.com/static/news/article.php?id=3840 |title=When ‘Fifa’ beats ‘Fair Play’… |access-date=2008-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410072439/http://www.kickoff.com/static/news/article.php?id=3840 |archive-date=2009-04-10 |url-status = dead|df= }}</ref>
----
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|date = 19 July 2008
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MAD}}
|score = 1 - 1 
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}
|goals1 = [[Hubert Robson]] 66'
|goals2 = [[Phinda Dlamini]] 42'
|stadium =[[Atlantic Stadium]]<br />[[Witbank]], [[South Africa]]
|attendance =
|referee =  }}
----
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|date = 19 July 2008
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|score = 0 - 7
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|stadium =Atlantic Stadium<br />Witbank, South Africa
|attendance =
|referee =  }}
----
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|date = 21 July 2008
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|score = 1 - 1 
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|team2 = {{fb|SEY}}
|goals1 = [[Tovohery Rabenandrasana]]
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|stadium =Atlantic Stadium<br />Witbank, South Africa
|attendance =
|referee =  }}
----
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|date = 21 July 2008
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MRI}}
|score = 1 - 1  
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}
|goals1 = [[Johan Marmitte]] 31'
|goals2 = [[Gcina Mazibuko]] 51'
|stadium =Atlantic Stadium<br />Witbank, South Africa
|attendance =
|referee =  }}
----
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|date = 23 July 2008
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MAD}}
|score = 2 - 1
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|MRI}}
|goals1 = [[Tovohery Rabenandrasana]] 19' <br /> [[Praxis Rabemananjara]] 68'
|goals2 = [[Wesley Marquette]] 12'
|stadium =Atlantic Stadium<br />Witbank, South Africa
|attendance =
|referee =  }}
----
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|date = 23 July 2008
|time =
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|score = 0 - 1
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|team2 = {{fb|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =  [[Mfanzile Dlamini]] 90'
|stadium =Atlantic Stadium<br />Witbank, South Africa
|attendance =
|referee =  }}
----

===Group B===

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
|-  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|NAM}}
|'''7'''||3||2||1||0||5||1||+4
|- align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|MWI}}
|'''6'''||3||2||0||1||2||1||+1
|- align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|LES}}
|'''4'''||3||1||1||1||2||2||0
|- align=center
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|COM}}
|'''0'''||3||0||0||3||0||5||-5
|}
----
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|date = 20 July 2008
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Comoros}}
|score = 0 - 3  
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nami-intres0009.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|NAM}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Lazarus Kaimbi]] {{goal|25}}<br />[[Quinton Jacobs]] {{goal|53||74}}
|stadium = [[Lilian Ngoyi Stadium]]<br /> [[Secunda, Mpumalanga|Secunda]], [[South Africa]]
|attendance = 350
|referee = Jean-Claude Labrosse (SEY)  }}
----
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|date = 20 July 2008
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|LES}}
|score = 0 - 1
|report =[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malaw-intres.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|MWI|1964}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Chiukepo Msowoya]] {{goal|77}} <ref>[https://archive.today/20081030070427/http://www.nyasatimes.com/entertainment/sport/857.html Malawi breaking news - Malawi hit Lesotho in Cosafa opener<!-- Bot generated title -->] </ref>
|stadium =Lilian Ngoyi Stadium<br /> Secunda, South Africa
|attendance = 750
|referee =  }}
----
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|date = 22 July 2008
|time =
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|score = 0 - 1
|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/malaw-intres.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|MWI|1964}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Fisher Kondowe]] {{goal|62}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=15350 |title=MTNfootball.com - Malawi On Course To Meet Hosts<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081116101507/http://mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=15350 |archive-date=2008-11-16 |url-status = dead|df= }}</ref>
|stadium =Lilian Ngoyi Stadium<br /> Secunda, South Africa
|attendance = 450
|referee =  }}
----
{{footballbox
|date = 22 July 2008
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|LES}}
|score = 1 - 1
|report =[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nami-intres0009.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|NAM}}
|goals1 = [[Thabane Rankara]] {{goal|83}}<ref>[http://www.apanews.net/apa.php?page=show_article_eng&id_article=70328 African Press Agency - Item<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|goals2 = [[Jamu Ngatjizeko]] {{goal|25}}<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/200807230830.html allAfrica.com: Namibia/Lesotho: Warriors In A Draw (Page 1 of 1)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|stadium =Lilian Ngoyi Stadium<br /> Secunda, South Africa
|attendance = 600
|referee = [[Rajindraparsad Seechurn]] (MRI) }}
----
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|date = 24 July 2008
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|Comoros}}
|score = 0 - 1
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|LES}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Moli Lesesa]] {{goal|74}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kickoff.com/static/news/article.php?id=3850 |title=Kick Off - South Africa<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080729003932/http://www.kickoff.com/static/news/article.php?id=3850 |archive-date=2008-07-29 |url-status = dead|df= }}</ref><ref name="bbc1">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7525234.stm  BBC Sport: Namibia reach Cosafa last eight]</ref>
|stadium =Lilian Ngoyi Stadium<br /> Secunda, South Africa
|attendance =
|referee =  }}
----
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|date = 24 July 2008
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MWI}}
|score = 0 - 1
|report =[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nami-intres0009.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|NAM}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Lazarus Kaimbi]] {{goal|52}} <ref name="bbc1" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.namibiasport.com.na/?q=node%2F4843 |title=Namibia beat Malawi | website=Namibia Sport Magazine |access-date=2018-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722234706/http://www.namibiasport.com.na/?q=node%2F4843 |archive-date=2011-07-22 |url-status = dead|df= }}</ref>
|stadium =Lilian Ngoyi Stadium<br /> Secunda, South Africa
|attendance = 950
|referee = Kenais Marange (ZIM) }}

==Final tournament==
Angola, Zambia, South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana were seeded directly for the quarter-finals according to [[FIFA World Rankings]] of April 2008. This decision was made 21 May 2008 and confirmed on 7 July 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=2849|title= Zambia Handed Bye in 2008 Cosafa Challenge Cup|accessdate=2008-05-21|publisher=LusakaTimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=8&aid=10&dir=2008/July/Wednesday9 |title=COSAFA clears the Zebras |accessdate=2008-07-09 |publisher=MmegiOnline |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080711125347/http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=8&aid=10&dir=2008%2FJuly%2FWednesday9 |archivedate=11 July 2008 |url-status = dead|df= }}</ref> The actual draw for the 2 qualifying groups and the quarter-finals according to these seeds was held on 10 June 2008.

===Quarter finals===
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|date = 26 July 2008
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|team1 = {{fb-rt|ANG|name=Angola U-20s}}
|score = 0 - 1
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|MAD}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Praxis Rabemananjara]] 22'<ref>[http://www.jornaldeangola.com/artigo.php?ID=89004&Seccao=desporto JORNAL DE ANGOLA online - Notícias de Angola para o Mundo<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|stadium = [[Atlantic Stadium]]<br />[[Witbank]], [[South Africa]]
|attendance =
|referee =  }}
----
{{footballbox
|date = 26 July 2008
|time =
|team1 = [[South Africa national development football team|South Africa]] {{flagicon|RSA}}
|score = 1 - 0
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|NAM}}
|goals1 = [[Rooi Mahamutsa]] 6' 
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Atlantic Stadium]]<br />[[Witbank]], [[South Africa]]
|attendance =
|referee =  }}
----
{{footballbox
|date = 27 July 2008
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BOT}}
|score = 0 - 2
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|MOZ}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Momed Hagi]] 18' <br />Nito 90'+
|stadium = [[Lilian Ngoyi Stadium]]<br />[[Secunda, Mpumalanga|Secunda]], [[South Africa]]
|attendance =
|referee =  }}
----
{{footballbox
|date = 27 July 2008
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM}}
|score = 0 - 0
(5-4 pen.)
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|ZIM}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Lilian Ngoyi Stadium]]<br />[[Secunda, Mpumalanga|Secunda]], [[South Africa]]
|attendance =
|referee =  }}

===Semi finals===
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|date = 30 July 2008
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MAD}}
|score = 1 - 2
|report =
|team2 = {{Fb|MOZ}}
|goals1 = [[Praxis Rabemananjara]] 28'
|goals2 = [[Tico-Tico]] 18' <br /> [[Momed Hagi]] 62'
|stadium = [[Thulamahashe Stadium]]<br />[[Bushbuckridge]], [[South Africa]]
|attendance =
|referee =  }}
----
{{footballbox
|date = 30 July 2008
|time =
|team1 = [[South Africa national development football team|South Africa]] {{flagicon|RSA}}
|score = 1 - 0
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|ZAM}}
|goals1 = [[Lefa Tsutsulupa]] 14'
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Thulamahashe Stadium]]<br />[[Bushbuckridge]], [[South Africa]]
|attendance =
|referee =  }}

===3rd Place Match===
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|date = 3 August 2008
|time = 13:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MAD}}
|score = 0 - 2
|report =
|team2 = {{Fb|ZAM}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Emmanuel Mayuka]] 56'<br />[[Francis Kombe]] 78'
|stadium = [[Thulamahashe Stadium]]<br />[[Bushbuckridge]], [[South Africa]]
|attendance =
|referee =  }}

===Final===
{{footballbox
|date = 3 August 2008
|time = 15:00
|team1 = [[South Africa national development football team|South Africa]] {{flagicon|RSA}}
|score = 2 - 1
|report =
|team2 = {{Fb|MOZ}}
|goals1 = [[Marchelino Fransch]] 18', 60'
|goals2 = [[Gerson Txuma]] 90+3'
|stadium = [[Thulamahashe Stadium]]<br />[[Bushbuckridge]], [[South Africa]]
|attendance =
|referee =  }}

==Scorers==
;4 goals
* {{flagicon|Seychelles}} [[Phillip Zialor]]
* {{flagicon|MAD}} [[Praxis Rabemananjara]]

;2 goals
* {{flagicon|MAD}} [[Tovohery Rabenandrasana]]
* {{flagicon|Mozambique}} [[Momed Hagi]]
* {{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Lazarus Kaimbi]]
* {{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Quinton Jacobs]]
* {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Marchelino Fransch]]

;1 goal
* {{flagicon|Lesotho}} [[Moli Lesesa]]
* {{flagicon|Lesotho}} [[Thabane Rankara]]
* {{flagicon|Malawi|1964}} [[Fisher Kondowe]]
* {{flagicon|Malawi|1964}} [[Chiukepo Msowoya]]
* {{flagicon|Mauritius}} [[Johan Marmitte]]
* {{flagicon|Mauritius}} [[Wesley Marquette]]
* {{flagicon|Mozambique}} [[Tico-Tico]]
* {{flagicon|Mozambique}} Nito
* {{flagicon|Mozambique}} [[Gerson Txuma]]
* {{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Jamuovandu Ngatjizeko]]
* {{flagicon|Seychelles}} [[Don Anacoura]]
* {{flagicon|Seychelles}} [[Collin Laporte]]
* {{flagicon|Seychelles}} [[Trevor Poiret]]
* {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Rooi Mahamutsa]]
* {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Lefa Tsutsulupa]]
* {{flagicon|Swaziland}} [[Phinda Dlamini]]
* {{flagicon|Swaziland}} [[Gcina Mazibuko]]
* {{flagicon|Swaziland}} [[Mfanzile Dlamini]]
* {{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Emmanuel Mayuka]]
* {{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Francis Kombe]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cosafa08.html Information at RSSSF archives]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7495815.stm BBC Sport:  Cosafa Cup draw]
* [http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90779/90871/6449078.html People's Online Daily: African regional tournament COSAFA Cup makes draw]
* [http://www.nyasatimes.com/entertainment/sport/football/750.html  Flames seeded in COSAFA Cup]
* [http://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=2849 Zambia Handed Bye in 2008 Cosafa Challenge Cup]

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