Prize Money
Purse R1.57m
Winner R530 000
Runner-up R265 000
Semis ea R145 000
Quarters ea R80 000
Entrants ea R65 000
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Council of Southern African Football Associations Cup 2001 |
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February 11 - September 302001 Champions: Angola |
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 Angola won the COSAFA Castle Cup for the second time after beating Zimbabwe 1-0 in the dying minutes of their away leg.
The COSAFA Castle Cup is the most lucrative regional cup on the continent offering R1.57 million in prize money. This, the fifth tournament, equals the highest ever total of 11 participant countries. Madagascar was disqualified for failing to participate in the 2000 COSAFA Cup Under-20 Tournament, while Seychelles, the 13th member country, was excluded due to 'budgetary constraints'. The four winners plus the best loser entered the quarter-finals, along with Angola, Lesotho and holders Zimbabwe who had byes into the last eight. |
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| Final | |||
| Sep 30 | Zimbabwe | 0-1 |
Angola
Flavio Amado 87 |
| Sep 16 | Angola | 0-0 | Zimbabwe |
| Semi-finals | |||
| Aug 25 | Malawi | 0-2 |
Zimbabwe Edzai Kasinauyo 21, Maxwell Dube 58 |
| Aug 18 |
Zambia Chaswe Nsofwa 36 |
1-1 |
Angola Fabrice Maieco 11 won 4-2 on penalties |
| Quarter-finals | |||
| Jul 21 |
Malawi Mabedi 84pen |
1-0 | South Africa |
| Jul 8 |
Zimbabwe Ronald Sibanda 26, Luke Jukelile 56 |
2-1 |
Swaziland Wonder Nhleko 72 |
| Jun 24 |
Lesotho Teele Ntsonyana 57 |
1-2 |
Zambia Harry Milanzi 18, Gift Kampamba 48 |
| Jun 10 |
Angola Quinzinho 12 |
1-0 | Mauritius |
| First Round Knock Out | |||
| Apr 29 | Mozambique | 0-3 |
South Africa Pollen Ndlanya 25, Nkosinathi Nhleko 68, Clement Mazibuko 89 |
| Apr 8 |
Mauritius
Kersley Appou 87 |
1-0 | Namibia |
| Mar 17 | Botswana | 0-1 |
Malawi
Essau Kanyenda 75 |
| Feb 11 |
Swaziland Swaziland win 2-1 on penalties |
0-0 | Zambia |