Zimbabwe Senior men’s Football team, the Warriors will be seeking to reach an unprecedented century of goals in the history of the Cosafa senior men’s tournament when they get the defence of their title underway in the quarter-final stage this month.

This year’s version of the Jamboree gets underway in Polokwane, Limpopo province, in South Africa on May 27, with the final set for June 9.
The Warriors will be eager to add to their 94 goals and become the first team in Cosafa to reach the 100-goal tally.

With the technical department indicating that it wants a full-strength squad for the tournament so as to prepare for the Total African Cup of Nations in September, the six goals might not be a far-fetched idea, especially if they can go all the way to the final.

Zimbabwe’s fifth Cosafa Cup success in 2017 also sees them leading the all-time table for the number of matches won since the championship was first launched in 1997.

Both Zimbabwe and Zambia have played 52 matches in the competition, but the Warriors lead with 33 wins, while Chipolopolo have 27. Both sides have lost just eight games in the last 21 years.

Zambia (76 goals) has the next highest number of goals scored in the tourney, with Namibia (62) and South Africa (54) the only other sides to pass the half-century mark.

Zambia have also been involved in the most draws (17), while South Africa have the fewest defeats (seven).

Mozambique, Malawi and Lesotho have lost the most games (19), although Likwena have the worst loss percentage, as their defeats are from 39 games.
Zimbabwe have five titles, followed by Zambia and South Africa with four each, while Angola have three and Namibia (one).

Cosafa Cup all-time table (Member nations only)

P     W     D     L     GF     GA

Zimbabwe     52     33     11     8     94     38

Zambia     52     27     17     8     76     35

South Africa     41     22     12     7     54     24

Namibia     47     17     16     14     62     50

Angola     40     16     13     11     39     35

Swaziland     39     14     10     15     39     48

Mozambique     42     14     9     19     42     58

Malawi     43     12     12     19     40     54

Madagascar     28     12     5     11     34     31

Lesotho     39     9     11     19     38     54

Botswana     35     6     13     16     24     40

Mauritius     29     6     5     18     21     46

Seychelles     22     1     3     18     14     51

Comoros Islands     6     1     1     4     2     8