Goals and Highlights for Angola 3-0 South Africa in COSAFA Cup Match

And that's all for now! Soon we'll have the presentation of the Cup and more of this great final. I would like to thank you for watching this game and this edition of the COSAFA Cup, which had all the excitement of the clashes here on VAVEL. Good morning and until next time!

Resisting pressure from South Africa, Angola relied on a show from Depú to score twice, in addition to Milson closing the account at 3-0, to win the 2025 COSAFA Cup in South Africa edition of the Cup!

We will have four more minutes of injury time. Four minutes separate Angola from winning the COSAFA Cup! And Angola manages to maintain possession, exchanging passes and wasting time to make great strides towards the title! And in Angola, Gaspar and Depu left to make way for Banza and Hossi.

After the goal, South Africa made two changes, trying to attack in search of something that could be a miracle: Moralo and McCarthy left and Ramabu and Nemtajela came on, putting the team forward.

One hand on the trophy? Now it's practically two! At the edge of the area, Depu was brought down, earning a foul that could have been dangerous, but not only did he win, but it was the third goal, when Milson shot over the wall, into the left corner, sending the ball into the back of the net, Angola's third goal of the game!

Shortly after, Shabalala received the pass at the edge of the area and shot low, into the middle of the goal, for Neblu to keep it without giving a rebound. Angola made two substitutions, with Pedro Bondo and Keliano replaced by Dianzenza and Além.

On the right, Dithejane received the pass and crossed for Radiopane to volley the ball into the left corner, where Neblu palmed it away, but with the offside flag called. South Africa made two substitutions, with Dithejane and Dlamini replaced by Shabalala and Letsoalo.

Kabelo Dlamini received the pass at the edge of the box, controlled it and struck hard, but sent the ball into the middle of the goal, into the hands of Neblu. And shortly after the goal, South Africa made a change, with Letlapa coming off for Barns.

Zini received the pass on the right, beat McCarthy to the ball and invade the box and cross low for Aurelio Depu to appear alone at the edge of the penalty area, finishing low to increase the score and put one hand on the trophy!

Angola made the first change of the game, with Nteka replaced by Milson. In midfield, South Africa received a free kick, which was kicked into the box and the defense cleared the ball away. South Africa continued to press!

If in the first half, with the score tied, South Africa was already pressing and trying to create danger in attack, imagine losing the game. Bafana Bafana came back for the second half maintaining possession and going on the attack!

The players return to the pitch and the ball is already rolling for the second half of the match between Angola and South Africa, in this COSAFA Cup Final, with all the plays and emotions of the clash here on VAVEL!

South Africa maintained possession, created danger, pressed in the attacking half and dominated the game for almost 45 minutes. Almost, because Angola was the one who took the lead in the first half, with a goal from Depu to go into the break winning the COSAFA Cup final!

In the middle of the field, Angola committed a foul, and Sebelebele received a yellow card for the kick he made. Keliano hit the ball straight at goal, but it hit the wall, and the defense cleared it away, avoiding any further danger.

In midfield, Angola had a free kick, taken in the area by Pedro Bondo, in the middle of the confusion, for Depu to rise alone in the middle of the defense, heading high, with the ball hitting the crossbar and going into the back of the goal! Pressure from South Africa, no way, Angola is ahead!

On the right, South Africa had another corner kick, which was taken into the area for the defense to clear. Sebelebele got the rebound, found the pass to Letlapa, who crossed for McCarthy to head the ball into Neblu's hands.

Zini received the pass up front, controlled it and struck hard from the edge of the area, sending the ball wide to the left of the goal. Angola suffered under pressure in the final minutes and tried to escape on the counterattack, with the first shot on target in the game.

Vidinho, for a strong foul in the middle of the field, received a yellow card. Soon after the play continued until Radiopane, at the edge of the area, managed a strong shot, but was blocked by the defense, who cleared the ball away.

Sebelebele received the pass on the left, carried it into the middle and kicked hard, but sent the ball over the goal, out. South Africa became more and more free on the field, starting to be able to finish and cause danger!

On the left, Sebelebele received a pass from Dithejane and was brought down, earning a free kick, which he himself took to turn into a corner, which was hit short for Dlamini to cross and, in the confusion, the ball hit the crossbar!

South Africa, when in possession, tries to keep it, with short passes, exchanging passes and trying to create danger in this way. Angola, in turn, accelerates the game, mainly on the sides of the field, looking for crosses, but without finishing so far.

We have a tense but at the same time slow start to the game. Little has happened on the pitch in the COSAFA Cup final so far, where both teams are trying to maintain possession and control the match, but without success on either side.

On the left, South Africa had a corner kick, which was taken by Moralo, almost scoring an Olympic goal (Messi tried a few like that yesterday in the Club World Cup...). But Moralo hit it without much force, sending the ball into Neblu's hands.

The players take to the field and we already have the ball rolling for the first half of the match between Angola and South Africa, in the COSAFA Cup final, with all the plays and emotions in real time here on VAVEL!

Finally, the match between the two teams that took place in the COSAFA Cup was in 2009, but in the quarterfinals, where South Africa won 2-0, with two goals in the second half, scored by Lennox Bacela and Oupa Manyisa.
 

Finally, we have a game that promises goals in the match. Angola scored 16 goals against South Africa, thus adding up to a rather low average of 0.89 goals per game. On the other hand, South Africa scored 21 goals in the match, with a good average of 1.17 goals per game.

Although the home team is Angola, the home team is now South Africa and, at home, South Africa has hosted Angola on nine occasions, with four wins, three draws and two losses. The COSAFA Cup game that took place between the teams was on neutral ground.

There have been 18 games between the two teams in history, with three wins for Angola, nine for South Africa and six draws. In the COSAFA Cup, the interesting thing is that only one game has been played, with South Africa winning the competition.

Let's go... #BafanaPride @SABC_Sport pic.twitter.com/LDnl3WLw6X — SAFA.net (@SAFA_net) June 15, 2025

Hugo Broos, South Africa's coach, will have the following names to use during the match, going with: Darren Johnson, Mondi Mpoto, Felize Gcaba, Athenkosi Mcaba, Mduduzi Shabalala, Sanele Barns, Yandisa Mfolozi, Siyanda Msani, Masindi Nemtajela, Mokibelo Simon Tamabu and Victor Lestoalo.

South Africa is also scheduled for today's clash, going to the grand final in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with: Mbanjwa, Dithejane, Okon, McCarthy and Letlapa, Mkhize, Mngonyama, Dlamini, Moralo and Sebelebele; Radiopane.
 

And we are on.. pic.twitter.com/4C9cd8sI6E — SAFA.net (@SAFA_net) June 15, 2025

Pedro Gonçalves, Angola's coach, will have the following names to use during the Final, going with: Agostinho Calunga, Antonio Hossi, Mindinho, Luis Eusebio, Simão Dianzenza, Milson, Além, Aguinaldo Matias, Gilberto, Chico Banza and João Manha.

Angola is lined up for today's Final, in its 4-4-2 formation, going to the field with the following starting 11 for the decision: Neblu, Abel, Buatu, Vidinho and Bondo; Gaspar, Keliano, Show and Nteka; Zini and Depu.

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Today's match takes place at the Free State Stadium, also known as Toyota Stadium, in the city of Bloemfontein, South Africa. Opened in 1995, the stadium has a capacity of 42,000 fans and hosts rugby matches for the Cheetahs, Free State Cheetahs and Bloemfontein Celtic, as well as occasional football matches, as will be the case today.

South Africa will have no players missing for today's clash, and will take to the field with the following formation, in search of the COSAFA Cup title: Sipho, Dithejane, Okon and McCarthy; Mkhize, Mngonyama, Dlamini, Moralo and Shabalala; Radiopane.

For today's clash Angola will have no absences, going onto the field with the following formation, in search of the COSAFA Cup title: Neblu, Hossi, Buantu, Vidinho and Mabele; Milson, Keliano, Show, Nteka and Zini; Depu.

In Group B, Angola led with seven points, two ahead of Namibia, four ahead of Lesotho and six ahead of Malawi. Group D saw Comoros qualify for the semi-finals, where they faced South Africa, with four points, two ahead of Botswana and three ahead of Zambia. In Group C, Madagascar led and secured a place in the semi-finals with four points, one ahead of Tanzania and three ahead of Eswatini.

South Africa led Group A of the competition with four points and a goal difference of one, while Zimbabwe, with a goal difference of zero, and Mozambique, with a goal difference of -1, were tied with four points as well, but coming in just below. Mauritius, finally, finished with three points in last place. Group D had Comoros qualifying for the semi-finals, facing South Africa, with four points, two above Botswana and three above Zambia.

What is South Africa's path to the COSAFA Cup final?
South Africa, on the other hand, also has three wins and one draw in the Cup. On Saturday (7), by 2-0, the victory came over Zimbabwe, with goals from Kabelo Dlamini and Ime Okon. On Tuesday (10), without goals, the draw was with Mauricio. On Tuesday (10), by 2-0, the victory came over Mozambique, with goals from Sinixolo Kawayiba and Ashley Cupido. And in the semifinal, on Friday (13), by 3-1, the victory came over Comoros, with goals from Idris Mohamed, own goal, Radiopane and Mike Sebelebele, while Ibrahim Madi scored a goal.

Angola comes into today's match with one draw and three wins in the Cup. On Thursday (5), in a 1-1 draw, they tied with Namibia, with Depu opening the scoring and Kamberipa equalizing. On Sunday (8), by 4-0, they beat Lesotho, with goals from Victor Nanque and Depú (3). On Tuesday (10), by 1-0, they beat Malawi, with a goal from Randy Nteka. And in the semifinal, on Friday (13), they beat Madagascar by 4-1, with goals from Depú (2), Zini and Além, while Gregasse scored a goal.