| Tourney Name: | COSAFA Cup |
| Year: | 2022 |
| City: | Durban |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Dates: | 5 – 17 July 2022 |
| Num Teams: | 14 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 4 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion: | Zambia |
| Count: | 6 |
| Second: | Namibia |
| Third: | Senegal |
| Fourth: | Mozambique |
| Matches: | 23 |
| Goals: | 53 |
| Top Scorer: |  Sabelo Ndzinisa (3 goals) |
| Player: | Kelvin Kampamba |
| Goalkeeper: |  Edward Maova |
| Nextseason: | 2023 |
The 2022 COSAFA Cup was the 21st edition of the annual association football competition organized by COSAFA. It was held in South Africa for the 5th consecutive season, this time in Durban, from 5 to 17 July 2022.[1] [2] [3]
South Africa was the defending champion, having defeated Senegal, 5–4 in a penalty shoot out in the previous edition's final on 17 July 2021.[4]
| National team | FIFA Ranking (31 March 2022)[5] | Best Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 143 | Semi-finals (1999, 2002, 2003, 2021) | ||
| 102 | Third Place (2015) | ||
| 179 | Quarter-finals (2001, 2004) | ||
| 128 | Group stage | ||
| 145 | Runner-Up (2000) | ||
| (Invited guest) | 20 | Runner-Up (2021) | |
| 148 | Runner-Up (2016, 2019) | ||
| 120 | Runner-Up (2002, 2003) | ||
| 87 | Champions (1997, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2019) | ||
| 119 | Runner-Up (2008, 2015) | ||
| 112 | Champions (2015) | ||
| 69 | Champions (2002, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2021) | ||
| 126 | Champions (1999, 2001, 2004) | ||
| 196 | Group stage |
| Umlazi | KwaMashu | |
|---|---|---|
| King Zwelithini Stadium | Princess Magogo Stadium | |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 12,000 | |
The draw for the group stage 2022 COSAFA Cup was held on 14 June 2022 in the host city Durban.[6]