The Brave Warriors have been crowned winners of the Council of Southern African Football Associations Cup following their win over Mozambique and an impressive overall perfomance during the entire tournament.
Namibia were crowned COSAFA Cup 2015 champions when they registered a deserved 2-0 win over Mozambique in the final of the regional championship at the Moruleng Stadium in South Africa on Saturday.
Pacey winger Deon Hotto proved the hero with both goals as Namibia claimed a first ever Southern African title.
And they did it the hard way, coming through the first round pool stages to play six matches in 14 days.
Goals in either half from Hotto, the first a deft chip after a swift break and the second a deflected curler, handed the Brave Warriors the title in what will be one of the proudest moments in the country's footballing history.
Mozambique's young side had their chances in the game, but could not match the greater experience of the Namibians and in particular the pace of Hotto.
Madagascar finished third after they defeated Botswana 2-1 in the bronze-medal match at the same venue earlier in the afternoon.
Sarivahy Vombola netted two goals in as many minutes early in the first half to set the Malagasy on their way and in doing so finish as top scorer in the COSAFA Cup 2015 competition with five goals.
That is one ahead of the Namibian duo of Hotto and Benson Shilongo.
Segolame Boy pulled one back for Botswana with six minutes remaining, but they could not force an equaliser in the closing stages.
Both teams will be pleased with their tournaments, especially the Malagasy who also came through the group stages to play six matches.
Namibia win Cosafa Cup for first time in their history
Namibia won the Cosafa Cup for for the first time in their history, beating Mozambique 2-0 in the final in the South African mining village of Moruleng.
Winger Deon Hotto scored both of Namibia's goals to steer his nation to victory in the southern African championship.
Both countries went into the match as past runners-up, with Namibia reaching the final in 1997 and 1999 and Mozambique in 2008.
Earlier in the day, Madagascar won the third place play-off match.
They beat fellow beaten semi-finalists Botswana 2-1 to take the bronze medal.
Sarivahy Vombola scored both of Madagascar's goals and finished as the 2015 tournament's top scorer with five goals to his name.
Namibia crowned COSAFA champs
Moruleng - Namibia were crowned COSAFA Cup 2015 champions when they registered a deserved 2-0 win over Mozambique in the final of the regional championship at the Moruleng Stadium on Saturday.
According to the supersport.com website, pacey winger Deon Hotto proved the hero with both goals as Namibia claimed a first ever Southern African title.
And they did it the hard way, coming through the first round pool stages to play six matches in 14 days.
Goals in either half from Hotto, the first a deft chip after a swift break and the second a deflected curler, handed the Brave Warriors the title in what will be one of the proudest moments in the country’s footballing history.
Mozambique’s young side had their chances in the game, but could not match the greater experience of the Namibians and in particular the pace of Hotto.
Madagascar finished third after they defeated Botswana 2-1 in the bronze-medal match at the same venue earlier in the afternoon.
Sarivahy Vombola netted two goals in as many minutes early in the first half to set the Malagasy on their way and in doing so finish as top scorer in the COSAFA Cup 2015 competition with five goals.
That is one ahead of the Namibian duo of Hotto and Benson Shilongo.
Segolame Boy pulled one back for Botswana with six minutes remaining, but they could not force an equaliser in the closing stages.
Both teams will be pleased with their tournaments, especially the Malagasy who also came through the group stages to play six matches.
Namibia crowned Cosafa Cup champions
Ricardo Manetti, coach of Namibia celebrates with his players during 2015 Cosafa Cup Final match between Namibia and Mozambique at Moruleng Stadium, Rustenburg on May 30, 2015. Photo: BackpagePix / Muzi Ntombela
RUSTENBURG - Namibia were crowned Cosafa Cup 2015 champions when they registered a deserved 2-0 win over Mozambique in the final of the regional championship at the Moruleng Stadium, Rustenburg.
Pacey winger Deon Hotto proved the hero with both goals as Namibia claimed a first ever Southern African title on Saturday.
Goals in either half from Hotto, the first a deft chip after a swift break and the second a deflected curler, handed the Brave Warriors the title in what will be one of the proudest moments in the country’s footballing history.
Mozambique’s young side had their chances in the game, but could not match the greater experience of the Namibians and in particular the pace of Hotto.
Madagascar finished third after they defeated Botswana 2-1 in the bronze-medal match at the same venue earlier in the afternoon.
Sarivahy Vombola netted two goals in as many minutes early in the first half to set the Malagasy on their way and in doing so finish as top scorer in the Cosafa Cup 2015 competition with five goals.
That is one ahead of the Namibian duo of Hotto and Benson Shilongo.
Segolame Boy pulled one back for Botswana with six minutes remaining, but they could not force an equaliser in the closing stages.
Both teams will be pleased with their tournaments, especially the Malagasy who also came through the group stages to play six matches.
SATURDAY’S THIRD/FOURTH PLAYOFF RESULT
Botswana 1 (Boy 84’) Madagascar 2 (Vombola 16’, 18’)
SATURDAY’S FINAL RESULT
Namibia 2 (Hotto 38’, 74’) Mozambique 0
TOURNAMENT STATS
Matches Played: 23
Goals scored: 46
Biggest victory: Namibia 4 Zimbabwe 1 (Group A, May 21)
Most goals in a game: 5 – Namibia 4 Zimbabwe 1 (Group A, May 21); Namibia 3 Madagascar 2 (Semifinals, May 28)
GOALSCORERS
5 goals – Sarivahy Vombola (Madagascar)
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