Zimbabwe and Mauritius will open the HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Cup 2025 in Mangaung | Bloemfontein when they clash in Group A at the Toyota Stadium on Wednesday, June 4 (kick-off 15h00 CAT / 13h00 GMT).
Later on, hosts South Africa will welcome Mozambique at the same venue in a repeat of their opening game in 2024 that finished 1-1. That match will kick-off at 18h00 CAT (16h00 GMT).
Malawi and Lesotho play the first game in Group B on Thursday, June 5 (15h00 CAT / 13h00 GMT), and later in the evening Angola and Namibia are in action in a repeat of last year’s final that was won 5-0 by Palancas Negras (18h00 CAT / 16h00 GMT).
The first game in the three-team Group C is the following day when Morocco take on Madagascar (15h00 CAT / 13h00 GMT), before Group D gets under way when record seven-time winners Zambia clash with Comoros (18h00 CAT / 16h00 GMT).
All of those game are at the Toyota Stadium, which was a host venue during the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the scene of South Africa 2-1 over France in their final pool match.
The Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium, home to South African topflight side Marumo Gallants, will be the second venue for the matches.
The group stage will be played up until June 11, with the semifinals on June 13. The winner of Group A will face the top side in Group D, and the winner of Group B will be up against the leading side in Group C.
There will be a third-place play-off that will be staged on June 15, with the final of the competition later that same afternoon at 15h00 CAT (13h00 GMT).
All games in the knockout rounds will be held at the Toyota Stadium.
Matches will be broadcast on SABC and SuperSport, and streamed live on FIFA+.
HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA CUP 2025
GROUP A: South Africa, Mozambique, Mauritius, Zimbabwe
GROUP B: Angola, Namibia, Malawi, Lesotho
GROUP C: Morocco, Madagascar, Eswatini
GROUP D: Zambia, Comoros, Botswana
2025 COSAFA Cup
GROUP STAGES
04/06 15h00 A Mauritius vs Zimbabwe Toyota Stadium
04/06 18h00 A South Africa vs Mozambique Toyota Stadium
05/06 15h00 B Malawi vs Lesotho Toyota Stadium
05/06 18h00 B Angola vs Namibia Toyota Stadium
06/06 15h00 C Morocco vs Madagascar Toyota Stadium
06/06 18h00 D Zambia vs Comoros Toyota Stadium
07/06 12h00 A Mozambique vs Mauritius Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium
07/06 15h00 A South Africa vs Zimbabwe Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium
08/06 12h00 B Angola vs Lesotho Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium
08/06 15h00 B Namibia vs Malawi Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium
09/06 15h00 C Madagascar vs Eswatini Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium
09/06 18h00 D Comoros vs Botswana Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium
10/06 15h00 B Namibia vs Lesotho Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium
10/06 15h00 B Malawi vs Angola Toyota Stadium
10/06 18h00 A Mozambique vs Zimbabwe Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium
10/06 18h00 A South Africa vs Mauritius Toyota Stadium
11/06 15h00 C Eswatini vs Morocco Toyota Stadium
11/06 15h00 D Botswana vs Zambia Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium
SEMIFINALS
10/06 15h00 M19 Winner Grp B vs Winner Grp C Toyota Stadium
10/06 18h00 M20 Winner Grp A vs Winner Grp D Toyota Stadium
THIRD-PLACE PLAY-OFF
15/06 12h00 M21 Loser M19 vs Loser M20 Toyota Stadium
FINAL
15/06 15h00 M22 Winner M19 vs Winner M20 Toyota Stadium
