| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Zimbabwe (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Malawi |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 25 (2.08 per match) |
This page provides summaries to the 2003 COSAFA Cup.
First round
Winners of the first round advanced to the quarter-finals.
Madagascar  | 2–1 |  Mauritius |
|---|---|---|
Ruphin Menakely  16' (pen.) Jean-Jacques Radonamahafalison 33' |
Kersley Appou 50' |
Mozambique  | 0–0 (5–4 pen.) |  Lesotho |
|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1–0 |  Angola |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Ndlovu 20' |
Quarter-finals
The four quarter-finalists of the 2002 edition South Africa, Malawi, Swaziland and Zambia received byes into quarter-finals.
Botswana  | 1–1 (1–4 pen.) | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| Masego Ntshingane 21' |
Moses Chavula 87' |
Zambia  | 4–2 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Noel Mwandila 51', 80' Harry Milanzi 84' Collins Mbesuma 89' |
To 4' Tico Tico 60' |
Semi-finals
| Malawi | 1–1 (4–2 pen.) | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Russell Mwafulirwa 35' |
Sashi Chalwe 89' |
| Zimbabwe | 2–0 |  Swaziland |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Ndlovu 8', 53' |
Final
| Malawi | 1–2 | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Russell Mwafulirwa 82' |
Albert Mbano 7' Zvenyika Makonese 57' |
| Zimbabwe | 2–0 | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Yohane 36' Peter Ndlovu 66' |
| 2003 COSAFA Cup |
|---|
 Zimbabwe Second title |