2019 COSAFA U-20 Cup

2019 COSAFA Under-20 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryZambia
Dates4-14 December 2019
Teams12 (from 1 association)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Zambia (11th title)
Runners-up South Africa
Third place Angola
Fourth place Madagascar
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored81 (3.68 per match)
2018
2020

The 2019 COSAFA U-20 Cup was the 26th edition of the COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup, an international youth competition open to national associations of the COSAFA region. It took place between 4 December and 14 December in Zambia.

The competition was open to players born on or before 1 January 2000.

Participants

Match officials

Venues

Lusaka
Nkoloma Stadium Sunset Stadium
Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 5,100

Groups

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zambia (H) 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Malawi 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
3  Botswana 3 1 1 1 2 6 −4 4
4  Comoros 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: COSAFA
(H) Hosts
Comoros 0–4 Malawi
Report
  • Mwaungulu 28', 66', 90'
  • Madinga 58'
Referee: Yvon Havelock (Seychelles)
Zambia 5–0 Botswana
  • Mwepu 5'
  • Mwaba 34'
  • Mukeya 64', 80'
  • Banda 85'
Report
Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (Lesotho)

Botswana 2–2 Malawi
  • Chose 55'
  • David 80'
Report
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
Zambia 2–0 Comoros
Report
Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)

Zambia 2–1 Malawi
Report
Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (Lesotho)
Comoros 1–2 Botswana
  • Y. Mohamed 47'
Report
  • Chose 29'
  • Kolagano 64'
Sunset Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Rosalie Rosalie (Madagascar)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 3 2 1 0 10 1 +9 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Madagascar 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
3  Mauritius 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
4  Lesotho 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7 1
Source: COSAFA
Lesotho 0–3 Madagascar
Report
Sunset Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
South Africa 5–0 Mauritius
Report
Sunset Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Rosalie Rosalie (Madagascar)

Mauritius 2–2 Lesotho
  • D. Aristide 67'
  • Roussety 90'
Report
  • Botsane 16', 71'
Sunset Stadium, Lusaka
Madagascar 1–1 South Africa
  • Soloniaina 59'
Report
  • Mkiva 79'
Sunset Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Yvon Havelock (Seychelles)

South Africa 4–0 Lesotho
  • Mkiva 20'
  • Milazi 22'
  • Human 41'
  • Sifama 51'
Report
Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)
Madagascar 2–1 Mauritius
Report
  • Moutou 70'
Sunset Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Mathews Hamalila (Zambia)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Angola 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Eswatini 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Mozambique 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Seychelles 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
Source: COSAFA
Angola 8–0 Seychelles
  • dos Santos 7'
  • Salvador 10', 56'
  • Afonso 18', 45'
  • Kiaku 39'
  • Gastão 83'
  • Mbulu 84'
Report
Referee: Gift Chicco (Malawi)
Mozambique 0–2 Eswatini
Report
  • Zwane 65'
  • Ndlovu 90'
Sunset Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)

Angola 1–0 Mozambique
Report
Referee: Mathews Hamalila (Zambia)
Seychelles 0–2 Eswatini
Report
  • Lushaba 20' (pen.)
  • Ndlovu 45'
Sunset Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Retselisitsoe Molis (Lesotho)

Angola 4–1 Eswatini
  • Salvador 2'
  • Gastão 14', 73'
  • Muondo Dala 53'
Report
  • Ndzinisa 55'
Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)
Mozambique 3–2 Seychelles
  • Joao 37', 39'
  • Manjate 61'
Report
  • Brutus 23'
  • Fanchette 90'
Sunset Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Gift Chicco (Malawi)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 December
 
 
 South Africa (p)2 (5)
 
14 December
 
 Madagascar2 (4)
 
 South Africa0
 
12 December
 
 Zambia3
 
 Zambia3
 
 
 Angola0
 
Third place
 
 
14 December
 
 
 Madagascar1
 
 
 Angola5

Semi-finals

South Africa 2–2 Madagascar
Report
Penalties
5–4
Referee: Mathews Hamalila (Zambia)

Zambia 3–0 Angola
  • Gondwe 31', 76'
  • Mwepu 80'
Report
Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)

Third Place

Madagascar 1–5 Angola
Report
  • Congo Zalata 9', 15'
  • Salvador 46', 69'
  • Sengui 83'
Referee: Gift Chicco (Malawi)

Final

South Africa 0–3 Zambia
Report
  • Munalula 40', 84'
  • Mwepu 45'
Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (Lesotho)

Winners

 COSAFA Under-20 Championship 

Zambia
11th title

References

  1. ^ "Pictures of the officials during 2019 Cosafa U20 Championship in Zambia". 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.