2019 COSAFA U-20 Cup

2019 COSAFA Under-20 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Zambia
Dates	4-14 December 2019
Teams	12 (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 played	22
Goals scored	81 (3.68 per match)
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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

•   Angola
•   Botswana
•   Comoros
•   Lesotho
•   Madagascar
•   Malawi
•   Mauritius
•   Mozambique
•   South Africa
•   Seychelles
•   Eswatini
•   Zambia
•   Zimbabwe

Match officials

Referees [1] Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros) Patrice Milazar (Mauritius) (Ms) Rosaly Rosalie (Madagascar) Retselisitsoe David Molise (Lesotho) Gift Chicco (Malawi) Mathews M. Hamalila (Zambia) Yvon Havelock (Seychelles) Njabulo Thembinkosi Dlamini (Swaziland) Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)

Assistant Referees Evanildo Gaspar Martins (Angola) Zacarias Baloi (Mozambique) (Ms) Stellah Ruvinga (Zimbabwe) Brighton Nyika (Zimbabwe) Elphas Sitole South Africa) Chiwoyu Sinyangwe (Zambia) Alex Muzibwane Lumponjani (Namibia) Dimbiniaina Andriatianarivelo (Madagascar) (Ms) Harilalaina Razafitsalama (Madagascar)

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

4 December 2019 (2019-12-04)

12:45

Comoros	0–4	Malawi
	Report	Mwaungulu 28', 66', 90' Madinga 58'

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Yvon Havelock (Seychelles)

4 December 2019 (2019-12-04)

15:30

Zambia	5–0	Botswana
Mwepu 5' Mwaba 34' Mukeya 64', 80' Banda 85'	Report

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (Lesotho)

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7 December 2019 (2019-12-07)

12:45

Botswana	2–2	Malawi
Chose 55' David 80'	Report	Nkhoma 60' Maomga 63'

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)

7 December 2019 (2019-12-07)

15:30

Zambia	2–0	Comoros
Mwepu 56' Kampukesa 81'	Report

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)

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9 December 2019 (2019-12-09)

15:30

Zambia	2–1	Malawi
Mafwenta 40' Mwepu 68'	Report	Madinga 71'

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (Lesotho)

9 December 2019 (2019-12-09)

15:30

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

5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)

12:45

Lesotho	0–3	Madagascar
	Report	Todisoa 23' Randrianantenaina 71' Menakely 77'

Sunset Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)

5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)

15:30

South Africa	5–0	Mauritius
Mkiva 9' Mitchell 11' Appollis 73', 80' Mcaba 90'	Report

Sunset Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Rosalie Rosalie (Madagascar)

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8 December 2019 (2019-12-08)

10:30

Mauritius	2–2	Lesotho
D. Aristide 67' Roussety 90'	Report	Botsane 16', 71'

Sunset Stadium, Lusaka

8 December 2019 (2019-12-08)

15:30

Madagascar	1–1	South Africa
Soloniaina 59'	Report	Mkiva 79'

Sunset Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Yvon Havelock (Seychelles)

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10 December 2019 (2019-12-10)

15:30

South Africa	4–0	Lesotho
Mkiva 20' Milazi 22' Human 41' Sifama 51'	Report

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)

10 December 2019 (2019-12-10)

15:30

Madagascar	2–1	Mauritius
Randrianantenaina 6' Vévé Ranaivo Harison 35'	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

4 December 2019 (2019-12-04)

10:00

Angola	8–0	Seychelles
dos Santos 7' Salvador 10', 56' Afonso 18', 45' Kiaku 39' Gastão 83' Mbulu 84'	Report

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Gift Chicco (Malawi)

5 December 2019 (2019-12-05)

15:30

Mozambique	0–2	Eswatini
	Report	Zwane 65' Ndlovu 90'

Sunset Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)

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7 December 2019 (2019-12-07)

10:00

Angola	1–0	Mozambique
Salvador 53'	Report

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Mathews Hamalila (Zambia)

8 December 2019 (2019-12-08)

12:45

Seychelles	0–2	Eswatini
	Report	Lushaba 20' (pen.) Ndlovu 45'

Sunset Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Retselisitsoe Molis (Lesotho)

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9 December 2019 (2019-12-09)

12:45

Angola	4–1	Eswatini
Salvador 2' Gastão 14', 73' Muondo Dala 53'	Report	Ndzinisa 55'

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)

9 December 2019 (2019-12-09)

12:45

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-finals				Final
	12 December
	South Africa (p)	2 (5)
					14 December
	Madagascar	2 (4)
					South Africa	0
	12 December
					Zambia	3
	Zambia	3
	Angola	0
					Third place
					14 December
					Madagascar	1
					Angola	5

Semi-finals

12 December 2019 (2019-12-12)

12:00

South Africa	2–2	Madagascar
Appollis 66', 90'	Report	Vévé Ranaivo Harison 12' Randrianantenaina 29'
Penalties
	5–4

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Mathews Hamalila (Zambia)

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12 December 2019 (2019-12-12)

15:30

Zambia	3–0	Angola
Gondwe 31', 76' Mwepu 80'	Report

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)

Third Place

14 December 2019 (2019-12-14)

11:30

Madagascar	1–5	Angola
Randrianantenaina 59'	Report	Congo Zalata 9', 15' Salvador 46', 69' Sengui 83'

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Gift Chicco (Malawi)

Final

14 December 2019 (2019-12-14)

15:00

South Africa	0–3	Zambia
	Report	Munalula 40', 84' Mwepu 45'

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

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.