2019 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship

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2019 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Dates1–11 August 2019
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Third placeFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Fourth placeFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored52 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Zambia.svg Maylan Mulenga [1]
Best player(s) Flag of Tanzania.svg Enekia Lunyamila [1]
Best goalkeeper Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cynthia Shonga [1] [2] [3] [4]
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The 2019 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship was the first edition of the COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship, an international football tournament, for national women's under-20 teams organized by COSAFA. The tournament was played between 1-11 August in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa. [5] Invited from CECAFA, Tanzania became champions after winning 2-1 over Zambia in the final. [6]

Contents

Participants

Seven of the 14 nations in COSAFA was represented in this tournament, along with the invited CECAFA nation Tanzania. [7] There was a late change in the line-up when Mozambique took Malawi's spot. [8]

Group stage

The 8 teams were on 3 July, drawn [9] into 2 groups and, played against each other once in a round-robin. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals. [10]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (H)330071+69Advance to Semi-finals
2Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 320183+56
3Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 310226−43
4Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 300329−70
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2020. Source: COSAFA.com
(H) Hosts

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 3300102+89Advance to semi-finals
2Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 3201112+96
3Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 310246−23
4Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 3003015−150
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2020. Source: COSAFA.com

Knockout stage

Playoff-bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1
 
 
 
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 0
 
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1
 
 
 
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 2
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0
 
 
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 2
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1 (3)
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1 (4)

Semi-finals

Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1–0Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Report
Gelvandale Stadium
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0–2Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Report
Gelvandale Stadium

Bronze medal game

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe (3)1–1(4)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report
Wolfson Stadium

Final

Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1-2Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Loveness Malunga 56´ Report Opah Clement 24´, Protasia Mbunda 86´
Wolfson Stadium

Top scorers

RepresentingPlayerGoals
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Maylan Mulenga 5
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Shakeerah Jacobs 4
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Enekia Lunyamila 4

Source COSAFA.com

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