Organising body | COSAFA |
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Founded | 2019 |
Region | Southern Africa |
Number of teams | 5 (as of 2024) |
Current champions | Zambia (1st title) |
Most successful team(s) | Tanzania Zambia (1 title each) |
Website | Official website |
2024 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship |
COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship is a football tournament for under-20 women's teams from southern Africa organized by Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The first edition of the tournament was held in South Africa in 2019 with guest nation Tanzania coming out as champions. [1] [2] The 2020 tournament was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. [3]
Ed. | Year | Host | Final | Third place game | Num. teams | ||||
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Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
1 | 2019 | Port Elizabeth | Tanzania [4] [G] | 2–1 | Zambia | South Africa | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Zimbabwe | 8 |
2 | 2024 | Johannesburg | Zambia | Round-robin | South Africa | Mozambique | Round-robin | Lesotho | 5 |
Guest team (G): An invited guest team, not a member of COSAFA.
Tournament | Player of the Tournament | Golden Boot | Goals | Golden Glove | Fair Play |
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South Africa 2019 | Enekia Lunyamila | Maylan Mulenga | 5 | Cynthia Shonga | — |
South Africa 2024 | Saliya Mwanza | Adrielle Mibe Ruth Muwowo | 4 | Mwila Mufunte | Lesotho |
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