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2016 COSAFA Under-20 Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityRustenburg
Dates7–16 December 2016
Teams14 (from 1 association)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Zambia
Runners-up South Africa
Third place DR Congo
Fourth place Angola
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored63 (2.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Luther Singh
(5 goals)
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International football competition

The 2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup will be the 23rd edition of the COSAFA U20 Cup, an international youth competition open to national associations of the COSAFA region.

In April 2016, it was announced that South Africa would be the host nation of the competition.

The competition is open to players born on or before 1 January 1997, ensuring that all participants are also eligible for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Participants

The following teams are expected to participate:

The following teams rejected an invitation to compete:

Notes
  1. Rwanda were originally invitees but withdrew and were replaced with Democratic Republic of the Congo on 2 November.
  2. Namibia withdrew and were replaced with Sudan on 19 November.

Draw

The draw took place on 26 October 2016.

Seeded Pot 1 Pot 2

Venues

Rustenburg
Mogwase Stadium 2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup is located in North West (South African province)Mogwase StadiumMogwase StadiumMoruleng Stadium
Moruleng Stadium 		Moruleng Stadium
25°16′00″S 27°14′04″E / 25.266592°S 27.234335°E / -25.266592; 27.234335 (Mogwase Stadium) 25°09′24″S 27°10′32″E / 25.156667°S 27.175556°E / -25.156667; 27.175556 (Moruleng Stadium)
Capacity: 3,500 Capacity: 20,000

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Advance to Semi-finals
2  Lesotho 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
3  Swaziland 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
4  Botswana 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source:
 Swaziland2–0 Botswana
Mthembu 34'
Matse 76'		 Report
Moruleng StadiumReferee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)
 South Africa8–0 Lesotho
Shopane 12'
Singh 17' (pen.)
Meyiwa 35'
Ngcobo 50'
Ndwandwe 76'
Sibiya 77'
Mbatha 83'
Ceres 89'		 Report
Moruleng StadiumReferee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)
 South Africa1–0 Swaziland
Ndwandwe 88' Report
Moruleng StadiumReferee: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia)
 Lesotho1–0 Botswana
Botswane 80' Report
Moruleng StadiumReferee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)
 Swaziland1–2 Lesotho
Gamedeze 5' Report Malane 42'
Kamela 48'
Mogwase StadiumReferee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)
 Botswana0–1 South Africa
Report Mbatha 65'
Moruleng StadiumReferee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zambia 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6 Advance to Semi-finals
2  Malawi 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1
3  Zimbabwe 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source:
 Zambia5–1 Zimbabwe
Daka 41'
Chilufya 44'
Sakulanda 60'
Sakala 80'
Nyondo 90'		 Report Sibanda 87' (pen.)
Moruleng StadiumReferee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
 Malawi0–0 Zimbabwe
Report
Moruleng StadiumReferee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
 Zambia3–0 Malawi
Sakulanda 25'
Daka 74'
Sakala 86'		 Report
Moruleng StadiumReferee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Angola 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2  Mauritius 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
3  Sudan 3 1 1 1 6 2 +4 4
4  Seychelles 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source:
 Seychelles0–2 Mauritius
Louise Red card 90' Report Ferre 21'
Dimanche 47'
Sarah Red card 87'
Mogwase StadiumReferee: Kulasande Qongqo (South Africa)
 Angola1–0 Sudan
Chico Banza 37' Report Osman Yellow card 82' Yellow-red card
Mogwase StadiumReferee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)
 Angola4–0 Seychelles
Chico Banza 20'
da Luz 33'
Vá 41'
Pedro Alves 90+4'		 Report
Mogwase StadiumReferee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)
 Sudan1–1 Mauritius
Hassan 37' Report Dimanche 85'
Mogwase StadiumReferee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)
 Sudan5–0 Seychelles
Walaa Eldin Yaqoub 17', 74', 90'
Osman 23'
Taifour 77'		 Report
Mogwase StadiumReferee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
 Mauritius1–1 Angola
Vincent 51' Report Vá 33'
Morais Red card 80'
Moruleng StadiumReferee: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  DR Congo 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4 Advance to Semi-finals
2  Mozambique 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
3  Comoros 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source:
 DR Congo0–0 Mozambique
Report
Mogwase StadiumReferee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)
 Mozambique2–2 Comoros
Ernesto 45+2'
Langa 75'		 Report Said 10'
Youssouf 90+1'
Mogwase StadiumReferee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
 Comoros0–2 DR Congo
Report Sita 6'
Lusuki 62'
Moruleng StadiumReferee: Kulasande Qongqo (South Africa)
  1. Game originally played on 11 December 2016, but was abandoned just after Lusuki's goal. The match restarted on 12 December 2016 in the 63rd minute, with the score at 2-0.

Crossover games

Two games were played between teams from different groups as there are fewer teams in Groups B and D than A and C.

 Zambia2–0 Mozambique
Phiri 22'
Sakala 80'		 Report
Mogwase StadiumReferee: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia)
 Malawi0–1 DR Congo
Report Lusuki 25'
Moruleng StadiumReferee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

Knockout stage

 Semi-finalsFinal
       
 14 December — Moruleng Stadium
 
   South Africa 5
 16 December — Moruleng Stadium
   Angola 0
   South Africa 1
 14 December — Moruleng Stadium
   Zambia 2
   Zambia 2
 
   DR Congo 1
 Third place
 
 16 December — Moruleng Stadium
 
   Angola 1(3)
 
   DR Congo 1(4)

Semi-finals

 South Africa5–0 Angola
Singh 12', 57', 71', 83'
Ndwandwe 44'		 Report
Moruleng StadiumReferee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
 Zambia2–1 DR Congo
Sakala 37'
B. Musonda 77'		 Report Lukombe 41'
Moruleng StadiumReferee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)

Third place playoff

 Angola1–1 DR Congo
Catraio 57' (pen.) Report Alves 34' (o.g.)
Penalties
Morais soccer ball with check mark
Yanda soccer ball with check mark
Balanga soccer ball with red X
Chico Banza soccer ball with red X
Alves soccer ball with check mark
Miguel soccer ball with red X		 3–4 Yamba soccer ball with check mark
Amongo soccer ball with check mark
Mudiadia soccer ball with check mark
Sita soccer ball with red X
Lusuki soccer ball with red X
Luezi soccer ball with check mark
Moruleng StadiumReferee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)

Final

 South Africa1–2 Zambia
Seriba 41' Report Kalunga 8'
B. Musonda 85'
Moruleng StadiumReferee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)

Goalscorers

63 goals were scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2.63 goals per match.

5 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal
  • Angola Pedro Alves (playing against the Democratic Republic of Congo)

Source: COSAFA Under-20 Championships

References

  1. "COSAFA U20 – Sponsorship Announcement". CAFonline.com. 11 April 2016.
  2. "DR Congo added to COSAFA Under-20 Championships field". COSAFA.com. 2 November 2016.
  3. "Sudan Replace Namibia At 2016 COSAFA Under-20 Championships". COSAFA.com. 19 November 2016.
  4. "How the 2016 COSAFA Under-20 Championship will work!". COSAFA.com. 21 October 2016.
  5. "2016 COSAFA Under-20 Championships – The Venues". COSAFA.com. 17 November 2016.
  6. "2016 COSAFA Under-20 Championships – Day 9 Wrap". CAFonline.com. 16 December 2016.
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