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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | South Africa |
| Dates | 19 – 24 November |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Zambia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  South Africa |
| Third place |  Mozambique |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 42 (4.2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Adrielle Mibe Ruth Muwowo (4 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Saliya Mwanza |
| Best goalkeeper | Mwila Mufunte |
| Fair play award |  Lesotho |
| ← 2019 TBD → | |
The 2024 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship was the second edition of the COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship, the international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 women's national teams of the member associations of COSAFA. The tournament was hosted in Johannesburg, South Africa from 19 to 24 November 2024.
East African guest nation Tanzania were the inaugural Champions when they lifted a maiden title in 2019 with a 2–1 victory over Zambia in the final. As the Twiga Stars did not return for this edition the tournament saw a COSAFA member claim the title for the first time, with Zambia clinching the championship undefeated and without conceding a goal, while host South Africa finished second.
Format
Unlike the previous edition, which featured a group stage followed by semifinals and a final, This year's competition followed a round-robin format due to the lower number of participants. Each of the five teams faced the others once, earning three points for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. The team with the most points was crowned the 2024 champions.
Participation
Participating teams
Initially, only 4 out of 14 COSAFA members entered the second edition. However, Zambia was added to the lineup on 11 November 2024, bringing the total to 5 teams. Lesotho made their debut in the competition after missing the inaugural edition in 2019.
| Team | App | Last | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Botswana
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2nd | 2019 | Group stage (2019) |
| Lesotho
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1st | — | Debut |
| Mozambique
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2nd | 2019 | Group stage (2019) |
| South Africa
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2nd | 2019 | Third place (2019) |
| Zambia
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2nd | 2019 | Runners-up (2019) |
- Did not enter
Draw
The tournament draw took place at COSAFA House in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 13 October 2024 at 17:00 SAST (UTC+2).
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the pre-determined fixtures:
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The draw resulted in the following positions:
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Squads
Main article: 2024 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship squadsEach of the five participating national teams was required to register a squad of up to 20 players. with Players born between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2008 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
Venue
All the matches will be held on the University of Johannesburg's Soweto campus in Johannesburg.
| Johannesburg |   Johannesburg
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|---|---|
| UJ Stadium | |
| Capacity: 8,000 | |
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Main tournament
All times are local, SAST (UTC+2). The match schedule was confirmed by COSAFA on 13 November 2024.
| Tie-breaking criteria for separating teams on the table |
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Separating teams on the table was determined as follows:
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | Zambia
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 12 | Champions |
| 2 | South Africa (H)
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Mozambique
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | Third place |
| 4 | Lesotho
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 2 | |
| 5 | Botswana
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
| Lesotho | 0–9 | Zambia |
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| South Africa | 4–0 | Mozambique |
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| Botswana | 2–3 | Mozambique |
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| South Africa | 0–3 | Zambia |
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| Botswana | 0–6 | Zambia |
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| Report |
| South Africa | 3–0 | Lesotho |
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| Zambia | 1–0 | Mozambique |
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Z. Zulu  30' |
Report |
| Lesotho | 1–1 | Botswana |
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| Sepiriti 32' |
Report | Modise 1' |
| Mozambique | 3–3 | Lesotho |
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| South Africa | 3–0 | Botswana |
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| Goncalves 45', 75', 80' (pen.) |
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Goalscorers
There were 42 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 4.2 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Serati Modisenyane
- Tebello Lekote
- Limpho Mofana
- Mahali Sepiriti
- Tṧoaeli Tholoana
- Amélia Vasco
- Beatriz Zaqueu
- Gugu Mabitsela
- Nobahle Mdelwa
- Thato Mofolo
- Jaqueline Nambeye
- Edith Phiri
- Zangose Zulu
1 own goal
- Ivy Mankgatau (against Zambia)
See also
References
- "COSAFA: Women's U20 Championship set to make a comeback this year". africatopsports.com. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- "Tanzania win inaugural COSAFA Women's U-20 tourney". safa.net. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- "2024 COSAFA Under-20 Women's Championship in numbers". cosafa.com. COSAFA. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- "COSAFA U20: Zambia crowned Women's Championship winners after Mozambique win". africatopsports.com. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- "Zambia crowned COSAFA U20 Women's-champs, SA runners-up". ssschoolsplus.co.za. Siya Pongco. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- "COSAFA U20 Women's Tournament gets new format after adjustments". africatopsports.com. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- "Zambia U20 Women added… COSAFA U20 Championship expanded to five teams". zambianfootball.co.zm. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- "Quick guide to the COSAFA Under-20 Women's Championship teams". cosafa.com. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- "Draw complete for COSAFA Under-20 Women's Championship". cosafa.com. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
External links
| COSAFA championships | |
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| Men | |
| Women | |
| Men U20 | |
| Women U20 | |
| Men U17 | |
| Women U17 | |