2019 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship

2019 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
Dates1–11 August 2019
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Tanzania (1st title)
Runners-up Zambia
Third place South Africa
Fourth place Zimbabwe
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored52 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Maylan Mulenga[1]
Best player(s) Enekia Lunyamila[1]
Best goalkeeper 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]

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa (H) 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to Semi-finals
2  Zimbabwe 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Namibia 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
4  Mozambique 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: COSAFA
(H) Hosts
Namibia 2–1 Mozambique
  • Jacobs 53'
  • April 60'
Report Lopes 25'
South Africa 3–0 Zimbabwe
  • Joss 52'
  • Jacobs 63'
  • Edwards 90'
Report

Zimbabwe 4–0 Mozambique
  • Bizeki 17'
  • Banda 35'
  • Shonga 78' (pen.)
  • Mudimu 79'
Report
Namibia 0–1 South Africa
Report Jacobs 10'

South Africa 3–1 Mozambique
Report Lunguile 5'
Namibia 0–4 Zimbabwe
Report
  • Bizeki 16'
  • Banda 32', 45'
  • Zvawanda 38'

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zambia 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Advance to semi-finals
2  Tanzania 3 2 0 1 11 2 +9 6
3  Botswana 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4  Eswatini 3 0 0 3 0 15 −15 0
Source: COSAFA
Botswana 0–2 Tanzania
Report
Zambia 4–0 Eswatini
  • Mulenga 15', 50'
  • Mambwe 23'
  • Gamedze 62' (o.g.)
Report

Botswana 1–4 Zambia
George 45' Report
  • Mulenga 20', 68'
  • Ndhlovu 45'
  • Mambwe 62'
Tanzania 8–0 Eswatini
Report

Botswana 3–0 Eswatini
  • Radipitse 35'
  • Seambala 46'
  • Senwelo 80'
Report
Zambia 2–1 Tanzania
  • Kasonde 4'
  • Kalange 61'
Report

Knockout stage

Playoff-bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Zambia 1
 
 
 
 Zimbabwe 0
 
 Zambia 1
 
 
 
 Tanzania2
 
 South Africa 0
 
 
 Tanzania 2
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Zimbabwe 1 (3)
 
 
 South Africa1 (4)

Semi-finals

Zambia 1–0 Zimbabwe
Mambwe 30' Report
South Africa 0–2 Tanzania
Report

Bronze medal game

Zimbabwe 1–1 South Africa
Zvawanda 45' Report Jacobs 43'
Penalties
3–4

Final

Zambia 1–2 Tanzania
  • Malunga 56'
Report

Goalscorers

There were 52 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.25 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

  • Talent Bizeki
  • Praynence Zvawanda

1 goal

  • Theo George
  • Thuto Radipitse
  • Getrude Seambala
  • Leungo Senwelo
  • Dulce Lopes
  • Leia Lunguile
  • Veronica April
  • Indira Jacobs
  • Ember Edwards
  • Tyla-Bree Joss
  • Oratile Mokwena
  • Zethembiso Vilakazi
  • Ester Gindulya
  • Irene Kisisa
  • Protasia Mbunda
  • Shamimu Salum
  • Christine Kalange
  • Florence Kasonde
  • Loveness Malunga
  • Thandiwe Ndhlovu
  • Rennie Mudimu
  • Cynthia Shonga

1 own goal

  • Thuto Radipitse (against Tanzania)
  • Ncedo Gamedze (against Zambia)

References

  1. ^ a b c "South Africa claim COSAFA Women's Championship title, Tanzania clinch Under-20 gold". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Zimbabwe set up semifinal with South Africa at COSAFA Women's Championship". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe claim bronze medal at COSAFA Women's Championship". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Zambia name young squad for COSAFA Women's Under-20 Championship". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  5. ^ "What does recent history say about COSAFA Under-20 football?". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Joyous Banyana Banyana retain regional crown". FIFA. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Tanzania opt for youth ahead of COSAFA Championships". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Late change to COSAFA Women's Under-20 Championship line-up". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Ellis praises introduction of COSAFA Women's Under-20 Championship". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  10. ^ "2019 COSAFA WOMEN'S U20". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 3 November 2020.