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2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup

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.

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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In April 2016, it was announced that South Africa would be the host nation of the competition.[1]

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 edit

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]
  2. ^ Namibia withdrew and were replaced with Sudan on 19 November.[3]

Draw edit

The draw took place on 26 October 2016.[4]

Seeded Pot 1 Pot 2

Venues edit

Rustenburg
Mogwase Stadium
 
 
Mogwase 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[5] Capacity: 20,000

Group stage edit

Group A edit

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: [citation needed]
  Swaziland2–0  Botswana
Mthembu   34'
Matse   76'		 Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: 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 Stadium
Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)
  South Africa1–0  Swaziland
Ndwandwe   88' Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia)
  Lesotho1–0  Botswana
Botswane   80' Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)
  Swaziland1–2  Lesotho
Gamedeze   5' Report Malane   42'
Kamela   48'
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)
  Botswana0–1  South Africa
Report Mbatha   65'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)

Group B edit

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: [citation needed]
  Zambia5–1  Zimbabwe
Daka   41'
Chilufya   44'
Sakulanda   60'
Sakala   80'
Nyondo   90'		 Report Sibanda   87' (pen.)
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
  Malawi0–0  Zimbabwe
Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
  Zambia3–0  Malawi
Sakulanda   25'
Daka   74'
Sakala   86'		 Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)

Group C edit

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: [citation needed]
  Seychelles0–2  Mauritius
Louise   90' Report Ferre   21'
Dimanche   47'
Sarah   87'
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Kulasande Qongqo (South Africa)
  Angola1–0  Sudan
Chico Banza   37' Report Osman   82'  
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)
  Angola4–0  Seychelles
Chico Banza   20'
da Luz   33'
Vá   41'
Pedro Alves   90+4'		 Report
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)
  Sudan1–1  Mauritius
Hassan   37' Report Dimanche   85'
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)
  Sudan5–0  Seychelles
Walaa Eldin Yaqoub   17', 74', 90'
Osman   23'
Taifour   77'		 Report
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
  Mauritius1–1  Angola
Vincent   51' Report Vá   33'
Morais   80'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia)

Group D edit

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: [citation needed]
  DR Congo0–0  Mozambique
Report
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)
  Mozambique2–2  Comoros
Ernesto   45+2'
Langa   75'		 Report Said   10'
Youssouf   90+1'
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
  Comoros0–2  DR Congo
Report Sita   6'
Lusuki   62'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: 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 edit

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 Stadium
Referee: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia)
  Malawi0–1  DR Congo
Report Lusuki   25'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

Knockout stage edit

 
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 edit

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

Third place playoff edit

  Angola1–1  DR Congo
Catraio   57' (pen.) Report Alves   34' (o.g.)
Penalties
Morais  
Yanda  
Balanga  
Chico Banza  
Alves  
Miguel  		 3–4 Yamba  
Amongo  
Mudiadia  
Sita  
Lusuki  
Luezi  
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)

Final edit

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

Goalscorers edit

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
  •   Pedro Alves (playing against the Democratic Republic of Congo)

Source: COSAFA Under-20 Championships[6]

References edit

  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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