The 2022 COSAFA U-20 Cup was the 28th edition of the COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup, an international youth football tournament open to national associations of the COSAFA region. It took place between 7 and 16 October 2022 in Eswatini.[1][2]
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Host country | Eswatini |
Dates | 7–16 October 2022 |
Teams | 12 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Zambia (12th title) |
Runners-up | Mozambique |
Third place | South Africa |
Fourth place | Angola |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 22 |
Goals scored | 73 (3.32 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Danilson Makokisa (5 goals) |
Mozambique was the defending champion having defeated Namibia by 1–0 goal in the final on 13 December 2020 of previous season.[3]
Participating teams edit
The following twelve teams are contesting in the tournament.
Team | Appearances | Previous best performance |
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Angola | 28th | Runner-up (2000, 2001, 2002, 2011) |
Botswana | 21st | 3rd Place (2009, 2011) |
Comoros | 4th | Group stage (2013, 2016, 2019, 2020) |
Eswatini | 28th | Champion (2020) |
Lesotho | 28th | Runner-up (1990, 2005, 2017) |
Malawi | 19th | 4th Place (1986, 2000, 2006, 2011) |
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Mozambique | 28th | Champion (2020) |
Namibia | 28th | Champion (2020) |
Seychelles | 8th | Group stages (2009, 2010, 2011, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2019) |
South Africa | 28th | Champion (2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2018) |
Zambia | 28th | Champion (1983, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2019) |
Venues edit
Cities | Venues | Capacity |
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Lobamba | Somhlolo National Stadium | 20,000 |
Manzini | Mavuso Sports Centre | 5,000 |
Match officials edit
Draw edit
The draw was made in ....... on the.......... Last year's top nations were seeded into one group each and the rest of the teams were placed in 2 pots depending on last year's performance. From the first pot, teams were drawn and slotted consecutively into groups A, B, and C. The last team from pot 1 was then placed among the pot 2 teams to make them 5. Now the teams from the second pot were drawn and slotted consecutively into groups A, B, and C resulting that group C ended up with one less team.[4]
Seeded | Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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Note: Within brackets 2020 year's performance.
Group stage edit
The group stage will be played in 3 groups as a round-robin, where the group winners and the best runner up will advance to the semi-finals.
Group A edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Zambia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | Eswatini (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | Botswana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Mauritius | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
Eswatini | 2–1 | Botswana |
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Botswana | 1–0 | Mauritius |
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Zambia | 1–0 | Botswana |
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Eswatini | 7–0 | Mauritius |
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Group B edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mozambique | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | Angola | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 6 | |
3 | Lesotho | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
4 | Seychelles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
Angola | 5–0 | Lesotho |
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Mozambique | 5–1 | Seychelles |
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Seychelles | 0–1 | Lesotho |
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Mozambique | 1–0 | Angola |
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Mozambique | 2–1 | Lesotho |
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Angola | 8–1 | Seychelles |
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Group C edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6[a] | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | Malawi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6[a] | |
3 | Comoros | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6[a] | |
4 | Namibia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 |
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South Africa | 0–2 | Malawi |
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Namibia | 0–1 | Comoros |
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Namibia | 2–5 | South Africa |
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South Africa | 4–0 | Comoros |
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Namibia | 2–5 | Malawi |
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Ranking of second-placed teams edit
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | B | Angola | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 6 | Semi-finals |
2 | A | Eswatini | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | C | Malawi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
Knockout stage edit
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
14 October – Somhlolo Stadium | ||||||
Mozambique | 2 | |||||
16 October – Somhlolo Stadium | ||||||
South Africa | 1 | |||||
Mozambique | 0 | |||||
14 October – Somhlolo Stadium | ||||||
Zambia | 1 | |||||
Zambia (p) | 1 (3) | |||||
Angola | 1 (2) | |||||
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16 October – Somhlolo Stadium | ||||||
South Africa (p) | 1 (4) | |||||
Angola | 1 (2) |
Semi-finals edit
Winners qualified for 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
Mozambique | 2–1 | South Africa |
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Zambia | 1–1 | Angola |
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3–2 |
Third place match edit
South Africa | 1–1 | Angola |
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Penalties | ||
4–2 |
Final edit
Mozambique | 0–1 | Zambia |
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Goalscorers edit
There were 73 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.32 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Domingos Bandeira
- Luís Borges
- Vicente Domingos
- António Lopes
- Alfonso Paxe
- Isaac Vidal
- Nonofo Mosweunyane
- Botshelo Motsheja
- Samuel Betombo
- Yakine Said
- Glenn Younousse
- Sizwe Khumalo
- Mayibongwe Mabuza
- Neo Maieane
- Tanki Tsibela
- Chrispine Mapemba
- Vincent Mkandawire
- Emmanuel Saviel
- Keyns Abdala
- António Sumbane
- José Zavala
- Lawrence Doeseb
- Rewaldo Prins
- Raymond Stern
- Alberto van Wyk
- Jahni Nourrice
- Imra Raheriniaina
- Luke Daniels
- Puso Dithejane
- Prince Manku
- Emmanuel Mukosha
- Lombe Mutale
1 own goal
- Nonofo Mosweunyane (against Eswatini)
References edit
- ^ "New tournament added to exciting COSAFA calendar". cafonline.com. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "COSAFA set for another bumper year of tournaments". www.cosofa.com. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Mozambique win historic first COSAFA regional under-20 title". www.cosafa.com. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Men's U20 teams to learn their COSAFA Championships". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 15 November 2020.