The 2019 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship was the first edition of the
COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship, an international
football
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tournament, for national women's under-20 teams organized by
COSAFA
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (french: Conseil des Associations de Football en Afrique Australe; pt, Conselho das Associações de Futebol da África Austral), officially abbreviated as COSAFA, is an association of the footbal ...
. The tournament was played between 1-11 August in
Nelson Mandela Bay
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,
South Africa
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. Invited from
CECAFA
The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations ( sw, Baraza la Mashirikisho ya Mpira wa Miguu Afrika Mashariki na Kati, french: Conseil des Associations de Football d'Afrique de l'Est et Centrale, ar, مؤتمر جمعيات شر ...
,
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
became champions after winning 2-1 over
Zambia
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in the final.
Participants
Seven of the 14 nations in
COSAFA
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (french: Conseil des Associations de Football en Afrique Australe; pt, Conselho das Associações de Futebol da África Austral), officially abbreviated as COSAFA, is an association of the footbal ...
was represented in this tournament, along with the invited
CECAFA
The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations ( sw, Baraza la Mashirikisho ya Mpira wa Miguu Afrika Mashariki na Kati, french: Conseil des Associations de Football d'Afrique de l'Est et Centrale, ar, مؤتمر جمعيات شر ...
nation
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
. There was a late change in the line-up when
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...
took
Malawi's spot.
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Group stage
The 8 teams were on 3 July, drawn into 2 groups and, played against each other once in a
round-robin. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals.
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Playoff-bracket
Semi-finals
Bronze medal game
Final
Top scorers
Sourc
COSAFA.com
References
{{COSAFA championships
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2019 in South African sport
International association football competitions hosted by South Africa
2019 in South African women's sport
COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship