The 2020 COSAFA U-20 Cup was the 27th edition of the
COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup
The COSAFA Under 20 Challenge is an annual tournament for teams from Southern Africa organized by COSAFA.
Participants
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Past winners
The event scheduled f ...
, an international youth
football tournament open to national associations of the
COSAFA region. It took place between 3 December and 13 December in
Nelson Mandela Bay
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South Africa
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Initially planned to be hosted by Mauritius, the competition was later shifted to South Africa after Mauritius withdrew as hosts due to the COVID-19 regulations. The matches were played at Port Elizabeth (Wolfson Stadium and Gelvandale Stadium).
The tournament was also the first qualifying round for the
U-20 World Cup in
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
in 2021 as the finalists were qualified for the
2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, played in
Mauritania where the semi-finalists will see themselves qualify for the World Cup.
Participants
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Match officials
Referees
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Akhona Makalima (
South Africa)
* Abongile Tom (
South Africa)
* Mathews M. Hamalila (
Zambia
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* (Ms) Letticia Viana (
Eswatini)
* Keabetswe Dintwa (
Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalaha ...
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* Lebalang Martin Mokete (
Lesotho)
* Ishmael Chizinga (
Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeas ...
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Reserve Referees
* (Ms) Patience Mumba (
Zambia
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* (Ms) Vistoria Nuusiku Shangula (
Namibia
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Assistant Referees
* Venestancio Cossa (
Mozambique
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* Tilolo Gaselame Molefe (
Botswana
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* Edgar Rumeck (
Zimbabwe
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* (Ms) Claris Simango (
Zimbabwe
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* (Ms) Diana Chikotesha (
Zambia
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* Shaun Siza Dlangamandla (
Lesotho)
* Shaun Olive (
South Africa)
* Clemence Kanduku (
Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeas ...
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* Petros Mzi Mbingo (
Eswatini)
Draw
The draw was made in Nelson Mandela Bay on 2 November. 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.
Note: Within brackets
2019
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year's performance.
Group stage
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
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Group B
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Group C
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Winners qualified for
2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
Third-place match
Final
Champions
Qualification for CAF U20 Cup of Nations
The two finalists of the tournament qualified for the
2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
Qualified nations:
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References
{{COSAFA championships
2020 in African football
COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup
2020 in South African sport
International association football competitions hosted by South Africa
December 2020 sports events in South Africa