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)Zambia Maylan Mulenga[1]
Best player(s)Tanzania Enekia Lunyamila[1]
Best goalkeeperZimbabwe 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
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2020. Source: COSAFA.com
(H) Hosts

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
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2020. Source: COSAFA.com

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

 Zambia1–0 Zimbabwe
Report
 South Africa0–2 Tanzania
Report

Bronze medal game

 Zimbabwe(3)1–1(4) South Africa
Report

Final

 Zambia1-2 Tanzania
Loveness Malunga 56´ Report Opah Clement 24´, Protasia Mbunda 86´

Top scorers

Representing Player Goals
 Zambia Maylan Mulenga 5
 South Africa Shakeerah Jacobs 4
 Tanzania Enekia Lunyamila 4

Source COSAFA.com

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.