| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Zambia |
| Dates | 4-14 December 2019 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 association) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | 
Zambia (11th title) |
| Runners-up | 
South Africa |
| Third place | 
Angola |
| Fourth place | 
Madagascar |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 81 (3.68 per match) |
The 2019 COSAFA U-20 Cup was the 26th edition of the COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup, an international youth competition open to national associations of the COSAFA region. It took place between 4 December and 14 December in Zambia.
The competition was open to players born on or before 1 January 2000.
Participants
Match officials
|
Referees [1]
|
Assistant Referees
|
Venues
| Lusaka | |
|---|---|
| Nkoloma Stadium | Sunset Stadium |
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 5,100 |
Groups
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Zambia (H, A)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | 
Malawi
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 
Botswana
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 | 
Comoros
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 4 December 2019. Source: COSAFA
(A) Advance to a further round; (H) Hosts
(A) Advance to a further round; (H) Hosts
|
Malawi | 4–0 |
Comoros |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Yvon Havelock (
Seychelles)
|
Botswana | 2–1 |
Comoros |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: (Ms) Rosaly Rosalie (
Madagascar)
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Africa
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |
Madagascar
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | 
Mauritius
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | |
| 4 | 
Lesotho
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 |
Source: COSAFA
|
Madagascar | 3–0 |
Lesotho |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (
Comoros)
|
South Africa | 5–0 |
Mauritius |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: (Ms) Rosaly Rosalie (
Madagascar)
|
South Africa | 1–1 |
Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Yvon Havelock (
Seychelles)
|
South Africa | 4–0 |
Lesotho |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (
Botswana)
|
Madagascar | 2–1 |
Mauritius |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Referee: Mathews M. Hamalila (
Zambia)
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Angola (A)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | 
Eswatini
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 
Mozambique
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | 
Seychelles
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2019. Source: COSAFA
(A) Advance to a further round
(A) Advance to a further round
|
Angola | 8–0 |
Seychelles |
|---|---|---|
|
Referee: Gift Chicco (
Malawi)
|
Eswatini | 2–0 |
Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Patrice Milazar (
Mauritius)
|
Angola | 1–0 |
Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
|
Referee: Mathews M. Hamalila (
Zambia)
|
Eswatini | 2–0 |
Seychelles |
|---|---|---|
Lushaba  20' (
pen.)Ndlovu 45' (
pen.) |
Referee: Retselisitsoe David Molise (
Lesotho)
|
Angola | 4–1 |
Eswatini |
|---|---|---|
|
Salvador 2' (
pen.) Gastao 14', 74'Dala 53' |
Ndzinisa 55' |
Referee: Patrice Milazar (
Mauritius)
|
Mozambique | 3–2 |
Seychelles |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Gift Chicco (
Malawi)
Knockout stage
Semifinals
|
South Africa | 2–2 |
Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
Referee: Mathews M. Hamalila (
Zambia)
Third-Place
|
Madagascar | 1–5 |
Angola |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Gift Chicco (
Malawi)
Final
|
Zambia | 3–0 |
South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Retselisitsoe David Molise (
Lesotho)
Winners
| COSAFA Under-20 Championship |
|---|
 Zambia 11th title |
References
- ^ "Pictures of the officials during 2019 Cosafa U20 Championship in Zambia". 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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