The 2020 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship was the second edition of the COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship. The tournament took place in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa on November 4–14.[2][3][4][5]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  South Africa |
| Dates | 4–14 November 2020 |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tanzania (1stth title) |
| Runners-up |  Zambia |
| Third place | South Africa |
| Fourth place |  Zimbabwe |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 63 (5.73 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Aisha Masaka[1] |
| Best player(s) | Tisilile Lungu[1] |
| Best goalkeeper | Chitete Munsaka[1] |
| Fair play award | Zambia[1] |
← 2019 2021 → | |
Participants
editAll 14 COSAFA nation's U17 teams as well as Reunion were allowed to enter the tournament,[6] out of which four finally participated. Tanzania was invited as a guest team for this tournament.[7][8]
Comoros
South Africa (host)
Tanzania (guest)
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Group stage
editThe group stage is played in a round-robin where all 5 teams play once against each other and where the top two teams advance to the final.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | Advance to the final |
| 2 | Tanzania (G)
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 9 | |
| 3 | South Africa (H)
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 6 | |
| 4 | Zimbabwe
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Comoros
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 0 |
| South Africa | 1-2 | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Zimbabwe | 0-7 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Tanzania | 6-1 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| South Africa | 9-0 | Comoros |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Final
editTop Scorers
edit| Representing | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Tanzania
|
Aisha Masaka | 10 |
| South Africa
|
Jessica Wade | 5 |
| Zambia
|
Tisilile Lungu | 5 |
COSAFA-La Liga partnership
editSouth Africa's Jessica Wade (also awarded best player of last years tournament) and Zambia's Tisilile Lungu(also scored 3 goals at last years tournament) was selected[1] by the Technical Study Group to be traveling to Spain for a LaLiga development experience, where they will get the opportunity to observe the football life in Spain and train with a local team. The duo become the first players to get this opportunity on account of the new formalization of the partnership between COSAFA and La Liga to boost Southern African football.[9][10]
Changes due to COVID-19
editThe tournament was originally planned to be played in Mauritius on April 17–26, with 8 participating nations, but in March COSAFA decided to postpone.[11] Other than the four COSAFA nations finally participating, Mauritius, Botswana, Eswatini, and Malawi was set to play the tournament. When the new plan was set for the tournament to be played in South Africa in November, Tanzania had been invited and six teams should be divided into two groups where the winners and runners-up should advance to the semi-finals.[12] After Botswana's withdrawal, as many of their players had lost time in school and were set to write exams,[13][8] the five-team group was finally employed.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "South Africa win COSAFA Women's Championship, Tanzania take Under-17 title". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ a b "2020 COSAFA WOMEN'S CUP TOURNAMENT GUIDE". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Dludlu announces U/17 squad for COSAFA Cup". SAFA. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Dludlu unveils Bantwana final squad for Cosafa U17 Women's Cup". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Dludlu happy with Cosafa U17 Championship squad". Farpost.co.za. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "2020 COSAFA Women's Under-17 Championships in numbers". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Tanzania set to light up COSAFA Women's Under-17 Championship!". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Bantwana enter selection camp ahead of COSAFA Cup". SAFA. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "LaLiga and Cosafa team up again". Supersport.com. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "COSAFA and LaLiga formalise partnership to boost Southern African football". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "Postponement of the 2020 COSAFA Women's Under-17 Championship". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "2020 COSAFA Women's Under-17 Championships in numbers". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Botswana pull out of COSAFA Women's Under-17 Championship". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 1 November 2020.