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2022 COSAFA U-20 Cup

The 2022 COSAFA U-20 Cup was the 28th edition of the COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup, an international youth football tournament open to national associations of the COSAFA region. It took place between 7 and 16 October 2022 in Eswatini.[1][2]

2022 COSAFA Under-20 Cup
Tournament details
Host countryEswatini
Dates7–16 October 2022
Teams12 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Zambia (12th title)
Runners-up Mozambique
Third place South Africa
Fourth place Angola
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored73 (3.32 per match)
Top scorer(s)Angola Danilson Makokisa
(5 goals)
← 2020
2024 →

Mozambique was the defending champion having defeated Namibia by 1–0 goal in the final on 13 December 2020 of previous season.[3]

Participating teams

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The following twelve teams are contesting in the tournament.

Team Appearances Previous best performance
  Angola 28th Runner-up
(2000, 2001, 2002, 2011)
  Botswana 21st 3rd Place
(2009, 2011)
  Comoros 4th Group stage
(2013, 2016, 2019, 2020)
  Eswatini 28th Champion
(2020)
  Lesotho 28th Runner-up
(1990, 2005, 2017)
  Malawi 19th 4th Place (1986, 2000, 2006, 2011)
  Mauritius
  Mozambique 28th Champion
(2020)
  Namibia 28th Champion
(2020)
  Seychelles 8th Group stages (2009, 2010, 2011, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2019)
  South Africa 28th Champion
(2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2018)
  Zambia 28th Champion
(1983, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2019)

Venues

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Cities Venues Capacity
Lobamba Somhlolo National Stadium 20,000
Manzini Mavuso Sports Centre 5,000

Match officials

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Draw

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The draw was made in ....... on the.......... 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.[4]

Seeded Pot 1 Pot 2

Note: Within brackets 2020 year's performance.

Group stage

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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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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Zambia 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Advance to Semi-finals
2   Eswatini (H) 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
3   Botswana 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4   Mauritius 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
Source: GSA
(H) Hosts
Zambia  3–0  Mauritius
 Report
Referee: António Dungula (Angola)
Eswatini  2–1  Botswana
 Report
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
Botswana  1–0  Mauritius
 Report
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Artur Alfinar (Mozambique)
Eswatini  0–2  Zambia
Report
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Wilhem Haitembu (Namibia)
Zambia  1–0  Botswana
 Report
Eswatini  7–0  Mauritius
 Report
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Attoumani El Fachad (Comoros)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Mozambique 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to Semi-finals
2   Angola 3 2 0 1 13 2 +11 6
3   Lesotho 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
4   Seychelles 3 0 0 3 2 14 −12 0
Source: GSA
Angola  5–0  Lesotho
 Report
Mozambique  5–1  Seychelles
 Report
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Attoumani El Fachad (Comoros)
Seychelles  0–1  Lesotho
Report
Referee: Gift Chicco (Malawi)
Mozambique  1–0  Angola
 Report
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)
Mozambique  2–1  Lesotho
 Report
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Antonio Dungula (Angola)
Angola  8–1  Seychelles
 Report
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Celumusa Siphepho (Eswatini)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Africa 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6[a] Advance to Semi-finals
2   Malawi 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6[a]
3   Comoros 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6[a]
4   Namibia 3 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
Source: GSA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: South Africa +2, Malawi 0, Comoros -2.
South Africa  0–2  Malawi
Report
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)
Namibia  0–1  Comoros
Report
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Keren Yocette (Seychelles)
Comoros  2–0  Malawi
 Report
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
Namibia  2–5  South Africa
 Report
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Celumusa Siphepho (Eswatini)
South Africa  4–0  Comoros
 Report
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Gift Chicco (Malawi)
Namibia  2–5  Malawi
 Report
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Artur Alfinar (Mozambique)

Ranking of second-placed teams

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B   Angola 3 2 0 1 13 2 +11 6 Semi-finals
2 A   Eswatini 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6
3 C   Malawi 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
Source: COSAFA.com
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 October – Somhlolo Stadium
 
 
  Mozambique2
 
16 October – Somhlolo Stadium
 
  South Africa1
 
  Mozambique0
 
14 October – Somhlolo Stadium
 
  Zambia1
 
  Zambia (p)1 (3)
 
 
  Angola1 (2)
 

Semi-finals

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Winners qualified for 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Mozambique  2–1  South Africa
 Report
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Antonio Dungula (Angola)
Zambia  1–1  Angola
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Penalties
 3–2
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

Third place play-of

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South Africa  1–1  Angola
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Artur Alfinar (Mozambique)

Final

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Mozambique  0–1  Zambia
Report
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)

Goalscorers

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There were 73 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.32 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

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  1. ^ "New tournament added to exciting COSAFA calendar". cafonline.com. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  2. ^ "COSAFA set for another bumper year of tournaments". www.cosofa.com. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Mozambique win historic first COSAFA regional under-20 title". www.cosafa.com. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Men's U20 teams to learn their COSAFA Championships". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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