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)
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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]

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

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

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

Match officials

Draw

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

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

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
  • Chipyoka 21' (pen.)
  • Ng’ambi 81', 90+1'
 Report
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: António Dungula (Angola)
Eswatini 2–1 Botswana
  • Mosweunyane 14' (o.g.)
  • Mabuza 90+1'
 Report
  • Mosweunyane 31'
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
Botswana 1–0 Mauritius
  • Motsheja 26'
 Report
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Artur Alfinar (Mozambique)
Eswatini 0–2 Zambia
Report
  • Mukosha 38'
  • Mutale 67'
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Wilhem Haitembu (Namibia)
Zambia 1–0 Botswana
 Report
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
Eswatini 7–0 Mauritius
  • M. Nkambule 4', 6', 40', 55'
  • Philiso 15', 90+5'
  • Khumalo 80'
 Report
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Attoumani El Fachad (Comoros)

Group B

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
  • Inácio 27', 42'
  • Vidal 28'
  • Makokisa 43'
  • Lopes 80' (pen.)
 Report
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
Mozambique 5–1 Seychelles
  • Sumbane 14'
  • Alfandega 46'
  • Munhave 56'
  • Ramos 79', 82'
 Report
  • Nourrice 90+3'
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Attoumani El Fachad (Comoros)
Seychelles 0–1 Lesotho
Report
  • Maieane 85'
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Gift Chicco (Malawi)
Mozambique 1–0 Angola
  • Alfandega 66'
 Report
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)
Mozambique 2–1 Lesotho
  • Munhave 35'
  • Zavala 56'
 Report
  • Tsibela 66'
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Antonio Dungula (Angola)
Angola 8–1 Seychelles
  • Brito 10', 58'
  • Calhão 24'
  • Makokisa 28', 34', 51'
  • Paxe 30'
  • Borges 77'
 Report
  • Raheriniaina 48' (pen.)
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Celumusa Siphepho (Eswatini)

Group C

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
  • Mkandawire 26'
  • Mphasi 67'
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)
Namibia 0–1 Comoros
Report
  • Younousse 87'
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Keren Yocette (Seychelles)
Comoros 2–0 Malawi
  • Said 36' (pen.)
  • Betombo 83'
 Report
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
Namibia 2–5 South Africa
  • van Wyk 1'
  • Doeseb 30'
 Report
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Celumusa Siphepho (Eswatini)
South Africa 4–0 Comoros
  • Manku 24'
  • Nkota 42'
  • Dithejane 68'
  • Ratomo 87'
 Report
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Gift Chicco (Malawi)
Namibia 2–5 Malawi
  • Stern 62'
  • Prins 65'
 Report
  • Salima 11', 40' (pen.)
  • Mphasi 49'
  • Mapemba 53'
  • Saviel 83'
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Artur Alfinar (Mozambique)

Ranking of second-placed teams

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

 
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)
 
Third place
 
 
16 October – Somhlolo Stadium
 
 
 South Africa (p)1 (4)
 
 
 Angola1 (2)

Semi-finals

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

Mozambique 2–1 South Africa
  • Alfandega 11'
  • Abdala 15'
 Report
  • Duba 25'
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Antonio Dungula (Angola)
Zambia 1–1 Angola
  • Chipyoka 41'
 Report
  • Kali 31'
Penalties
 3–2
  • soccer ball with check mark Lopes
  • soccer ball with red X Eusébio
  • soccer ball with check mark Ary
  • soccer ball with red X Kaipira
  • soccer ball with red X Kipanda
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)

Third place match

South Africa 1–1 Angola
  • Nkota 11'
 Report
  • Makokisa 15'
Penalties
 4–2
  • soccer ball with red X Lopes
  • soccer ball with check mark Makokisa
  • soccer ball with check mark Paxe
  • soccer ball with red X Jota
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Artur Alfinar (Mozambique)

Final

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

Goalscorers

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

  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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