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 country	Eswatini
Dates	7–16 October 2022
Teams	12 (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 played	22
Goals scored	73 (3.32 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Danilson Makokisa (5 goals)

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

Referees

António Dungula
Osiase Koto
Akhona Makalima
Attoumani El Fachad
Keren Yocette
Keabetswe Dintwa

Assistant Referees

Estanislau Guedes
Mohamed Ibrahim
Khamusi Razwimisani
Danison Ravelomandimby

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
Zambia Eswatini Mauritius Botswana	Seychelles Angola Lesotho Mozambique	South Africa Comoros Namibia Malawi

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

7 October 2022

12:00

Zambia	3–0	Mauritius
Chipyoka 21' (pen.) Ng’ambi 81', 90+1'	Report

Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

Referee: António Dungula (Angola)

7 October 2022

15:30

Eswatini	2–1	Botswana
Mosweunyane 14' (o.g.) Mabuza 90+1'	Report	Mosweunyane 31'

Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)

9 October 2022

12:00

Botswana	1–0	Mauritius
Motsheja 26'	Report

Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

Referee: Artur Alfinar (Mozambique)

9 October 2022

15:30

Eswatini	0–2	Zambia
	Report	Mukosha 38' Mutale 67'

Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

Referee: Wilhem Haitembu (Namibia)

11 October 2022

15:30

Zambia	1–0	Botswana
Mutandwa 3'	Report

Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini

Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)

11 October 2022

15:30

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	Advance to Semi-finals
3	Lesotho	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5	3
4	Seychelles	3	0	0	3	2	14	−12	0

Source: GSA

8 October 2022

12:00

Angola	5–0	Lesotho
Inácio 27', 42' Vidal 28' Makokisa 43' Lopes 80' (pen.)	Report

Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini

Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)

8 October 2022

15:30

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)

10 October 2022

12:00

Seychelles	0–1	Lesotho
	Report	Maieane 85'

Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

Referee: Gift Chicco (Malawi)

10 October 2022

15:30

Mozambique	1–0	Angola
Alfandega 66'	Report

Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)

12 October 2022

12:00

Mozambique	2–1	Lesotho
Munhave 35' Zavala 56'	Report	Tsibela 66'

Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

Referee: Antonio Dungula (Angola)

12 October 2022

12:00

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[lower-alpha 1]	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Malawi	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6[lower-alpha 1]
3	Comoros	3	2	0	1	3	4	−1	6[lower-alpha 1]
4	Namibia	3	0	0	3	4	11	−7	0

Source: GSA
Notes:

Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: South Africa +2, Malawi 0, Comoros -2.

8 October 2022

12:00

South Africa	0–2	Malawi
	Report	Mkandawire 26' Mphasi 67'

Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)

8 October 2022

15:30

Namibia	0–1	Comoros
	Report	Younousse 87'

Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

Referee: Keren Yocette (Seychelles)

10 October 2022

12:00

Comoros	2–0	Malawi
Said 36' (pen.) Betombo 83'	Report

Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini

Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)

10 October 2022

15:30

Namibia	2–5	South Africa
van Wyk 1' Doeseb 30'	Report	Duba 17' Andries 46', 54' Daniels 88' Ratomo 90+2'

Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini

Referee: Celumusa Siphepho (Eswatini)

12 October 2022

15:30

South Africa	4–0	Comoros
Manku 24' Nkota 42' Dithejane 68' Ratomo 87'	Report

Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini

Referee: Gift Chicco (Malawi)

12 October 2022

15:30

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-finals				Final

	14 October – Somhlolo Stadium

	Mozambique	2
					16 October – Somhlolo Stadium
	South Africa	1
					Mozambique	0
	14 October – Somhlolo Stadium
					Zambia	1
	Zambia (p)	1 (3)

	Angola	1 (2)
					Third place

					16 October – Somhlolo Stadium

					South Africa (p)	1 (4)

					Angola	1 (2)

Semi-finals

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

14 October 2022

12:00

Mozambique	2–1	South Africa
Alfandega 11' Abdala 15'	Report	Duba 25'

Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

Referee: Antonio Dungula (Angola)

14 October 2022

15:30

Zambia	1–1	Angola
Chipyoka 41'	Report	Kali 31'
Penalties
Mphande Nsiku Ng'ambi Tembo	3–2	Lopes Eusébio Ary Kaipira Kipanda

Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)

Third place match

16 October 2022

12:00

South Africa	1–1	Angola
Nkota 11'	Report	Makokisa 15'
Penalties
Mbutho McCarthy Ratomo Shabalala	4–2	Lopes Makokisa Paxe Jota

Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

Referee: Artur Alfinar (Mozambique)

Final

16 October 2022

15:30

Mozambique	0–1	Zambia
	Report	Mutandwa 36'

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

Danilson Makokisa

4 goals

Mukelo Nkambule

3 goals

Chaimito Alfandega

2 goals

João Brito
Diógenes Inácio
Siphephelo Philiso
Chifundo Mphasi
Chikumbutso Salima
Dénio Munhave
Djwa Ramos
Oshwin Andries
Brenden Duba
Nikhil Reddy
Relebohile Ratomo
Songa Chipyoka
Kingstone Mutandwa
Rickson Ng’ambi

1 goal

1 own goal

Nonofo Mosweunyane (against Eswatini)

References

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

COSAFA Championships
Men	1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2013 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022
Women	2002 2006 2008 2011 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Men U20	1983 1985 1986 1988 1990 1993 1995 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Women U20	2019 2021
Men U17	1994 2001 2002 2007 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Women U17	2019 2020 2021 2022

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