2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup

The 2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup will be the 23rd edition of the COSAFA U20 Cup, an international youth competition open to national associations of the COSAFA region.

2016 COSAFA Under-20 Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityRustenburg
Dates7–16 December 2016
Teams14 (from 1 association)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Zambia
Runners-up South Africa
Third place DR Congo
Fourth place Angola
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored63 (2.63 per match)
Top scorer(s) Luther Singh
(5 goals)

In April 2016, it was announced that South Africa would be the host nation of the competition.[1]

The competition is open to players born on or before 1 January 1997, ensuring that all participants are also eligible for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Participants

The following teams are expected to participate:

The following teams rejected an invitation to compete:

  •  Madagascar
Notes
  1. Rwanda were originally invitees but withdrew and were replaced with Democratic Republic of the Congo on 2 November.[2]
  2. Namibia withdrew and were replaced with Sudan on 19 November.[3]

Draw

The draw took place on 26 October 2016.[4]

Seeded Pot 1 Pot 2
  •  South Africa (assigned to A1, as host)
  •  Angola (assigned to C1, as title holder)
  •  Zimbabwe
  •  Mozambique

Venues
Rustenburg
Mogwase Stadium
Mogwase Stadium

Moruleng Stadium
 Moruleng Stadium
25.266592°S 27.234335°E / -25.266592; 27.234335 (Mogwase Stadium) 25.156667°S 27.175556°E / -25.156667; 27.175556 (Moruleng Stadium)
Capacity: 3,500[5] Capacity: 20,000

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Advance to Semi-finals
2  Lesotho 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
3  Swaziland 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
4  Botswana 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source:
 Swaziland2–0 Botswana
Mthembu  34'
Matse  76'		 Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)
 South Africa8–0 Lesotho
Shopane  12'
Singh  17' (pen.)
Meyiwa  35'
Ngcobo  50'
Ndwandwe  76'
Sibiya  77'
Mbatha  83'
Ceres  89'		 Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)
 South Africa1–0 Swaziland
Ndwandwe  88' Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia)
 Lesotho1–0 Botswana
Botswane  80' Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)
 Swaziland1–2 Lesotho
Gamedeze  5' Report Malane  42'
Kamela  48'
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)
 Botswana0–1 South Africa
Report Mbatha  65'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zambia 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6 Advance to Semi-finals
2  Malawi 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1
3  Zimbabwe 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source:
 Zambia5–1 Zimbabwe
Daka  41'
Chilufya  44'
Sakulanda  60'
Sakala  80'
Nyondo  90'		 Report Sibanda  87' (pen.)
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
 Malawi0–0 Zimbabwe
Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
 Zambia3–0 Malawi
Sakulanda  25'
Daka  74'
Sakala  86'		 Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Angola 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2  Mauritius 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
3  Sudan 3 1 1 1 6 2 +4 4
4  Seychelles 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source:
 Seychelles0–2 Mauritius
Louise  90' Report Ferre  21'
Dimanche  47'
Sarah  87'
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Kulasande Qongqo (South Africa)
 Angola1–0 Sudan
Chico Banza  37' Report Osman  82' 
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)
 Angola4–0 Seychelles
Chico Banza  20'
da Luz  33'
Vá  41'
Pedro Alves  90+4'		 Report
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)
 Sudan1–1 Mauritius
Hassan  37' Report Dimanche  85'
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)
 Sudan5–0 Seychelles
Walaa Eldin Yaqoub  17', 74', 90'
Osman  23'
Taifour  77'		 Report
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
 Mauritius1–1 Angola
Vincent  51' Report Vá  33'
Morais  80'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia)

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  DR Congo 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4 Advance to Semi-finals
2  Mozambique 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
3  Comoros 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source:
 DR Congo0–0 Mozambique
Report
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)
 Mozambique2–2 Comoros
Ernesto  45+2'
Langa  75'		 Report Said  10'
Youssouf  90+1'
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
 Comoros0–2 DR Congo
Report Sita  6'
Lusuki  62'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Kulasande Qongqo (South Africa)
  1. Game originally played on 11 December 2016, but was abandoned just after Lusuki's goal. The match restarted on 12 December 2016 in the 63rd minute, with the score at 2-0.

Crossover games

Two games were played between teams from different groups as there are fewer teams in Groups B and D than A and C.

 Zambia2–0 Mozambique
Phiri  22'
Sakala  80'		 Report
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia)
 Malawi0–1 DR Congo
Report Lusuki  25'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 December — Moruleng Stadium
 
 
  South Africa 5
 
16 December — Moruleng Stadium
 
  Angola 0
 
  South Africa 1
 
14 December — Moruleng Stadium
 
  Zambia 2
 
  Zambia 2
 
 
  DR Congo 1
 
Third place
 
 
16 December — Moruleng Stadium
 
 
  Angola 1(3)
 
 
  DR Congo 1(4)

Semi-finals
 South Africa5–0 Angola
Singh  12', 57', 71', 83'
Ndwandwe  44'		 Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
 Zambia2–1 DR Congo
Sakala  37'
B. Musonda  77'		 Report Lukombe  41'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)

Third place playoff
 Angola1–1 DR Congo
Catraio  57' (pen.) Report Alves  34' (o.g.)
Penalties
Morais
Yanda
Balanga
Chico Banza
Alves
Miguel 		3–4 Yamba
Amongo
Mudiadia
Sita
Lusuki
Luezi
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)

Final
 South Africa1–2 Zambia
Seriba  41' Report Kalunga  8'
B. Musonda  85'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)

Goalscorers

63 goals were scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2.63 goals per match.

5 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
  • Pedro Alves
  • Zinadine Catraio
  • Nélson da Luz
  • Said Hicham
  • Habib Youssouf
  • Chadrack Lukombe
  • Ernest Sita
  • Tseliso Botswane
  • Khubetsoana Kamela
  • Thabang Malane
  • Alex Ferre
  • Rudy Vincent
  • Nilton Ernesto
  • Bruno Langa
  • Achmat Ceres
  • Nkosingiphile Ngcobo
  • Kabelo Seriba
  • Itumeleng Shopane
  • Sifundo Sibiya
  • Hassan Hassan
  • Khaled Osman
  • Ammar Taifour
  • Saviola Gamedze
  • Ali Matse
  • Bhekani Mthembu
  • Edward Chilufya
  • Kenneth Kalunga
  • Joseph Phiri
  • Bukhosi Sibanda
Own goal
  • Pedro Alves (playing against the Democratic Republic of Congo)

Source: COSAFA Under-20 Championships[6]

References
  1. "COSAFA U20 – Sponsorship Announcement". CAFonline.com. 11 April 2016.
  2. "DR Congo added to COSAFA Under-20 Championships field". COSAFA.com. 2 November 2016.
  3. "Sudan Replace Namibia At 2016 COSAFA Under-20 Championships". COSAFA.com. 19 November 2016.
  4. "How the 2016 COSAFA Under-20 Championship will work!". COSAFA.com. 21 October 2016.
  5. "2016 COSAFA Under-20 Championships – The Venues". COSAFA.com. 17 November 2016.
  6. "2016 COSAFA Under-20 Championships – Day 9 Wrap". CAFonline.com. 16 December 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.