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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.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | South Africa |
City | Rustenburg |
Dates | 7–16 December 2016 |
Teams | 14 (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 played | 24 |
Goals scored | 63 (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.
The following teams are expected to participate:
The following teams rejected an invitation to compete:
The draw took place on 26 October 2016.[4]
Seeded | Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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Rustenburg | ||
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Mogwase Stadium | Moruleng Stadium | |
25.266592°S 27.234335°E | 25.156667°S 27.175556°E | |
Capacity: 3,500[5] | Capacity: 20,000 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
South Africa | 1–0 | Swaziland |
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Ndwandwe 88' | Report |
Botswana | 0–1 | South Africa |
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Report | Mbatha 65' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Seychelles | 0–2 | Mauritius |
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Louise 90' | Report | Ferre 21' Dimanche 47' Sarah 87' |
Angola | 1–0 | Sudan |
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Chico Banza 37' | Report | Osman 82' |
Angola | 4–0 | Seychelles |
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Chico Banza 20' da Luz 33' Vá 41' Pedro Alves 90+4' |
Report |
Sudan | 5–0 | Seychelles |
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Walaa Eldin Yaqoub 17', 74', 90' Osman 23' Taifour 77' |
Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Mozambique | 2–2 | Comoros |
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Ernesto 45+2' Langa 75' |
Report | Said 10' Youssouf 90+1' |
Two games were played between teams from different groups as there are fewer teams in Groups B and D than A and C.
Zambia | 2–0 | Mozambique |
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Phiri 22' Sakala 80' |
Report |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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) |
South Africa | 5–0 | Angola |
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Singh 12', 57', 71', 83' Ndwandwe 44' |
Report |
South Africa | 1–2 | Zambia |
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Seriba 41' | Report | Kalunga 8' B. Musonda 85' |
63 goals were scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2.63 goals per match.
Source: COSAFA Under-20 Championships[6]
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