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The 2020 COSAFA U-20 Cup was the 27th 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 3 December and 13 December in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa.[1] Initially planned to be hosted by Mauritius, the competition was later shifted to South Africa after Mauritius withdrew as hosts due to the COVID-19 regulations. The matches were played at Port Elizabeth (Wolfson Stadium and Gelvandale Stadium).
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Host country | Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa |
Dates | 3–13 December 2020 |
Teams | 11 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 19 |
Goals scored | 40 (2.11 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
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The tournament was also the first qualifying round for the U-20 World Cup in Indonesia in 2021 as the finalists were qualified for the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, played in Mauritania where the semi-finalists will see themselves qualify for the World Cup.[2][3]
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Assistant Referees
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The draw was made in Nelson Mandela Bay on 2 November. 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.[5]
Seeded | Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
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Note: Within brackets 2019 year's performance.
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.[6][7]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
Mozambique ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Cipriano ![]() |
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South Africa ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Mozambique ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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South Africa ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Malawi ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Zambia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Malawi ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 |
Angola ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Botswana ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Semi-finals | Final | |||||
11 December – Wolfson Stadium | ||||||
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13 December – Wolfson Stadium | ||||||
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11 December – Wolfson Stadium | ||||||
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Third place | ||||||
13 December – Wolfson Stadium | ||||||
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Winners qualified for 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
Mozambique ![]() | 0–0 (5-4) | ![]() |
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Namibia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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2020 COSAFA U-20 Championship champion |
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![]() Mozambique First title |
The two finalists of the tournament qualified for the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
Qualified nations:
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