2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup

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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)South Africa Luther Singh
(5 goals)
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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.

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:

  •  
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

Venues[]

Rustenburg
Mogwase Stadium
2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup is located in North West (South African province)
Mogwase Stadium
Mogwase Stadium
Moruleng Stadium

Moruleng Stadium
 Moruleng Stadium
25°16′00″S 27°14′04″E / 25.266592°S 27.234335°E / -25.266592; 27.234335 (Mogwase Stadium) 25°09′24″S 27°10′32″E / 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   3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
3   2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
4   3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source:[citation needed]
 2–0 
Goal 34'
Goal 76'		 Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)
 South Africa8–0 
Shopane Goal 12'
Singh Goal 17' (pen.)
Goal 35'
Ngcobo Goal 50'
Ndwandwe Goal 76'
Goal 77'
Mbatha Goal 83'
Goal 89'		 Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)
 South Africa1–0 
Ndwandwe Goal 88' Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia)
 1–0 
Goal 80' Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)
 1–2 
Goal 5' Report Goal 42'
Goal 48'
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)
 0–1 South Africa
Report Mbatha Goal 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   2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1
3   2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source:[citation needed]
 Zambia5–1 
Daka Goal 41'
Chilufya Goal 44'
Goal 60'
Sakala Goal 80'
Nyondo Goal 90'		 Report Goal 87' (pen.)
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
 0–0 
Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
 Zambia3–0 
Goal 25'
Daka Goal 74'
Sakala Goal 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   3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source:[citation needed]
 0–2 Mauritius
Red card 90' Report Goal 21'
Dimanche Goal 47'
Red card 87'
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Kulasande Qongqo (South Africa)
 Angola1–0 Sudan
Chico Banza Goal 37' Report Yellow card 82' Yellow-red card
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)
 Angola4–0 Seychelles
Chico Banza Goal 20'
da Luz Goal 33'
Vá Goal 41'
Goal 90+4'		 Report
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)
 Sudan1–1 Mauritius
Goal 37' Report Dimanche Goal 85'
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)
 Sudan5–0 
Walaa Eldin Yaqoub Goal 17', 74', 90'
Goal 23'
Goal 77'		 Report
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
 Mauritius1–1 Angola
Vincent Goal 51' Report Vá Goal 33'
Morais Red card 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   2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source:[citation needed]
 DR Congo0–0 Mozambique
Report
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)
 Mozambique2–2 
Goal 45+2'
Goal 75'		 Report Goal 10'
Youssouf Goal 90+1'
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
 0–2 DR Congo
Report Goal 6'
Goal 62'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Kulasande Qongqo (South Africa)
  1. ^ Game originally played on 11 December 2016, but was abandoned just after '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
Goal 22'
Sakala Goal 80'		 Report
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia)
 0–1 DR Congo
Report Goal 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 Goal 12', 57', 71', 83'
Ndwandwe Goal 44'		 Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
 Zambia2–1 DR Congo
Sakala Goal 37'
Goal 77'		 Report Lukombe Goal 41'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)

Third place playoff[]

 Angola1–1 DR Congo
Goal 57' (pen.) Report Alves Goal 34' (o.g.)
Penalties
Morais Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Balanga Penalty missed
Chico Banza Penalty missed
Alves Penalty scored
Penalty missed		 3–4 Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty missed
Penalty missed
Penalty scored
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)

Final[]

 South Africa1–2 Zambia
Goal 41' Report Goal 8'
Goal 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
Own goal
  • Angola 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.
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