2012 Cape Town International Challenge

2012 Cape Town International Challenge

Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Cape Town
Dates	25 May - 3 June
Teams	8
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)

The Cape Town International Challenge is an invitational association football tournament to be hosted in Cape Town, South Africa. The tournament has no official name and has also been referred to as Cape Town International Under-20 Challenge,^[1] Eight Nations Cup^[2] and the 8 Nation under 20 International Football Challenge.^[3] The draw was made on 16 May 2012.^[4] The tournament is open to players under 20 years of age. It is considered to be a successor to the 2010 Cape Town International Challenge.^[3]

The competition was organised by the Cape Town division of the South African Football Association.

• Japan will be represented by their u-19 team.^[2]

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	3	2	1	0	4	1	3	7
South Africa	3	2	0	1	4	3	1	6
Ghana	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4
Nigeria	3	0	0	3	2	5	-3	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	9	1	8	9
Japan	3	2	0	1	6	7	-1	6
Cameroon	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	3
Kenya	3	3	0	0	2	9	-7	0

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	1 June 2012 - Athlone Stadium
	Argentina	1
	Japan	0
					3 June 2012 - Cape Town Stadium
					Argentina	0
					Brazil	2
					Third place
	1 June 2012 - Athlone Stadium			3 June 2012 - Cape Town Stadium
	Brazil	2(4)		Japan	1
	South Africa	2(3)			South Africa	1

Semi finals

Third place playoff

Final

Awards

• Top goal scorer – Thabani Mthembu (5 goals)
• Top goalkeeper - Andres Mehring
• Player of the tournament – Misael Bueno

References