2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup

2016 COSAFA Under-20 Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
City Rustenburg
Dates 7–16 December 2016
Teams 14 (from 14 associations)

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
  •  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°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  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 . Source:

7 December 2016 (2016-12-07)
14:00
Swaziland  2–0  Botswana
Mthembu  34'
Matse  77'		 Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)

7 December 2016 (2016-12-07)
19:30
South Africa  8–0  Lesotho
Shopane  12'
Singh  17' (pen.), 33'
Ngcobo  49'
Ndwandwe  74'
Sibiya  76'
Mbatha  81'
Ceres  87'		 Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)

9 December 2016 (2016-12-09)
14:00
South Africa  1–0  Swaziland
Ndwandwe  88' Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia)

10 December 2016 (2016-12-10)
17:30
Lesotho  1–0  Botswana
Bbotswane  80'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)

12 December 2016 (2016-12-12)
17:00
Lesotho  2–1  Swaziland
Malane  42'
Kabela  48'		 Report Gamedeze  5'
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)

12 December 2016 (2016-12-12)
17:00
Botswana  0–1  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 . Source:

7 December 2016 (2016-12-07)
16:30
Zimbabwe  1–5  Zambia
Sibanda  87' (pen.) Report Daka  41'
Chilufya  44'
Sakulanda  60'
Sakala  83'
Nyondo  90'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

9 December 2016 (2016-12-09)
17:00
Malawi  0–0  Zimbabwe
Report
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

11 December 2016 (2016-12-11)
14:30
Zambia  3–0  Malawi
Sakulanda  25'
Daka  77'
Sakala  85'		 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 . Source:


8 December 2016 (2016-12-08)
14:00
Seychelles  0–2  Mauritius
Report Ferre  21'
Dimanche  47'
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Kulasande Qongqo (South Africa)

8 December 2016 (2016-12-08)
17:00
Angola  1–0  Sudan
Sacalumbo  38' Report
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)

10 December 2016 (2016-12-10)
11:00
Angola  4–0  Seychelles
Sacalumbo  21'
da Luz  34'
Vladimiro  41'
Pedro Alves  90+4'		 Report
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)

10 December 2016 (2016-12-10)
14:30
Sudan  1–1  Mauritius
Hassan  37' Report Dimanche  85'
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)

12 December 2016 (2016-12-12)
14:00
Sudan  5–0  Seychelles
Wala Al Din Musa
Wala Al Din Musa
Wala Al Din Musa
Wala Al Din Musa
Wala Al Din Musa
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)

12 December 2016 (2016-12-12)
14:00
Mauritius  1–1  Angola
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 . Source:

8 December 2016 (2016-12-08)
11:00
DR Congo  0–0  Mozambique
Report
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)

9 December 2016 (2016-12-09)
17:30
Mozambique  2–2  Comoros
Ernesto  45+2'
Langa  75'		 Report Said  11'
Youssouf  90+1'
Mogwase Stadium
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)

12 December 2016 (2016-12-12)
17:30
Comoros  0–2[6]  DR Congo
Report Sita  6'
Lusuki  62'
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Kulasande Qongqo (South Africa)

Crossover games

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

13 December 2016 (2016-12-13)
11:00
Zambia  2–0  Mozambique
Phiri  22'
Sakala  80'		 Report
Mogwase Stadium
Attendance: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia)

13 December 2016 (2016-12-13)
11:00
Malawi  0–1  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

14 December 2016 (2016-12-14)
17:00
South Africa  5-0  Angola
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

14 December 2016 (2016-12-14)
19:30
Zambia  2-1  DR Congo
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)

Third place playoff

16 December 2016 (2016-12-16)
11:00
DR Congo  1-1  Angola
  Penalties  
4–3
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)

Final

16 December 2016 (2016-12-16)
17:30
Zambia  2-1  South Africa
Moruleng Stadium
Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)

Notes

    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. ↑ DR Congo v Comoros Islands goes dark
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