| Tourney Name: | COSAFA Under-20 Youth Championship |
| Year: | 2016 |
| City: | Rustenburg |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Num Teams: | 14 |
| Associations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Matches: | 24 |
| Goals: | 63 |
| Top Scorer: | Luther Singh (5 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2013 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
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.
The following teams are expected to participate:
The following teams rejected an invitation to compete:
The draw took place on 26 October 2016.[2]
| Rustenburg | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mogwase Stadium | Moruleng Stadium | |
| -25.2666°N 27.2343°W | -25.1567°N 27.1756°W | |
| Capacity: 3,500[3] | Capacity: 20,000 | |
Two games were played between teams from different groups as there are fewer teams in Groups B and D than A and C.
----
63 goals were scored in 24 matches, for an average of goals per match.
Said Hicham Habib Youssouf
Nilton Ernesto Bruno Langa
Saviola Gamedze Ali Matse Bhekani Mthembu