2019 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship explained

Tourney Name:COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship
Year:2019
Dates:1–11 August 2019
Num Teams:8
Confederations:1
Venues:2
Cities:1
Count:1
Matches:16
Goals:52
Top Scorer: Maylan Mulenga[1]
Player: Enekia Lunyamila
Goalkeeper: Cynthia Shonga[2] [3] [4]
Nextseason:2021

The 2019 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship was the first edition of the COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship, an international football tournament, for national women's under-20 teams organized by COSAFA. The tournament was played between 1-11 August in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa.[5] Invited from CECAFA, Tanzania became champions after winning 2-1 over Zambia in the final.[6]

Participants

Seven of the 14 nations in COSAFA was represented in this tournament, along with the invited CECAFA nation Tanzania.[7] There was a late change in the line-up when Mozambique took Malawi's spot.[8]

Group stage

The 8 teams were on 3 July, drawn[9] into 2 groups and, played against each other once in a round-robin. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals.[10]

Group B

Knockout stage

Final

Top scorers

RepresentingPlayerGoals
Maylan Mulenga5
Shakeerah Jacobs4
Enekia Lunyamila4
Source COSAFA.com

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Africa claim COSAFA Women’s Championship title, Tanzania clinch Under-20 gold . Council of Southern Africa Football Associations . 3 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Zimbabwe set up semifinal with South Africa at COSAFA Women’s Championship . Council of Southern Africa Football Associations . 3 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Zimbabwe claim bronze medal at COSAFA Women’s Championship . Council of Southern Africa Football Associations . 3 November 2020.
  4. Web site: Zambia name young squad for COSAFA Women’s Under-20 Championship . Council of Southern Africa Football Associations . 3 November 2020.
  5. Web site: What does recent history say about COSAFA Under-20 football? . Council of Southern Africa Football Associations . 3 November 2020.
  6. Web site: Joyous Banyana Banyana retain regional crown . FIFA . 3 November 2020.
  7. Web site: Tanzania opt for youth ahead of COSAFA Championships . Council of Southern Africa Football Associations . 3 November 2020.
  8. Web site: Late change to COSAFA Women’s Under-20 Championship line-up . Council of Southern Africa Football Associations . 3 November 2020.
  9. Web site: Ellis praises introduction of COSAFA Women’s Under-20 Championship . Council of Southern Africa Football Associations . 3 November 2020.
  10. Web site: 2019 COSAFA WOMEN’S U20 . Council of Southern Africa Football Associations . 3 November 2020.