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]

• • • • • (host)
• (guest)

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

Representing	Player	Goals
	Maylan Mulenga	5
	Shakeerah Jacobs	4
	Enekia Lunyamila	4

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.