| Tourney Name: | COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship |
| Yearr: | 2024 |
| Size: | 220px |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Num Teams: | 5 |
| Sub-Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 10 |
| Goals: | 42 |
| Top Scorer: | Adrielle Mibe Ruth Muwowo (4 goals each) |
| Player: | Saliya Mwanza |
| Goalkeeper: | Mwila Mufunte |
| Prevseason: | 2019 |
| Nextseason: | TBD |
The 2024 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship was the second edition of the COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship, the international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 women's national teams of the member associations of COSAFA. The tournament was hosted in Johannesburg, South Africa from 19 to 24 November 2024.[1]
East African guest nation Tanzania were the inaugural Champions when they lifted a maiden title in 2019 with a 2–1 victory over Zambia in the final.[2] [3] As the Twiga Stars did not return for this edition the tournament saw a COSAFA member claim the title for the first time, with Zambia clinching the championship undefeated and without conceding a goal, while host South Africa finished second.[4] [5]
Unlike the previous edition, which featured a group stage followed by semifinals and a final, This year's competition followed a round-robin format due to the lower number of participants. Each of the five teams faced the others once, earning three points for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. The team with the most points was crowned the 2024 champions.[6]
Initially, only 4 out of 14 COSAFA members entered the second edition. However, Zambia was added to the lineup on 11 November 2024, bringing the total to 5 teams.[7] Lesotho made their debut in the competition after missing the inaugural edition in 2019.[8]
| Team | data-sort-type="number" | Last | Previous best performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ||||
| 2019 | ||||
| 2019 | ||||
| 2019 |
The tournament draw took place at COSAFA House in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 13 October 2024 at 17:00 SAST (UTC+2).[9]
the pre-determined fixtures:
| width=120 | The draw resulted in the following positions:
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Each of the five participating national teams was required to register a squad of up to 20 players. with Players born between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2008 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
All the matches will be held on the University of Johannesburg's Soweto campus in Johannesburg.
| Johannesburg | |
|---|---|
| UJ Stadium | |
| Capacity: 8,000 | |
All times are local, SAST (UTC+2). The match schedule was confirmed by COSAFA on 13 November 2024.
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