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2019 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship

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{{Use South African English|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox International Football Competition

| tourney_name = COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship

| year = 2019

| other_titles =

| image =

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| country = {{RSA}}

| dates = 1–11 August 2019

| num_teams = 8

| confederations = 1

| venues = 2

| cities = 1

| champion_other = {{fba|TAN}}

| count = 1

| second_other = {{fba|ZAM}}

| third_other = {{fba|RSA}}

| fourth_other = {{fba|ZIM}}

| matches = 16

| goals = 52

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|ZAM}} Maylan Mulenga{{cite web |title=South Africa claim COSAFA Women’s Championship title, Tanzania clinch Under-20 gold |url=https://www.cosafa.com/south-africa-claim-cosafa-womens-championship-title-tanzania-clinch-under-20-gold/ |website=Council of Southern Africa Football Associations |accessdate=3 November 2020}}

| player = {{flagicon|TAN}} Enekia Lunyamila

| goalkeeper = {{flagicon|ZIM}} Cynthia Shonga{{cite web |title=Zimbabwe set up semifinal with South Africa at COSAFA Women’s Championship |url=https://www.cosafa.com/zimbabwe-set-up-semifinal-with-south-africa-at-cosafa-womens-championship/ |website=Council of Southern Africa Football Associations |accessdate=3 November 2020}}{{cite web |title=Zimbabwe claim bronze medal at COSAFA Women’s Championship |url=https://www.cosafa.com/zimbabwe-claim-bronze-medal-at-cosafa-womens-championship/ |website=Council of Southern Africa Football Associations |accessdate=3 November 2020}}{{cite web |title=Zambia name young squad for COSAFA Women’s Under-20 Championship |url=https://www.cosafa.com/zambia-name-young-squad-for-cosafa-womens-under-20-championship/ |website=Council of Southern Africa Football Associations |accessdate=3 November 2020}}

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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.{{cite web |title=What does recent history say about COSAFA Under-20 football? |url=https://www.cosafa.com/what-does-recent-history-say-about-cosafa-under-20-football/ |website=Council of Southern Africa Football Associations |accessdate=3 November 2020}} Invited from CECAFA, Tanzania became champions after winning 2-1 over Zambia in the final.{{cite web |title=Joyous Banyana Banyana retain regional crown |url=https://www.fifa.com/womens-football/news/banyana-banyana-retain-regional-crown |website=FIFA |accessdate=3 November 2020}}

Participants

Seven of the 14 nations in COSAFA was represented in this tournament, along with the invited CECAFA nation Tanzania.{{cite web |title=Tanzania opt for youth ahead of COSAFA Championships |url=https://www.cosafa.com/tanzania-opt-for-youth-ahead-of-cosafa-championships/ |website=Council of Southern Africa Football Associations |accessdate=3 November 2020}} There was a late change in the line-up when Mozambique took Malawi's spot.{{cite web |title=Late change to COSAFA Women’s Under-20 Championship line-up |url=https://www.cosafa.com/14237-2/ |website=Council of Southern Africa Football Associations |accessdate=3 November 2020}}

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  • {{fba|BOT}}
  • {{fba|ESW}}
  • {{fba|MOZ}}
  • {{fba|NAM}}
  • {{fba|RSA}} (host)
  • {{fba|TAN}} (guest)
  • {{fba|ZAM}}
  • {{fba|ZIM}}

{{div col end}}

Group stage

The 8 teams were on 3 July, drawn{{cite web |title=Ellis praises introduction of COSAFA Women’s Under-20 Championship |url=https://www.cosafa.com/ellis-praises-introduction-of-cosafa-womens-under-20-championship/ |website=Council of Southern Africa Football Associations |accessdate=3 November 2020}} into 2 groups and, played against each other once in a round-robin. The top two teams advanced to the semi-finals.{{cite web |title=2019 COSAFA WOMEN’S U20 |url=https://www.cosafa.com/2019-cosafa-womens-u20/ |website=Council of Southern Africa Football Associations |accessdate=3 November 2020}}

=Group A=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=3 November 2020 |source=[https://www.cosafa.com/2019-cosafa-womens-u20/ COSAFA.com]

|result1=KO

|result2=KO

|team1=RSA |win_RSA=3 |draw_RSA=0 |loss_RSA=0 |gf_RSA=7 |ga_RSA=1 |status_RSA=H

|team4=MOZ |win_MOZ=0 |draw_MOZ=0 |loss_MOZ=3 |gf_MOZ=2 |ga_MOZ=9 |status_MAD=

|team3=NAM |win_NAM=1 |draw_NAM=0 |loss_NAM=2 |gf_NAM=2 |ga_NAM=6 |status_NAM=

|team2=ZIM |win_ZIM=2 |draw_ZIM=0 |loss_ZIM=1 |gf_ZIM=8 |ga_ZIM=3 |status_ZIM=

|name_RSA={{fba|South Africa}}

|name_MOZ={{fba|Mozambique}}

|name_NAM={{fba|Namibia}}

|name_ZIM={{fba|Zimbabwe}}

|res_col_header=Q

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to Semi-finals

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=3 November 2020 |source=[https://www.cosafa.com/2019-cosafa-womens-u20/ COSAFA.com]

|result1=KO

|result2=KO

|team1=ZAM |win_ZAM=3 |draw_ZAM=0 |loss_ZAM=0 |gf_ZAM=10|ga_ZAM=2 |status_ZAM=

|team2=TAN |win_TAN=2 |draw_TAN=0 |loss_TAN=1 |gf_TAN=11|ga_TAN=2 |status_TAN=

|team3=BOT |win_BOT=1 |draw_BOT=0 |loss_BOT=2 |gf_BOT=4 |ga_BOT=6 |status_BOT=

|team4=ESW |win_ESW=0 |draw_ESW=0 |loss_ESW=3 |gf_ESW=0 |ga_ESW=15|status_ESW=

|name_ZAM={{fba|Zambia}}

|name_TAN={{fba|Tanzania}}

|name_BOT={{fba|Botswana}}

|name_ESW={{fba|Eswatini}}

|res_col_header=Q

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to semi-finals

}}

Knockout stage

=Playoff-bracket=

{{#invoke:RoundN|main

|columns=2

|widescore=yes

|bold_winner=high

|3rdplace=yes

| |{{fba|ZAM}} |1 |{{fba|ZIM}} |0

| |{{fba|RSA}} |0 |{{fba|TAN}} |2

| |{{fba|ZAM}} |1 | {{fba|TAN}}|2

| |{{fba|ZIM}} |1 (3)| {{fba|RSA}}|1 (4)

}}

=Semi-finals=

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|8|8|df=y}}

|time = 10.00

|team1 = {{fba|ZAM}}

|score = 1–0

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/south-africa-zambia-to-contest-2019-cosafa-womens-championship-final/

|team2 = {{fba|ZIM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gelvandale Stadium

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|8|8|df=y}}

|time = 14.00

|team1 = {{fba|RSA}}

|score = 0–2

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/south-africa-zambia-to-contest-2019-cosafa-womens-championship-final/

|team2 = {{fba|TAN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gelvandale Stadium

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

=Bronze medal game=

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|8|10|df=y}}

|time = 11.00

|team1 = {{fba|ZIM}}

|score = (3)1–1(4)

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/zimbabwe-claim-bronze-medal-at-cosafa-womens-championship/

|team2 = {{fba|RSA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Wolfson Stadium

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

= Final =

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2019|8|11|df=y}}

| time = 10.00

| team1 = {{fba|ZAM}}

| score = 1-2

| report = https://www.cosafa.com/south-africa-claim-cosafa-womens-championship-title-tanzania-clinch-under-20-gold/

| team2 = {{fba|TAN}}

| goals1 = Loveness Malunga 56´

| goals2 = Opah Clement 24´, Protasia Mbunda 86´

| stadium = Wolfson Stadium

| attendance =

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Top scorers

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!rowspan="1" width="12%"|Player

!rowspan="1" width="3%"|Goals

{{ZAM}}

|Maylan Mulenga

|5

{{RSA}}

|Shakeerah Jacobs

|4

{{TAN}}

|Enekia Lunyamila

|4

Source [https://www.cosafa.com/south-africa-claim-cosafa-womens-championship-title-tanzania-clinch-under-20-gold/ COSAFA.com]

References

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