COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship
{{Infobox football tournament
| name = COSAFA U-20
Women's Championship
| logo =
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2019}}
| organiser = COSAFA
| abolished =
| region = Southern Africa
| number of teams = 5 (as of 2024)
| current champions = {{nowrap|{{fbwu|20|ZAM}} (1st title)}}
| most successful team = {{fbwu|20|TAN}}
{{fbwu|20|ZAM}}
(1 title each)
| website = {{Official website|cosafa.com/category/tournaments/cosafa-womens-under-20/}}
| current = 2024 COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship
}}
COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship is a football tournament for under-20 women's teams from southern Africa organized by Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The first edition of the tournament was held in South Africa in 2019 with guest nation Tanzania coming out as champions.{{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}}{{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}} The 2020 tournament was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |title=COSAFA ‘blue skies’ planning in uncertain times! |url=https://www.cosafa.com/cosafa-blue-skies-planning-in-uncertain-times/ |website=Council of Southern Africa Football Associations |accessdate=3 November 2020}}
Results
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:;" |
| rowspan=2 style= "width:;" | {{abbr|Ed.|Edition}}
! rowspan=2 style= "width:;" | Year ! rowspan=2 style= "width:100px;" |Host ! colspan=3 | Final ! colspan=3 | Third place game ! rowspan=2 style= "width:;" | {{abbr|Num. |
|---|
| width= 100px|{{gold01}} Champions
! width= |Score ! width= 100px|{{silver02}} Runners-up ! width= 100px|{{bronze03}} Third place ! width= |Score ! width= 100px|Fourth place |
| 1
| 2019 |align=left|{{flagicon|RSA}} Port Elizabeth |2–1 |{{fbwu-big|20|ZAM}} |{{fbwu-big|20|RSA}} |1–1 |{{fbwu-big|20|ZIM}} |8 |
| 2
| 2024 |align=left|{{flagicon|RSA}} Johannesburg |{{fbwu-big|20|ZAM}} |{{fbwu-big|20|RSA}} |{{fbwu-big|20|MOZ}} |{{fbwu-big|20|LES}} |5 |
Guest team (G): An invited guest team, not a member of COSAFA.
Awards
| class="wikitable" |
| Tournament
!Player of the Tournament !Golden Boot !Goals !Golden Glove !Fair Play |
|---|
| South Africa 2019
|{{fbwuicon|20|TAN}} Enekia Lunyamila |{{fbwuicon|20|ZAM}} Maylan Mulenga |{{center|5}} |{{fbwuicon|20|ZIM}} Cynthia Shonga |{{n/a}} |
| South Africa 2024
|{{fbwuicon|20|ZAM}} Saliya Mwanza |{{fbwuicon|20|RSA}} Adrielle Mibe |{{center|4}} |{{fbwuicon|20|ZAM}} Mwila Mufunte |{{fbwu|20|LES}} |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
[https://www.cosafa.com/category/tournaments/cosafa-womens-under-20/ Official website]
{{COSAFA championships}}
{{COSAFA Football}}{{COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship Player of the Tournament}}{{COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship Best Goalkeeper}}{{COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship Top Scorer}}