2013 COSAFA U-20 Cup
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Lesotho |
Dates | 3–14 December[1] |
Teams | 9 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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Third place |
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Fourth place |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 67 (2.79 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
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The 2013 COSAFA U-20 Cup will be the 22nd edition of the COSAFA U20 Cup, an international youth competition open to national associations of the COSAFA region. It will be the first time since 2011 that the competition will take place, the 2012 event was cancelled and COSAFA concentrated their effort into organising a football competition as part of the Zone Six Games.[2]
In it was announced that Lesotho would be the host nation of the competition.[3] It is scheduled to take place between 3 and 14 December. The host cities will be Maseru and Mafeteng.
The competition is open to players born on or before 1 January 1994.[4]
Participants
The following nations have confirmed their participation:
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The Football Association of Malawi have also expressed their desire to compete, however their application has yet to be ratified by the COSAFA executive.[5] The Comoros Islands Football Association and Mauritius Football Association are the only two COSAFA members that did not apply to participate.[5]
Format
There will be four groups where each group will be decided on a round-robin base. All four group winners will advance to the semi-final stage.[4]
The draw for the first round group stages has been scheduled to take place in Maseru October 11.[5]
Group stage
The draw took place on 12 October 2013.
Group A
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 |
3 December 2013 15:00 |
Kenya ![]() |
4-0 | ![]() |
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Nairuka John ![]() Collins Shivaki ![]() Geoffrey Shiveka ![]() Enock Agwanda ![]() |
Group B
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
6 December 2013 11:00 |
Mozambique ![]() |
6-0 | ![]() |
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D. Matimbe ![]() Cl. Baque ![]() ![]() ![]() L. Miquissone ![]() N. Norberto ![]() |
Group C
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
7 December 2013 16:30 |
Namibia ![]() |
2-1 | ![]() |
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Brandon Goagoseb ![]() Ambrosius Amseb ![]() |
Dieter Constance ![]() |
10 December 2013 16:00 |
Seychelles ![]() |
0-4 | ![]() |
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Spencer Sautu ![]() Danny Madelene ![]() Ackim Mumba ![]() Langson Mbewe ![]() |
Group D
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
3 December 2013 12:30 |
Botswana ![]() |
2-0 | ![]() |
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U. Mbaiwa ![]() Ramatlapeng ![]() |
4 December 2013 17:00 |
Zimbabwe ![]() |
2-1 | ![]() |
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W. Musona ![]() T. Radebe ![]() |
Nkambule ![]() |
Combined group games
Top scorers
6 goals
4 goals
João de Oliveira
Clesio Baque
2 goals
Thatayaone Ramatlapeng
Unobatsha Mbaiwa
Siyanda Ngubo
Nhlakanipho Ntuli
Walter Musona
1 goal
Mavambu Baptista
Athouman Alhadhur
Enock Agwanda
John Nairuka
Collins Shivaki
Geoffrey Shiveka
Timonah Wanyonyi
Tumelo Khutlang
Mafa Moremoholo
Thabo Ntso
Angelo Andreas
Tafadzwa Kutinyu
Dercio Matimbe
Luís Miquissone
Ambrosias Amseb
Brandon Goagoseb
Terdius Uiseb
Dieter Constance
Ayabulela Magqwaka
Mlamuli Nkambule
Patson Daka
Liberty Chakoroma
Norberto Norberto
Carlos Rusere
Tinotenda Kadewere
1 own goal
Knockout stage
Semi finals
12 December 2013 18:00 |
South Africa ![]() |
0-0 | ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
Ntuli ![]() Magqwaka ![]() Leepile ![]() Maraisane ![]() Luthuli ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Third place playoff
Final
Winners
2013 COSAFA Under-20 Youth Championship |
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References
- ↑ "Press Release 1" (pdf). cosafa.com. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ↑ "COSAFA Holds Youth Championship at Zone 6 Games". Lusaka Times. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "Lesotho to host Cosafa U20 Cup". MTNfootball.com. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Press Release 3" (pdf). cosafa.com. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "Press Release 4" (PDF). cosafa.com. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.