2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup

2016 COSAFA Under-20 Youth Championship
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
City Rustenburg
Dates 7–16 December
Teams 14 (from 14 associations)

The 2016 COSAFA U-20 Cup will be the 23rd edition of the COSAFA U20 Cup, an international youth competition open to national associations of the COSAFA region.

In April 2016, it was announced that South Africa would be the host nation of the competition.[1]

The competition is open to players born on or before 1 January 1997, ensuring that all participants are also eligible for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Participants

The following teams are expected to participate:

The following teams rejected an invitation to compete:

Notes
  1. ↑ Rwanda were originally invitees but withdrew and were replaced with Democratic Republic of the Congo on 2 November.[2]
  2. ↑ Namibia withdrew and were replaced with Sudan on 19 November.[3]

Draw

The draw took place on 26 October 2016.[4]

Seeded Pot 1 Pot 2
  •  South Africa (assigned to A1, as host)
  •  Angola (assigned to C1, as title holder)
  •  Zimbabwe
  •  Mozambique
  •  DR Congo
  •  Malawi
  •  Swaziland
  •  Mauritius
  •  Seychelles

Venues

Rustenburg
Mogwase Stadium
Mogwase Stadium

Moruleng Stadium
 Moruleng Stadium
25°16′00″S 27°14′04″E / 25.266592°S 27.234335°E / -25.266592; 27.234335 (Mogwase Stadium) 25°09′24″S 27°10′32″E / 25.156667°S 27.175556°E / -25.156667; 27.175556 (Moruleng Stadium)
Capacity: 3,500[5] Capacity: 20,000

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Semi-finals
2  Lesotho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Swaziland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Botswana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on . Source:

7 December 2016 (2016-12-07)
14: 00
Swaziland  v  Botswana
Moruleng Stadium

7 December 2016 (2016-12-07)
19: 30
South Africa  v  Lesotho
Moruleng Stadium

9 December 2016 (2016-12-09)
11: 00
Lesotho  v  Botswana
Moruleng Stadium

9 December 2016 (2016-12-09)
14: 00
South Africa  v  Swaziland
Moruleng Stadium

12 December 2016 (2016-12-12)
17: 00
Lesotho  v  Swaziland
Mogwase Stadium

12 December 2016 (2016-12-12)
17: 00
Botswana  v  South Africa
Moruleng Stadium

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zimbabwe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Semi-finals
2  Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Malawi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on . Source:

7 December 2016 (2016-12-07)
16: 30
Zimbabwe  v  Zambia
Moruleng Stadium

9 December 2016 (2016-12-09)
17: 00
Malawi  v  Zimbabwe
Moruleng Stadium

11 December 2016 (2016-12-11)
14: 30
Zambia  v  Malawi
Moruleng Stadium

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Semi-finals
2  Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Seychelles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Mauritius 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on . Source:


8 December 2016 (2016-12-08)
14: 00
Seychelles  v  Mauritius
Mogwase Stadium

8 December 2016 (2016-12-08)
17: 00
Angola  v  Sudan
Mogwase Stadium

10 December 2016 (2016-12-10)
11: 00
Angola  v  Seychelles
Mogwase Stadium

10 December 2016 (2016-12-10)
14: 30
Sudan  v  Mauritius
Mogwase Stadium

12 December 2016 (2016-12-12)
14: 00
Sudan  v  Seychelles
Mogwase Stadium

12 December 2016 (2016-12-12)
14: 00
Mauritius  v  Angola
Moruleng Stadium

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mozambique 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Semi-finals
2  Comoros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  DR Congo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on . Source:

8 December 2016 (2016-12-08)
11: 00
DR Congo  v  Mozambique
Mogwase Stadium

10 December 2016 (2016-12-10)
17: 30
Mozambique  v  Comoros
Mogwase Stadium

11 December 2016 (2016-12-11)
17: 30
Comoros  v  DR Congo
Moruleng Stadium

Crossover games

Two games will be plays between teams from different groups as there are fewer teams in Groups B and D than A and D.

13 December 2016 (2016-12-13)
11: 00
1st Group B v 2nd Group D
Mogwase Stadium

13 December 2016 (2016-12-13)
11: 00
2nd Group B v 1st Group D
Moruleng Stadium

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 December — Moruleng Stadium
 
 
 
 
16 December — Moruleng Stadium
 
 
 
 
 
14 December — Moruleng Stadium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third Place
 
 
16 December — Moruleng Stadium
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semi-finals

14 December 2016 (2016-12-14)
17:00
v
Moruleng Stadium

14 December 2016 (2016-12-14)
19:30
v
Moruleng Stadium

Third place playoff

16 December 2016 (2016-12-16)
11:00
v
Moruleng Stadium

Final

16 December 2016 (2016-12-16)
17:30
v
Moruleng Stadium

References

  1. ↑ "COSAFA U20 – Sponsorship Announcement". CAFonline.com. 11 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "DR Congo added to COSAFA Under-20 Championships field". COSAFA.com. 2 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sudan Replace Namibia At 2016 COSAFA Under-20 Championships". COSAFA.com. 19 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "How the 2016 COSAFA Under-20 Championship will work!". COSAFA.com. 21 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "2016 COSAFA Under-20 Championships – The Venues". COSAFA.com. 17 November 2016.
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