2017 COSAFA U-20 Cup

The Mopani Copper Mines COSAFA Under-20 Championship will be the 24th edition of the COSAFA U20 Cup, an international youth competition open to national associations of the COSAFA region.

2017 Mopani Copper Mines COSAFA Under-20 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Zambia
Dates	6–16 December 2017
Teams	12 (from 1 association)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Luvuyo Mkatshana Lyle Foster A. Amir (3 goals)
Best player(s)	Luvuyo Mkatshana
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The competition is open to players born on or before 1 January 1998.

Participants

The following teams are expected to participate:

•  Angola
•  Egypt (Invitee)
•  Lesotho
•  Malawi
•  Mauritius
•  Mozambique
•  Namibia
•  South Africa
•  Swaziland
•  Uganda (Invitee)
•  Zambia (Host)
•  Zimbabwe

Draw

The group stage draw was held on 9 November 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa.^[1]

Venues

Kitwe		Ndola
Nkana Stadium	Arthur Davies Stadium	Levy Mwanawasa Stadium
Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 15,500	Capacity: 49,800

^[2]

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uganda (G)	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	Malawi	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
3	Zambia (H)	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	Swaziland	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3	1

First match(es) will be played: 16 December 2017. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(G) Guests; (H) Hosts

6 December 2017 (2017-12-06)

11:30

Swaziland	2–3	Malawi
Tsabedze 58' Gamedze Saviola 64' (pen.)	Report	Peter Banda 14' Patrick Phiri 58', 68'

Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe

Referee: Omphile Phutego (Botswana)

6 December 2017 (2017-12-06)

17:30

Zambia	0–2	Uganda
	Report	Muhammad Shaban 52', 56'

Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe

Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)

8 December 2017 (2017-12-08)

14:30

Uganda	2–2	Swaziland
M. Shaban 30' A. Okello 52'	Report	Tsabedze 24' O. Mamba 90'

Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe

Referee: Joao Amado Goma (Angola)

8 December 2017 (2017-12-08)

17:30

Malawi	0–0	Zambia
	Report

Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe

Referee: Abdoul Kanoso (Madagascar)

11 December 2017 (2017-12-11)

12:00

Zambia	2–0	Swaziland
F. Mwepu 50', 90'

Nkana Stadium, Kitwe

Referee: Thando Helpus Ndzandzeka (South Africa)

11 December 2017 (2017-12-11)

12:00

Malawi	1–1	Uganda
F. Madinga 70'		S. Mukwala 81'

Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe

Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Egypt (G)	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Mozambique	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3
4	Mauritius	3	0	0	3	0	6	−6	0

First match(es) will be played: 16 December 2017. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(G) Guests

6 December 2017 (2017-12-06)

14:30

Mozambique	0–1	Egypt
		H. Feasal 86'

Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe

Referee: Thando Helpus Ndzandzeka (South Africa)

7 December 2017 (2017-12-07)

15:00

South Africa	2–0	Mauritius
Lyle Foster 73', 90+4'	Report

Nkana Stadium, Kitwe

Referee: Chelangat Ali Sabilla (Uganda)

9 December 2017 (2017-12-09)

11:30

Egypt	2–0	Mauritius
A. Amr 17', 88'

Nkana Stadium, Kitwe

Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)

9 December 2017 (2017-12-09)

14:30

Mozambique	0–1	South Africa
		Mkatshana 45+1'

Nkana Stadium, Kitwe

Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)

11 December 2017 (2017-12-11)

15:00

South Africa	2–1	Egypt
Ngcobo 59' L. Mkatshana. 72'		M. Karem 18'

Nkana Stadium, Kitwe

Referee: Joao Amado Goma (Angola)

11 December 2017 (2017-12-11)

15:00

Mauritius	0–2	Mozambique
		21' 50'

Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe

Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Lesotho)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lesotho	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	Zimbabwe	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1	5
3	Namibia	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	Angola	3	0	1	2	0	2	−2	1

First match(es) will be played: 16 December 2017. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

7 December 2017 (2017-12-07)

12:00

Lesotho	0–0	Zimbabwe
	Report

Nkana Stadium, Kitwe

Referee: Christopher Harrison (South Africa)

8 December 2017 (2017-12-08)

11:30

Angola	0–1	Namibia
	Report	E. Mungendje 14'

Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe

Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Lesotho)

10 December 2017 (2017-12-10)

12:00

Namibia	1–2	Lesotho
R. Hawiseb 64'		K. Roboama 70', 76'

Nkana Stadium, Kitwe

Referee: Omphile Phutego (Botswana)

10 December 2017 (2017-12-10)

15:00

Zimbabwe	1–0	Angola
K. Nasama 90+2'

Nkana Stadium, Kitwe

Referee: Abdoul Kanoso (Madagascar)

12 December 2017 (2017-12-12)

15:00

Lesotho	0–0	Angola

Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe

Referee: Chelangat Ali Sabilla (Uganda)

12 December 2017 (2017-12-12)

15:00

Namibia	0–0	Zimbabwe

Nkana Stadium, Kitwe

Referee: Christopher Harrison (South Africa)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

14 December 2017

13:00

South Africa	1–0	Egypt
L. Mkatshana 36'	Report

Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe^{[semi 1]}

Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)

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14 December 2017

16:00

Uganda	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Lesotho
Penalties
G. Wasswa K. Kagimu J. Poloto P. Obuya A. Okello M. Ogama	5–6	R. Mokokoane R. Mobane L. Nkune S. Tanki B. Mokhele R. Monaheng

Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe^{[semi 1]}

Referee: Thando Helpus Ndzandzeka (South Africa)

Notes

1. Both matches were originally scheduled to take place at Nkana Stadium. The venue was changed due to a "sodden pitch".^[3]

Bronze medal match

16 December 2017

Egypt	3–1	Uganda
R. Ashraf 19', 59' A. Amir 90+1'		M. Shaban 44'

Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe

Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambie)

Final

16 December 2017

South Africa	2–1	Lesotho
Lyle Foster 5' S. Sambo 40'		R. Mokokoane 59'

Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe

Referee: Abdoul Kanoso (Madagascar)^[4]