|  | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Lesotho | 
| Dates | 3–14 December[1] | 
| Teams | 9 | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Africa | 
| Runners-up |  Kenya | 
| Third place |  Angola | 
| Fourth place |  Zimbabwe | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 | 
| Goals scored | 67 (2.79 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Manuel Afonso (6 goals) | 
The 2013 COSAFA U-20 Cup was the 22nd edition of the COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup, an international youth competition open to national associations of the COSAFA region. It was the first time since 2011 that the competition took place, as the 2012 event was cancelled while COSAFA concentrated their effort into organising a football competition as part of the Zone Six Games.[2]
Lesotho was the host nation of the competition.[3] It took place between 3 and 14 December. The host cities were Maseru and Mafeteng.
The competition was open to players born on or after 1 January 1994.[4]
Participants
The following nations participated:
 Angola Angola
 Botswana Botswana
 Comoros Comoros
 Kenya Kenya
 Lesotho (hosts) Lesotho (hosts)
 Madagascar Madagascar
 Mauritius Mauritius
 Mozambique Mozambique
 Namibia Namibia
 Seychelles Seychelles
 South Africa South Africa
 Swaziland Swaziland
 Zambia Zambia
 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Format
There were four groups where each group was decided on a round-robin base. All four group winners advanced to the semi-final stage.[4]
The draw for the first round group stages took 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Kenya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | 
|  Lesotho | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | 
|  Comoros | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | 
|  Mauritius | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 | 
| Kenya  | 4-0 |  Mauritius | 
|---|---|---|
| Nairuka John  26' Collins Shivaki  30' Geoffrey Shiveka  39' Enock Agwanda  84' | 
| Lesotho  | 2-2 |  Comoros | 
|---|---|---|
| Moremoholo  72' Thabantso  86' | Alhadhur  51' Tekane  74' (o.g.) | 
| Lesotho  | 1-1 |  Kenya | 
|---|---|---|
| Khutlan  60' | Wanyonyi  26' | 
| Mauritius  | 0-3 |  Lesotho | 
|---|---|---|
| Khutlan  12' Lekhooa  67' Morapeli  90' | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Angola | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 7 | 
|  Mozambique | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 | 
|  Madagascar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | 
| Angola  | 5-1 |  Madagascar | 
|---|---|---|
| Afonso  16'  45' J. de Oliveria  20'  25'  44' | Andreas  +90' | 
| Mozambique  | 6-0 |  Madagascar | 
|---|---|---|
| D. Matimbe  35' Clésio  45' (pen.)  62'  83' Luís Miquissone  79' N. Norberto  80' | 
| Angola  | 3-1 |  Mozambique | 
|---|---|---|
| M. Afonso  2'  75' J. de Oliveira  84' | Luís Miquissone  10' | 
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | 
|  Namibia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 
|  Zambia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | 
|  Seychelles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | 
| South Africa  | 4-0 |  Seychelles | 
|---|---|---|
| Ngubo  13'  48' Magqwaka  27' Ntuli  88' | 
| Namibia  | 2-1 |  Seychelles | 
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Goagoseb  87' Ambrosius Amseb  89' | Dieter Constance  30' | 
| Zambia  | 0-1 |  South Africa | 
|---|---|---|
| Nhlankanipho Ntuli  58' | 
| Seychelles  | 0-4 |  Zambia | 
|---|---|---|
| Spencer Sautu  52' Danny Madelene  61' (o.g.) Ackim Mumba  67' Langson Mbewe  85' | 
| Namibia  | 0-0 |  South Africa | 
|---|---|---|
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | 
|  Botswana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | 
|  Swaziland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | 
| Botswana  | 2-0 |  Swaziland | 
|---|---|---|
| U. Mbaiwa  21' Ramatlapeng  90' | 
| Zimbabwe  | 2-1 |  Swaziland | 
|---|---|---|
| W. Musona  10' T. Radebe  90 +11' | Nkambule  ?' | 
| Botswana  | 0-3 |  Zimbabwe | 
|---|---|---|
| C. Rusere  32' Liberty Chakoroma  56' Walter Musona  66' | 
Combined group games
| Angola  | 2-2 |  Botswana | 
|---|---|---|
| Afonso  19' Baptista  73' | Ramatlapeng  40' Mbaiwa  50' (pen.) | 
| Zimbabwe  | 1-1 |  Mozambique | 
|---|---|---|
| T. Kadewere  10' | Baúque  67' | 
Top scorers
6 goals
4 goals
 João de Oliveira João de Oliveira
 Clesio Baque Clesio Baque
2 goals
 Thatayaone Ramatlapeng Thatayaone Ramatlapeng
 Unobatsha Mbaiwa Unobatsha Mbaiwa
 Siyanda Ngubo Siyanda Ngubo
 Nhlakanipho Ntuli Nhlakanipho Ntuli
 Walter Musona Walter Musona
1 goal
 Mavambu Baptista Mavambu Baptista
 Athouman Alhadhur Athouman Alhadhur
 Enock Agwanda Enock Agwanda
 John Nairuka John Nairuka
 Collins Shivaki Collins Shivaki
 Geoffrey Shiveka Geoffrey Shiveka
 Timonah Wanyonyi Timonah Wanyonyi
 Tumelo Khutlang Tumelo Khutlang
 Mafa Moremoholo Mafa Moremoholo
 Thabo Ntso Thabo Ntso
 Angelo Andreas Angelo Andreas
 Tafadzwa Kutinyu Tafadzwa Kutinyu
 Dercio Matimbe Dercio Matimbe
 Luís Miquissone Luís Miquissone
 Ambrosias Amseb Ambrosias Amseb
 Brandon Goagoseb Brandon Goagoseb
 Terdius Uiseb Terdius Uiseb
 Dieter Constance Dieter Constance
 Ayabulela Magqwaka Ayabulela Magqwaka
 Mlamuli Nkambule Mlamuli Nkambule
 Patson Daka Patson Daka
 Liberty Chakoroma Liberty Chakoroma
 Norberto Norberto Norberto Norberto
 Carlos Rusere Carlos Rusere
 Tinotenda Kadewere Tinotenda Kadewere
1 own goal
 Lepolesa Tekane (playing against Comoros) Lepolesa Tekane (playing against Comoros)
Knockout stage
Semi finals
| South Africa  | 0-0 |  Zimbabwe | 
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Ntuli  Magqwaka  Leepile  Maraisane  Luthuli  | 4–2 |  Pfumbidzai  Genti  Chakaroma  Diro  W. Musona | 
Third place playoff
| Zimbabwe  | 0-2 |  Angola | 
|---|---|---|
| Manuel Afonso 83' Joao Capemba 90+3' | 
Final
| Kenya  | 0-2 |  South Africa | 
|---|---|---|
| Ayabulela Mgqwaka 33' Siyanda Ngubo'69 | 
Winners
| 2013 COSAFA Under-20 Youth Championship | 
|---|
|  South Africa 6th title | 
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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- 1 2 "Press Release 3" (pdf). cosafa.com. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ↑ "Press Release 4" (PDF). cosafa.com. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.