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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.[1][2] The 2020 tournament was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Results

Ed. Year Host Final Third place game Num.
teams
1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions Score 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place Score Fourth place
1 2019 South Africa Port Elizabeth
Tanzania[4][G] 		2–1
Zambia
South Africa 		1–1
(4–3 p)
Zimbabwe 		8
2 2024 South Africa Johannesburg
Zambia 		Round-robin
South Africa
Mozambique 		Round-robin
Lesotho 		5

Guest team (G): An invited guest team, not a member of COSAFA.

Awards

Tournament Player of the Tournament Golden Boot Goals Golden Glove Fair Play
South Africa 2019 Tanzania Enekia Lunyamila Zambia Maylan Mulenga
5
 Zimbabwe Cynthia Shonga —
South Africa 2024 Zambia Saliya Mwanza South Africa Adrielle Mibe
Zambia Ruth Muwowo
4
 Zambia Mwila Mufunte  Lesotho

References

  1. ^ "South Africa claim COSAFA Women's Championship title, Tanzania clinch Under-20 gold". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Joyous Banyana Banyana retain regional crown". FIFA. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. ^ "COSAFA 'blue skies' planning in uncertain times!". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Banyana retain Cosafa Cup, Tanzania win U20 title". Supersport. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

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