2020 COSAFA Under-17 Championship

2020 COSAFA Under-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySouth AfricaSouth Africa
Dates19–29 November 2020
Teams4
Final positions
Champions South Africa (3rd title)
Runners-up Zambia
Third place Angola
Fourth place Malawi
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored32 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Zambia Joseph Banda[1]
Best player(s)South Africa Mduduzi Shabalala[1]
Best goalkeeperZambia Eric Makungu[1]
Fair play award Zambia[1]
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The 2020 COSAFA Under-17 Championship is the 9th edition of the COSAFA U-17 Championship, a football tournament organized by the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) involving teams from Southern Africa for players aged 17 and below. The tournament is also the qualifier for the 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations,[2] which in turn is the qualifier for the 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup and will be played on November 19–29[3] in Nelson Mandela Bay and the two finalists of the tournament will be representing COSAFA in the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.[2][3] Initially, it was planned to be played in Malawi in July[4][5] but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After the first four games, (2 in each group), the tournament was re-started as four teams (Comoros, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Eswatini) were disqualified for using over-aged players.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d "South Africa win COSAFA Qualifiers for TOTAL U-17 AFCON, Morocco 2021!". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "COSAFA Men's U17 and U20 fixtures provide eye-catching entertainment". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Cosafa U20, U17 Draws Unveiled". Zambia Reports. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Malawi to host 2020 COSAFA U-17 championship again this year". Nyasa Times. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Malawi to host 2020 Cosafa Under-17". The Times Group. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Zambia U17 Win Annulled After 4 Teams Expelled From COSAFA U17 Cup". Lusaka Times. Retrieved 20 November 2020.