COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup

The COSAFA Under 20 Challenge is an annual tournament for under 20 teams from Southern Africa organized by COSAFA.

COSAFA Under-20 Cup
Logo of U-20 COSAFA Championship
Founded1983; 41 years ago (1983)
RegionSouthern Africa
Number of teams12
Current champions South Africa (9th title)
Most successful team(s) Zambia (12 titles)
Website[1]
2024 COSAFA U-20 Cup

Participants

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Teams that can technically enter are:

Past winners

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Year Host Final
Champion Score Second Place
1983
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  Zambia
1985
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  Swaziland   Zimbabwe
1986
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  Malawi   Zambia 1–0   Zimbabwe
1988
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  Botswana   Zimbabwe 2–1   Zambia
1990
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  Lesotho   Zimbabwe Group Stage   Lesotho
1993
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  Swaziland   Zambia 1–0   Zimbabwe
1995
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  Lesotho   Zambia 1–0   South Africa
1997
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  Botswana   Zambia 2–0   Zimbabwe
1999
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  South Africa   Zambia 2–0   South Africa
2000
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  South Africa   South Africa 1–0   Angola
2001
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  South Africa   Zimbabwe 0–0
(5–3 pens.)
  Angola
2002
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  South Africa   Zimbabwe 1–0   Angola
2003
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  South Africa   Zambia 4–0   Malawi
2004
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  South Africa   South Africa 5–4   Zambia
2005
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  South Africa   Madagascar 1–0   Lesotho
2006
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  South Africa   South Africa 2–1   Zambia
2007
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  South Africa   Zimbabwe 3–0   South Africa
2008
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  South Africa   South Africa 3–2   Mozambique
2009
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  South Africa   South Africa 2-1   Zambia
2010
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  Botswana   Zambia 4–1   Namibia
2011
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  Botswana   Zambia 2–1   Angola
2013
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  Lesotho   South Africa 2–0   Kenya
2016
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  South Africa   Zambia 2–1   South Africa
2017
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  Zambia   South Africa 2–1   Lesotho
2018
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  Zambia   South Africa 1–1
(4–3 pens.)
  Zimbabwe
2019
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  Zambia   Zambia 3–0   South Africa
2020
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  South Africa   Mozambique 1–0   Namibia
2022
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  Eswatini   Zambia 1–0   Mozambique
2024
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  Mozambique   South Africa 2–0   Zambia

The event scheduled for 2015 was cancelled.[1]

Team Wins
  Zambia 12
  South Africa 9
  Zimbabwe 6
  Madagascar 1
  Mozambique 1

References

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  1. ^ "Due to organisational constraints, the COSAFA Under-20 Youth Championship will not be staged this year despite every effort being made to do so". COSAFA. 30 October 2015.
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