COSAFA Schools Cup

COSAFA Schools Cup
Organising bodyCOSAFA
Founded2022; 3 years ago (2022)
RegionSouthern Africa
Number of teams8
Qualifier forCAF African Schools Football Championship
Current championsBoys:  South Africa
Girls:  South Africa
Most successful team(s)Boys:  South Africa
(3rd title)
Girls:  South Africa
(3rd title)
Websitehttps://cosafa.com/category/cosafa-schools-cup/

The COSAFA Schools Cup also known as the CAF African Schools Football Championship COSAFA qualifiers is an annual schools association football competition launched in 2022 as qualification for the CAF African Schools Football Championship organised by COSAFA for its nations.

History

The inaugural tournament was held from 29–31 October 2022 in Lilongwe, Malawi.[1] South Africa's Clapham High School won the boys edition 1-0 against Salima Secondary School from Malawi.[2] In the girls edition, South Africa's Edendale Technical High School completed the double when they won 4-0 against Mothamo JSS from Botswana.[3]

The second edition was hosted by Gateway High School in Zimbabwe from 14–16 December 2023.[4][5] South Africa won the boys edition 3-0 via penalties against Malawi after the match ended in a goalless draw. The girls edition was also won by South Africa winning 3-1 against Botswana.[6]

The third edition was hosted at Walvis Bay in Namibia from 11–13 October 2024.[7][8] South Africa won the boys edition 4-2 via penalties against Zambia after the match ended in a 1-1 draw.[9] The girls edition was also won by South Africa winning 3-1 against Malawi.[9]

Results

Boys

Season Champion Score Runner-up Refs.
2022
 South Africa Clapham High School
1–0
 Malawi Salima Secondary School [10]
2023
  South Africa
0–0
(3–0 p)
  Malawi [11]
2024
  South Africa
1–1
(4–2 p)
  Zambia [12]

Girls

Season Champion Score Runner-up Refs.
2022
 South Africa Edendale Technical High School
4–0
 Botswana Mothamo JSS [10]
2023
  South Africa
3–1
  Botswana [11]
2024
  South Africa
3–1
  Malawi [12]

Awards

The following players were awarded best in the tournament:[13][14]

Boys

Tournament Player of the Tournament Golden Boot Goals Golden Glove Fair Play
2022 South Africa Kgaogelo Monanyane Malawi Ishumael Bwanali
5
 South Africa Kamogelo Phokela Angola Rosinha
2023 South Africa Simama Inganathi ZimbabweEl Shaddai Sadomba[15]
6
 South Africa Sabrie Losper  Zimbabwe
2024 Zambia Tenani Simfukwe MalawiOkester Kanyenda
4
 Zambia William Zulu  South Africa

Girls

Tournament Player of the Tournament Golden Boot Goals Golden Glove Fair Play
2022 Malawi Victoria Nkwala South AfricaNobahle Mdelwa
7
 Malawi Emily Maulidi Seychelles Anse Boileau
2023 South Africa Katlego Malebane South Africa Khwezi Khoza
11
 South Africa Angel Zibula  Namibia
2024 South Africa Leonay Kock South Africa Leonay Kock
11
 South Africa Mia Heneke  Malawi

References

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  9. ^ a b "Defending champions, South Africa retain CAF African Schools Football Championship COSAFA title". Defending champions, South Africa retain CAF African Schools Football Championship COSAFA title. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
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  11. ^ a b "COSAFA | 2023 SCHOOLS CUP". Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  12. ^ a b "COSAFA | 2024 CAF SCHOOLS". Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  13. ^ "Who shone at last year's AFSC COSAFA qualifier?". 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  14. ^ "CAF African Schools Football Championship: A look at the COSAFA Qualifiers' historic moments". CAF African Schools Football Championship: A look at the COSAFA Qualifiers' historic moments. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  15. ^ Team, Soccer24 (2023-12-20). "COSAFA takes back Golden Boot Award from South African player, Sadomba now sole recipient of gong at schools cup - Soccer24". Retrieved 2024-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)