COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup

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

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

Participants

Teams that can technically enter are:

Past winners

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

  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.