2022 COSAFA U-20 Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Eswatini |
| Dates | 7–16 October 2022 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Zambia (12th title) |
| Runners-up |  Mozambique |
| Third place |  South Africa |
| Fourth place |  Angola |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 73 (3.32 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Danilson Makokisa (5 goals) |
← 2020 2024 → | |
The 2022 COSAFA U-20 Cup was the 28th edition of the COSAFA U-20 Challenge Cup, an international youth football tournament open to national associations of the COSAFA region. It took place between 7 and 16 October 2022 in Eswatini.[1][2]
Mozambique was the defending champion having defeated Namibia by 1–0 goal in the final on 13 December 2020 of previous season.[3]
There was no qualification, and all entrants advanced to the final tournament. The following 12 teams from member associations of the COSAFA entered the tournament.
| Team | Appearances | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | 28th | Runner-up (2000, 2001, 2002, 2011) |
 Botswana | 21st | 3rd Place (2009, 2011) |
 Comoros | 4th | Group stage (2013, 2016, 2019, 2020) |
 Eswatini | 28th | Champion (2020) |
 Lesotho | 28th | Runner-up (1990, 2005, 2017) |
 Malawi | 19th | 4th Place (1986, 2000, 2006, 2011) |
 Mauritius | ||
| Mozambique | 28th | Champion (2020) |
 Namibia | 28th | Champion (2020) |
 Seychelles | 8th | Group stages (2009, 2010, 2011, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2019) |
| South Africa | 28th | Champion (2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2018) |
| Zambia | 28th | Champion (1983, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2019) |
Venues
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Lobamba | Somhlolo National Stadium | 20,000 |
| Manzini | Mavuso Sports Centre | 5,000 |
Match officials
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Referees
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Draw
The draw was made in ....... on the.......... Last year's top nations were seeded into one group each and the rest of the teams were placed in 2 pots depending on last year's performance. From the first pot, teams were drawn and slotted consecutively into groups A, B, and C. The last team from pot 1 was then placed among the pot 2 teams to make them 5. Now the teams from the second pot were drawn and slotted consecutively into groups A, B, and C resulting that group C ended up with one less team.[4]
| Seeded | Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|---|
Note: Within brackets 2020 year's performance.
