2025 COSAFA U-20 Championship

COSAFA U-20
Youth Championship 2025
Tournament details
Host countryNamibia
Dates4 – 13 July
Teams8 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions South Africa (10th title)
Runners-up Malawi
Third place Zambia
Fourth place Angola
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored44 (2.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)Malawi Mwisho Mhango
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Malawi Mwisho Mhango
Best goalkeeperSouth Africa Solethu Radebe
Fair play award South Africa
← 2024
TBD →

The 2025 COSAFA U-20 Championship was the 30th edition of the COSAFA U-20 Youth Championship, the international youth football championship organised by COSAFA for the men's under-20 national teams of Southern Africa. The tournament doubled as the men's football competition for the AUSC Region 5 Youth Games Namibia 2025 and was hosted in Windhoek from 4 to 13 July 2025.[1][2] A total of eight teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2005 eligible to participate.

South Africa were the defending champions, having won their ninth title in last year's edition.[3] They successfully defended their title, finishing the tournament unbeaten.[4]

Participation

Participating teams

Note: All appearance statistics are counted starting from the 1999 edition, as limited information is available for the earlier years.

Team App Last Previous best performance
 Angola[5] 21st 2024 Runners-up (2000, 2001, 2002)
 Botswana[6] 21st 2024 Third place (2009, 2013)
 Eswatini[7] 22nd 2024 Third place (1985, 1986, 1988, 1990)
 Malawi[8] 19th 2024 Runners-up (2003)
 Namibia[9] 19th 2024 Runners-up (2010, 2020)
 South Africa 22nd 2024 Champions (2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2024)
 Zambia[10] 22nd 2024 Champions (1983, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2019, 2022)
 Zimbabwe[11] 20th 2024 Champions (1985, 1988, 1990, 2001, 2002, 2007)
Did not enter

Draw

The tournament final draw took place on 27 April 2025.[12]

The draw resulted in the following groups:

Group A
Pos Team
A1  Namibia
A2  Angola
A3  Malawi
A4  Zimbabwe
Group B
Pos Team
B1  South Africa
B2  Zambia
B3  Eswatini
B4  Botswana

Officials

A total of 6 Referees, 6 Assistants were selected for the tournament.

Referees
  • Botswana Hamilton Kebonang
  • Malawi David Chinoko
  • Mozambique António Chivavel
  • Namibia Fillipus Nghilinganye
  • Zambia Charles Ng'andwe
  • Zimbabwe Owen Manenda
Assistant referees
  • Angola Pedro Micolo
  • Mozambique Macário Gaveto
  • Namibia Klaus Bonifatius
  • Namibia Nguvitjita Huirika
  • South Africa Joseph Mohweleli
  • Zimbabwe Tanatswa Masawi

Group stage

All times are local, CAT (UTC+2). The match schedule was confirmed by COSAFA on 13 June 2025.[13]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Malawi 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Angola 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
3  Namibia (H) 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
Source: COSAFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Malawi 2–1 Zimbabwe
  • Mhango 25'
  • Chibika 73' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Chakuchichi 58'
Referee: António Chivavel (Mozambique)
Namibia 0–1 Angola
Report Cundula 14'
Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Charles Ng'andwe (Zambia)
Angola 1–1 Malawi
Marcelo 45+4' Report Mhango 17'
Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Hamilton Kebonang (Botswana)
Namibia 3–2 Zimbabwe
  • Kauzuu 3'
  • Naobeb 13', 73'
 Report
  • Darkeni 23'
  • Kavendji 27' (o.g.)
Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: David Chinoko (Malawi)
Namibia 0–2 Malawi
Report
  • Mithi 75'
  • Chisale 90+6'
Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Owen Manenda (Zimbabwe)
Angola 2–0 Zimbabwe
  • Papusseco 2'
  • Panda 37'
 Report
UNAM Sport Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Fillipus Nghilinganye (Namibia)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Zambia 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
3  Botswana 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Eswatini 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: COSAFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Eswatini 1–3 Botswana
  • Dube 80'
 Report
  • Tshotlego 16' (pen.)
  • Ngube 65'
  • Evans 89'
Referee: Fillipus Nghilinganye (Namibia)
South Africa 3–3 Zambia
 Report
  • G. Phiri 7'
  • Simute 32'
  • Ndhlovu 44'
Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Owen Manenda (Zimbabwe)
Zambia 3–0 Eswatini
  • G. Phiri 19'
  • Daka 27'
  • Chipelu 33'
 Report
Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: António Chivavel (Mozambique)
South Africa 3–0 Botswana
  • Stevens 15'
  • Mokokosi 25'
  • Sekgoto 59'
 Report
Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Charles Ng'andwe (Zambia)
South Africa 2–0 Eswatini
  • Mendes 28'
  • Mhlongo 59'
 Report
Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: António Chivavel (Mozambique)
Zambia 1–0 Botswana
Chimwemwe 80' Report
UNAM Sport Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: David Chinoko (Malawi)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 July
 
 
 South Africa2
 
13 July
 
 Angola0
 
 South Africa3
 
11 July
 
 Malawi0
 
 Malawi2
 
 
 Zambia1
 
Third place
 
 
12 July
 
 
 Angola1 (4)
 
 
 Zambia (p)1 (5)

Semi-finals

South Africa 2–0 Angola
  • Clemente 30' (o.g.)
  • Mendes 64'
 Report
UNAM Sport Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: David Chinoko (Malawi)
Malawi 2–1 Zambia
  • Mhango 3', 70'
 Report
  • Sibeene 40'
UNAM Sport Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Fillipus Nghilinganye (Namibia)

Third place

Angola 1–1 Zambia
Barraba 89' (pen.) Report Daka 14'
Penalties
  • Rosário soccer ball with check mark
  • Marcelo soccer ball with check mark
  • Barraba soccer ball with check mark
  • Ivan soccer ball with red X
  • Papusseco soccer ball with check mark
 4–5
  • soccer ball with check mark Daka
  • soccer ball with check mark R. Banda
  • soccer ball with check mark Simfukwe
  • soccer ball with check mark Sibeene
  • soccer ball with check mark Ndhlovu
UNAM Sport Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: António Chivavel (Mozambique)

Final

South Africa 3–0 Malawi
  • Mzimela 5'
  • Mlondo 64'
  • Sekgoto 76'
 Report
UNAM Sport Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Owen Manenda (Zimbabwe)

Goalscorers

There were 44 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match.

4 goals

  • Malawi Mwisho Mhango

2 goals

  • Namibia Rashid Naobeb
  • South Africa Steven Mendes
  • South Africa Khayalethu Mzimela
  • South Africa Omphemetse Sekgoto
  • Zambia Billy Daka
  • Zambia Gabriel Phiri

1 goal

  • Angola Barraba
  • Angola Cundula
  • Angola Marcelo Faustino
  • Angola Luís Panda
  • Angola Papusseco
  • Botswana Irvin Evans
  • Botswana Molwantwa Ngube
  • Botswana Tumiso Tshotlego
  • Eswatini Phiwayinkhosi Dube
  • Malawi Clifford Chisale
  • Malawi Lameck Mithi
  • Namibia Suveree Kauzuu
  • South Africa Neo Bohloko
  • South Africa Thandanani Mhlongo
  • South Africa Simphiwe Mlondo
  • South Africa Bokamoso Mokokosi
  • South Africa Selwyn Stevens
  • South Africa Emile Witbooi
  • Zambia Nkotami Chimwemwe
  • Zambia Kelvin Chipelu
  • Zambia Bongani Ndhlovu
  • Zambia James Sibeene
  • Zambia Mapalo Simute
  • Zimbabwe Tadiwa Chakuchichi
  • Zimbabwe Takudzwa Darkeni

1 own goal

  • Angola Clemente Gonçalves (against South Africa)
  • Namibia Mcheni Kavendji (against Zimbabwe)
  • Zimbabwe Garie Chibika (against Malawi)

See also

References

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  3. ^ "South Africa to defend regional U20 crown in Windhoek". cosafa.com. COSAFA. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  4. ^ Pongco, Siya (14 July 2025). "Amajita's 10th Cosafa title is a game changer for youth football". ssschoolsplus.co.za. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Angola still in search of first COSAFA Under-20 title". cosafa.com. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
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  7. ^ "Eswatini hoping for first knockout place in 23 years at regional U20 Championships". cosafa.com. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
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