The TotalEnergies CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations | COSAFA Qualifier will be staged in Maputo from Thursday until the final on October 5, where the battle will be on for two places at the continental finals. SQUAD SIZE Coaches will be able to select a preliminary squad of 30 players, which must be cut
Zimbabwe’s return to the TotalEnergies CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations | COSAFA Qualifier that will be played from September 26-October 5 in Mozambique offers them a chance to make up for lost time. They have only played in one of the previous three editions for various reasons and having one of the powerhouses of
U20s are back! | RSS.com In this episode of The COSAFA Show we look ahead to the TotalEnergies CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations | COSAFA Qualifier that will be staged in Maputo, Mozambique from Thursday until the final on October 5. There are 11 teams that will be hoping to at the very least
Zambia will be hoping to extend their record number of COSAFA titles at Under-20 level to 13 when they compete in Mozambique this year as defending champions, having claimed the title two years ago in Eswatini. They have been remarkably consistent at this level – in the nine tournaments they have played since 2010, they
South Africa have traditionally been one of the powerhouses in the region in Under-20 football and will be looking to regain the crown they last won in 2018. They have claimed the competition eight times in all, with their first title coming in 2000. They also hosted the tournament for 11 consecutive years between 1999
Namibia came within a whisker of winning the COSAFA Under-20 Championship in 2020 when they were beaten 1-0 by Mozambique in the decider, but then lost all three games two years ago in a disappointing showing. They will look to bounce back at the TotalEnergies CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations | COSAFA Qualifier in
Mozambique finally claimed their maiden COSAFA Under-20 title when they won the 2020 edition in Nelson Mandela Bay, having previously suffered disappointment as beaten finalists in 2008. They reached the decider again two years ago in Eswatini, but this time lost out to Zambia when they went 1-0 down in the final. That is gold
Malawi will hope to exit the group stages at the TotalEnergies CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations | COSAFA Qualifier for the first time since 2011 when they take part in Maputo from September 26-October 5. The Young Flames might fancy their chances too having been in drawn in Group C alongside South Africa, Lesotho
Lesotho’s Under-20 side have excelled in the past having qualified for the African Youth Championships in 2011 and were also finalists in the COSAFA Under-20 competition as recently as 2017. They are a team packed with potential but will want to make up for a poor outing in their last two showings at the regional
Eswatini will be seeking a first passage out of the group stages of the regional championship in 22 years at the TotalEnergies CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations | COSAFA Qualifier that will be staged in Maputo from September 26-October 5. The only time Eswatini have managed the feat previously was in 2002 and it
