2016 Cosafa U-20 promises sparks, drama and agony

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The 2016 Cosafa U-20 competition gets underway in South Africa on Wednesday 7 December 2016 with hosts nation facing Lesotho in the evening at the Moruleng stadium at 19:30 CAT.

Also in Group A, Botswana square off with Swaziland at the same venue at 14:00 CAT.

Title holders South Africa are firm favourites to qualify out of this group and will be hoping to go all the way to retain their crown.

Botswana, Swaziland and Lesotho will also be gunning for glory in this year’s Cosafa youth championships.

The Moruleng stadium will also host on the same day record holders Zambia who begin their campaign against Zimbabwe in Group B at 16:30.

Both teams are tipped for the title and will pose a challenge to South Africa’s title defense.

Also in Group B are the flames of Malawi looking to cause an upset and qualify to the quarter final.

On Thursday 8 December, 2016, Mogwase stadium hosts the Group D match involving the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique at 11:00 CAT and also Group C clashes, Seychelles v Mauritius at 14:00 CAT and Angola v Sudan at 17:00 CAT.

Below is the full schedule of the tournament.

2016 COSAFA U20 CHAMPIONSHIP
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Dem. Rep. Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Sudan, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe

GROUP A

A1. South Africa 

A2. Lesotho

A3. Swaziland

A4. Botswana

GROUP B

B1. Zimbabwe 

B2. Zambia 

B3. Malawi
GROUP C

C1. Angola 

C2. Sudan 

C3. Seychelles 

C4. Mauritius

GROUP D

D1. Mozambique 

D2. Comoros 

D3. DRC
Tournament schedule

TEAM ARRIVALS:
05/12/2016 ARRIVAL/TRAINING (A&B)

06/12/2016 ARRIVAL/TRAINING (C&D)
07/12/2016 – Moruleng Stadium
14h00 Swaziland vs Botswana 

16h30 Zimbabwe vs Zambia

19h30 South Africa vs Lesotho  

08/12/2016 – Mogwase Stadium
11h00 RDC v Mozambique

14h00 Seychelles vs Mauritius

17h00 Angola vs Sudan

09/12/2016 – Moruleng Stadium
11h00 Mozambique vs Comoros

14h00 South Africa vs Swaziland

17h00 Malawi vs Zimbabwe
10/12/2016 – Mogwase Stadium
11h00 Angola vs Seychelles

14h30 Sudan vs Mauritius

17h30 Lesotho vs Botswana

11/12/2016 – Moruleng Stadium
14h30 Zambia vs Malawi 

17h30 Comoros vs RDC
12/12/2016
14h00 Sudan vs Seychelles – Mogwase

14h00 Mauritius vs Angola – Moruleng

17h00 Lesotho vs Swaziland – Mogwase

17h00 Botswana vs South Africa – Moruleng
13/12/2016 

11h00 1st B vs 2nd D – Mogwase 

11h00 2nd B vs 1st D – Moruleng

14/12/2016 SEMI FINALS
17h00 Winner A vs Winner C – Moruleng 

19h30 Winner B vs Winner D – Moruleng
15/12/2016 REST DAY

16/12/2016 – Moruleng Stadium
11h00 3rd/4th Classification
17h30 FINAL
19h20 Prize Giving