South Africa retains COSAFA U20 Championship title

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South Africa’s Under-20 national team, known as Amajita, successfully defended their COSAFA U20 Championship title after defeating hosts Mozambique 2-1 in the final at ABB Stadium in Matola.

Oarabile Booysen opened the scoring for South Africa in the 28th minute, but Mozambique’s Martinho Comecar equalized shortly after. Steven Mendes secured the victory for South Africa with a penalty in the 58th minute. Mendes also earned the Golden Boot award for scoring six goals throughout the tournament.

With this victory, both South Africa and Mozambique have qualified for the 2027 TotalEnergies CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana. South Africa completed the tournament with a perfect record of five wins from five matches. Zambia secured third place by defeating Namibia 3-0 in the play-off match.

Entities

COSAFA · Mozambique U-20 national team · Mozambique national under-20 football team · Oarabile Booysen · Raymond Mdaka · South Africa U-20 national team · South Africa national under-20 football team · Steven Mendes

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[○ 1 SOURCE] Steven Mendes won the Golden Boot for scoring six goals during the tournament. www.namibian.com.na
[● 3 SOURCES] Martinho Começar scored the equalizer for Mozambique shortly after South Africa's opening goal. jornalmz.com · www.sabcnews.com · www.namibian.com.na
[● 2 SOURCES] Steven Mendes scored a penalty in the 58th minute to give South Africa a 2-1 lead. www.sabcnews.com · www.namibian.com.na
[○ 1 SOURCE] Zambia won the bronze medal after defeating Namibia 3-0 in the third-place play-off. www.namibian.com.na
[● 3 SOURCES] South Africa won the COSAFA U20 Championship by defeating Mozambique 2-1 in the final. jornalmz.com · www.sabcnews.com · www.namibian.com.na
[● 2 SOURCES] Oarabile Booysen scored the opening goal for South Africa in the 27th or 28th minute. www.sabcnews.com · www.namibian.com.na
[● 2 SOURCES] Mozambique defender Milton Macombe received a straight red card for a stamp on Steven Mendes. www.sabcnews.com · www.namibian.com.na
[● 2 SOURCES] South Africa and Mozambique both qualified for the CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana. jornalmz.com · www.namibian.com.na