2024 COSAFA U-20 Cup

The following twelve teams contested the tournament. ==Venues==

The draw was held on 5 September 2024 at 11:00 CET (UTC+2) at Maputo.The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four teams, with hosts Mozambique seeded in Group A (position A1), the defending champions Zambia seeded in Group B (position B1) and South Africa seeded in Group C (position C1). The remaining 9 teams were allocated to two pots based on the results of the previous tournament edition and were drawn to the remaining positions. ==Group stage==

The group stage were played in 3 groups as a round-robin, where the winners and the best runner-up advanced to the semi-finals. Because of Madagascar's withdrawal, points gained against the team finishing last in Groups A and C were not included in the calculation of the best runner-up. Group A ---- ---- Group B was also drawn into this group but withdrew before playing. ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Ranking of second-placed teams ==Knockout stage==

Bracket Semi-finals ---- Final ==Goalscorers==