2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship

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2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMalawi
Dates2–11 December 2022
Teams7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Zambia (3rd title)
Runners-up South Africa
Third place Malawi
Fourth place Botswana
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored50 (3.85 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Siyabonga Mabena
(9 goals)
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The 2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship was the 11th edition of the

Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) involving teams from Southern Africa for players aged 17 and below. Malawi was the host of tournament from 2–11 December 2022.[1][2]

Angola was the defending champion, by defeating Zambia 2–1 in the final on 7 December 2021.[3]

Participating nations

The following seven teams are contesting in the tournament.

Teams Appearance Best Performance
 Botswana 8 Third place (2002)
 Malawi 10 Champions (2001)
 Mozambique 5 Runners-up (1994, 2019)
 Namibia 6 Champions (2016)
 Seychelles 3 Group stage (2016, 2018)
 South Africa 10 Champions (1994, 2002, 2020)
 Zambia 10 Champions (2017, 2019)

Venue

All matches were played at these ground in Malawi.

Lilongwe
2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship is located in Malawi
Lilongwe
Lilongwe
2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship (Malawi)
Bingu National Stadium
Capacity: 41,100
BINGU NATIONAL STADIUM.jpg

Draw

The draw for the tournament were held on 4 November 2022 at Lilongwe, Malawi. The seven teams were divided into two group. Top two teams from each group will enter to the Semi-finals[4]

Group summary

Group A Group B

 Botswana
 Malawi
 Namibia

 Mozambique
 Seychelles
 South Africa
 Zambia

Group stages

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Malawi (H) 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4 Semi-finals
2  Botswana 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
3  Namibia 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Source: GSA
(H) Hosts
Malawi 2–2 Botswana
 Report
Referee: Njaka Raharimanantsoa (Madagascar)
Malawi 2–1 Namibia
 Report
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Wilson Muianga (Mozambique)
Namibia 0–1 Botswana
Report
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Darrio Landry (Seychelles)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zambia 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Semi-finals
2  South Africa 3 2 0 1 12 1 +11 6
3  Mozambique 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
4  Seychelles 3 0 1 2 1 18 −17 1
Source: GSA
Seychelles 0–11 South Africa
Report
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Thokozani Dlamini (Eswatini)
Zambia 1–0 Mozambique
 Report
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Mozambique 0–1 South Africa
Report
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Thembinkosi Dlamini (Eswatini)
Zambia 7–1 Seychelles
 Report
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Eness Gumbo (Malawi)
Seychelles 0–0 Mozambique
Report
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Samuel Nghipandulwa (Namibia)
South Africa 0–1 Zambia
Report
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Wilson Muianga (Mozambique)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 December – Bingu National
 
 
 Zambia4
 
11 December – Bingu National
 
 Botswana2
 
 Zambia1
 
9 December – Bingu National
 
 South Africa0
 
 Malawi1
 
 
 South Africa5
 
Third place
 
 
11 December – Bingu National
 
 
 Botswana2
 
 
 Malawi5

Semi-finals

Zambia 4–2 Botswana
 Report
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Malawi 1–5 South Africa
 Report
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Wilson Muianga (Mozambique)

Third place match

Botswana 2–5 Malawi
 Report
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Wilson Muianga (Mozambique)

Final

Zambia 1–0 South Africa
 Report
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)

Awards

11th COSAFA Under-17 Championship 2022
Winners
 Zambia
Third Title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 50 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 3.85 goals per match.

9 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: COSOFA

References

  1. ^ "New tournament added to exciting COSAFA calendar". www.cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football (CAF). 21 April 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. Council of Southern Africa Football Associations
    (COSAFA). 12 April 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Eusebio brace seals Region 5 Games gold for Angola". www.cosafa.com. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Draw completed for TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup Of Nations COSAFA Qualifier". www.cosafa.com. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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