COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship

COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship
Founded2019
RegionSouthern Africa (COSAFA)
Current champions South Africa
(1st title)
Most successful team(s) South Africa
 Tanzania
 Uganda[1]
 Zambia
(1 title each)
Websitecosafa.com
2022 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship

The COSAFA Women's U17 Championship is an annual football tournament for women's under-17 teams from Southern Africa organized by the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The tournament was introduced to develop the woman's game and strengthen the region's nation's competitiveness in the continental qualifiers.[2] Invited from CECAFA, Uganda become the first champions after beating South Africa in the inaugural 2019 final in Mauritius.[3][4][1][5][6] Even the second edition was won by a CECAFA representant, this time Tanzania won over Zambia in the final.[7]

Results

Year Host No. of teams participating Final Third Place Match
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place
2019  Mauritius
8[8]
  Ugandag
2–1[6]
  South Africa  Zambia
3–0[9]
  Botswana
2020  South Africa
5
  Tanzaniag
1–1 (4–3 p)
  Zambia  South Africa Round-robin  Zimbabwe
2021  Lesotho
3
  Zambia
4–0
  Botswana  Namibia — —
2022  Malawi
6
  South Africa
4–3
  Zambia  Malawi
9–0
  Botswana

g: Invited guest team, no COSAFA member.

Awards

Year Player of the Tournament Golden Glove Golden Boot
Player Goals
2019 South Africa Jessica Wade[10] Uganda Daphine Nyayenga[11] Uganda Juliet Nalukenge[12]
18
2020 Zambia Tisilile Lungu Zambia Chitete Munsaka Tanzania Aisha Masaka
10
2021 Zambia Pumulo Lubasi Zambia Chitete Munsaka Zambia Lucy Kajiya
3
2022 South Africa Sinazo Ntshota South Africa Casey Gordon Malawi Rose Kadzere
8

References

  1. ^ a b "Uganda crowned champions of inaugural COSAFA Women's Under-17 Championship!". CAF. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. ^ "FIFA Women's Under-17 World Cup the ultimate prize for COSAFA teams". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Recap of the 2019 COSAFA Women's Under-17 Championship!". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Dludlu announces U/17 squad for COSAFA Cup". SAFA. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Bantwana win silver in maiden Cosafa U17 Women's Champs". Supersport. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Uganda lift Cosafa Women's U-17 trophy with 2-1 victory over South Africa in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  7. ^ "TANZANIA EDGE ZAMBIA TO WIN COSAFA WOMEN'S U17 TITLE". Pan African Football. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Cosafa U17 Women's Championship 2019: Fixtures & Results". JWsports1. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Shepolopolo Win COSAFA U17 Bronze". Lusaka Times. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Jessica Wade is destined for great things - Bantwana coach Simphiwe Dludlu". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Uganda can achieve more in women's football - Khalifa". New vision. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Uganda Defeats South Africa To Lift Inaugural COSAFA U17 Girls' Championship". FUFA. Retrieved 4 November 2020.

External links

Official website