The 2022 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship was the 4th edition of the COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship an international association football competition for women's under-17 national teams organized by Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The tournament took place in Lilongwe, Malawi from 1 to 11 December 2022.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Malawi |
| Dates | 1–11 December 2022 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Africa (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Zambia |
| Third place | Malawi |
| Fourth place |  Botswana |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 75 (7.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Rose Kadzere (8 Goals) |
| Best player(s) | Sinazo Ntshota |
| Best goalkeeper | Casey Gordon |
| Fair play award | Zambia |
Zambia was the defending champion having defeated Botswana four to nil in the final on 6 December 2021.[3]
South Africa won their maiden title after beating Zambia four goals to three.[4] Malawi, the hosts, clinched the bronze medal after crashing Botswana nine goals to nil on third-place match.
Participating nations edit
Six teams from the COSAFA region entered the tournament, originally Mauritius entered the tournament and were drawn in group A, however they withdrew before the tournament started, which saw Namibia taking their place. Malawi participated for the first time in the COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship history.
| Team | App | Last | Best placement in the tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana |
3rd | 2021 | Runners-up (2021) |
 Comoros |
3rd | 2020 | Group Stage (2019, 2020) |
| Malawi |
1st | — | — |
 Namibia |
2nd | 2021 | Group Stage (2021) |
| South Africa |
3rd | 2020 | Runners-up (2019) |
| Zambia |
4th | 2021 | Champions (2021) |
Venue edit
All matches were played at these ground in Malawi.
| Lilongwe |   Lilongwe 2022 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship (Malawi) |
|---|---|
| Bingu National Stadium | |
| Capacity: 41,100 | |
Draw edit
The draw for the tournament were held on 4 November 2022 at Lilongwe, Malawi. The six teams were divided into two group. Top two teams from each group will enter to the Semi-finals[5]
Group summary edit
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Group stages edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 6 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Malawi (H)
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 3 | |
| 3 | Namibia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | −24 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
| Malawi | 1–4 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
|
[ Report] |
| Namibia | 0–12 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| [ Report] |
| Malawi | 12–0 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
|
[ Report] |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 6 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Botswana
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Comoros
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | −18 | 0 |
Knockout stage edit
- In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 7 December — Lilongwe | ||||||
| Zambia | 2 (3) | |||||
| 11 December — Lilongwe | ||||||
| Malawi | 2 (1) | |||||
| Zambia | 3 | |||||
| 8 December — Lilongwe | ||||||
| South Africa | 4 | |||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||
| Botswana | 0 | |||||
| Third Place match | ||||||
| 10 December — Lilongwe | ||||||
| Malawi | 9 | |||||
| Botswana | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
Third place match edit
| Malawi | 9–0 | Botswana |
|---|---|---|
|
[ Report] |
Final edit
| Zambia | 3–4 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| [ Report] |
Awards edit
| 4th COSAFA Under-17 Womens Championship 2022 Winners |
|---|
| South Africa First Title |
Goalscorers edit
There were 75 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 7.5 goals per match.
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References edit
- ^ "New tournament added to exciting COSAFA calendar". www.cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football (CAF). 21 April 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "COSAFA set for another bumper year of tournaments". www.cosafa.com. Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). 12 April 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "South Africa win COSAFA women's championship Tanzania take over under-17 title". www.cosafa.com. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Zambia, South Africa both take gold at Region 5 Games Lilongwe 2022". cosafa.com. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Draw completed for COSAFA U-17 Womens Championship 2022". www.cosafa.com. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.