2022 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship

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]

2022 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Malawi
Dates1–11 December 2022
Teams6 (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 played10
Goals scored75 (7.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Malawi Rose Kadzere
(8 Goals)
Best player(s)South Africa Sinazo Ntshota
Best goalkeeperSouth Africa 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 Host clinched the bronze medal after crashing Botswana nine goals to nil on third-place match.

Participating nations

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.

TeamAppLastBest placement in the tournament
 Botswana3rd2021Runners-up (2021)
 Comoros3rd2020Group Stage (2019, 2020)
 Malawi1st——
 Namibia2nd2021Group Stage (2021)
 South Africa3rd2020Runners-up (2019)
 Zambia4th2021Champions (2021)

Venue

All matches were played at these ground in Malawi.

Lilongwe
2022 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship is located in Malawi
Lilongwe
Lilongwe
2022 COSAFA U-17 Women's 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 six teams were divided into two group. Top two teams from each group will enter to the Semi-finals[5]

Group summary
Group A Group B

 Malawi
 Namibia
 South Africa

 Botswana
 Comoros
 Zambia

Group stages

Group A
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
Source: COSAFA
(H) Hosts
Malawi 1–4 South Africa
  • Mbalangwe 66'
 [ Report]
  • Mibe 14', 38'
  • Mdelwa 41'
  • Mogano 84'
Namibia 0–12 South Africa
[ Report]
  • Motshegwe 2'
  • Ntshota 4'
  • Phahla 13'
  • Sosibo 31', 65'
  • Mdelwa 32', 48'
  • Mibe 43', 46'
  • Gonçalves 71'
  • Correia 81'
  • Nkosi 90'
Malawi 12–0 Namibia
  • Kadzere 23', 50', 55', 59', 65'
  • Chinzimu 49', 58', 63', 82'
  • Mgodi 53'
  • Chinyamvula 79'
  • Baziliyo 84'
 [ Report]

Group B
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
Source: COSAFA
Zambia 5–0 Botswana
  • Chileshe 20', 72'
  • Z. Zulu 22'
  • Matipa 60'
  • J. Zulu 90'
 [ Report]
Botswana 8–0 Comoros
  • Ebineng 8', 44', 87'
  • Ditsile 34', 55'
  • Hangara 41'
  • Mokopakgosi 42'
  • Dilelo 89'
 [ Report]
Zambia 10–0 Comoros
  • Pumulo 3', 62' (pen.), 65' (pen.)
  • B. Zulu 17'
  • Musialela 26'
  • J. Zulu 33'
  • Matipa 56', 80', 89'
  • Mabamba 78'
 [ Report]

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 December — Lilongwe
 
 
 Zambia 2 (3)
 
11 December — Lilongwe
 
 Malawi 2 (1)
 
 Zambia3
 
8 December — Lilongwe
 
 South Africa4
 
 South Africa 3
 
 
 Botswana 0
 
Third Place match
 
 
10 December — Lilongwe
 
 
 Malawi9
 
 
 Botswana0

Semi-finals
Zambia 2–2 Malawi
  • J. Zulu 3' (pen.)
  • Z. Zulu 63'
 Report
  • Kadzere 52', 76'
Penalties
  • J. Zulu soccer ball with check mark
  • Z. Zulu soccer ball with check mark
  • Musatila soccer ball with red X
  • Chileshe soccer ball with check mark
 3–1
  • soccer ball with red X Chinzimu
  • soccer ball with check mark Kadzere
  • soccer ball with red X Chinyamvula
  • soccer ball with red X Mulimbika
Referee: Njaka Raharimanantaoa (Madagascar)
South Africa 3–0 Botswana
  • Mdelwa 25', 63'
  • Ntshota 82'
 Report

Third place match
Malawi 9–0 Botswana
  • Manda 2'
  • Chinyamvula 13', 31'
  • Chinzimu 24', 40', 46'
  • Kadzere 33'
  • Mulimbika 62', 70'
 [ Report]

Final
Zambia 3–4 South Africa
  • Kajiya 16'
  • J. Zulu 21'
  • Z. Zulu 50'
 [ Report]
  • Ntshota 2', 66'
  • Mdelwa 30'
  • Mibe 84'

Awards
4th COSAFA Under-17 Womens Championship 2022
Winners
 South Africa
First Title

Goalscorers

There were 75 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 7.5 goals per match.

8 goals

  • Malawi Rose Kadzere

7 goals

  • Malawi Faith Chinzimu

6 goals

  • South Africa Nobahle Mdelwa

5 goals

  • South Africa Andrielle Mibe

4 goals

  • South Africa Sinazo Ntshota
  • Zambia Harriet Matipa
  • Zambia Jessy Zulu

3 goals

  • Botswana Lotang Ebineng
  • Malawi Leticia Chinyamvula
  • Zambia Lubasi Pumulo
  • Zambia Zangose Zulu

2 goals

  • Botswana Katlou Ditsile
  • Malawi Sarah Mulimbika
  • South Africa Olwethu Sosibo
  • Zambia Bwalya Chileshe

1 goal

  • Botswana Mbapeua Hangara
  • Botswana Palesa Mokopakgosi
  • Botswana Lebogang Dilelo
  • Malawi Mary Mbalangwe
  • Malawi Chikondi Mgodi
  • Malawi Anna Baziliyo
  • Malawi Linda Manda
  • South Africa Gositang Motshegwe
  • South Africa Julia Gonçalves
  • South Africa Khutso Mogano
  • South Africa Naledi Nkosi
  • South Africa Ntando Phahla
  • South Africa Tatiana Correia
  • Zambia Blessing Zulu
  • Zambia Esther Musialela
  • Zambia Tricia Mabamba
  • Zambia Lucy Kajiya

References
  1. "New tournament added to exciting COSAFA calendar". www.cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football (CAF). 21 April 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  2. "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.
  3. "South Africa win COSAFA women's championship Tanzania take over under-17 title". www.cosafa.com. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  4. "Zambia, South Africa both take gold at Region 5 Games Lilongwe 2022". cosafa.com. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  5. "Draw completed for COSAFA U-17 Womens Championship 2022". www.cosafa.com. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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