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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Lesotho |
Dates | 1–8 December 2021 |
Teams | 6 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Angola (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Zambia |
Third place | Malawi |
Fourth place | Eswatini |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 29 (2.9 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Joseph Banda Masambiro Kalua (5) |
Best player(s) | Joseph Banda |
Best goalkeeper | Domingos Da Silva |
Fair play award | Lesotho |
The 2021 COSAFA Under-17 Championship was the 10th edition of the COSAFA U-17 Championship, a football tournament organized by the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) involving teams from Southern Africa for players aged 17 and below. Lesotho hosted the tournament for the first time as an integrated part of the 2020 African Union Sports Council Games. [1] Angola were the eventual winners for the second time. [2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Zambia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Semi-finals |
2 | Eswatini | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
3 | Lesotho | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Angola | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Semi-finals |
2 | Malawi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |
3 | Botswana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
7 December – Setsotso Stadium | ||||||
Zambia | 3 | |||||
8 December – Setsotso Stadium | ||||||
Malawi | 1 | |||||
Zambia | 1 | |||||
7 December – Setsotso Stadium | ||||||
Angola | 2 | |||||
Angola | 3 | |||||
Eswatini | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
7 December – Setsotso Stadium | ||||||
Malawi | 4 | |||||
Eswatini | 0 |
Source: [2]
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