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Region | Southern Africa |
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Number of teams | 16 |
Current champions | ![]() |
Most successful team(s) | ![]() ![]() (3 titles each) |
Television broadcasters | COSAFATV |
Website | COSAFA.com |
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The COSAFA Under 17 Challenge Cup is an association football tournament for teams from Southern Africa organized by COSAFA.
Teams that can technically enter are:
Year | Host | Final | ||
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Champion | Score | Second Place | ||
1994 Details | ![]() | ![]() South Africa | 2–1 | ![]() Mozambique |
2001 Details | ![]() | ![]() Malawi | 3–0 | ![]() South Africa |
2002 Details | ![]() | ![]() South Africa | [1] | ![]() Swaziland |
2007 Details | ![]() | ![]() Zimbabwe | 1–1 4–2 (pen) | ![]() South Africa |
2009 Details | ![]() | Cancelled | ||
2016 Details | ![]() | ![]() Namibia | 1–1 3–1 (pen) | ![]() South Africa |
2017 Details | ![]() | ![]() Zambia | 3–0 | ![]() Mauritius |
2018 Details | ![]() | ![]() Angola | 1–0 | ![]() South Africa |
2019 Details | ![]() | ![]() Zambia | 2–0 | ![]() Mozambique |
2020 Details | ![]() | ![]() South Africa | 1–1 4–2 (pen) | ![]() Zambia |
2021 Details | ![]() | ![]() Angola | 2–1 | ![]() Zambia |
2022 Details | ![]() | ![]() Zambia | 1–0 | ![]() South Africa |
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