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| Region | Southern Africa |
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| Number of teams | 16 |
| Current champions |  Zambia (3rd title) |
| Most successful team(s) |  South Africa Zambia (3 titles each) |
| Television broadcasters | COSAFATV |
| Website | COSAFA.com |
 2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship | |
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 |  South Africa | 2–1 |  Mozambique |
| 2001 Details |  Malawi |  Malawi | 3–0 | South Africa |
| 2002 Details | South Africa | South Africa | [1] |  Swaziland |
| 2007 Details |  Namibia |  Zimbabwe | 1–1 4–2 (pen) | South Africa |
| 2009 Details |  Swaziland | Cancelled | ||
| 2016 Details |  Mauritius |  Namibia | 1–1 3–1 (pen) | South Africa |
| 2017 Details | Mauritius |  Zambia | 3–0 |  Mauritius |
| 2018 Details | Mauritius |  Angola | 1–0 | South Africa |
| 2019 Details | Malawi | Zambia | 2–0 | Mozambique |
| 2020 Details | South Africa | South Africa | 1–1 4–2 (pen) | Zambia |
| 2021 Details |  Lesotho | Angola | 2–1 | Zambia |
| 2022 Details | Malawi | Zambia | 1–0 | South Africa |
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