COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship

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COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship
Founded2019
RegionSouthern Africa (COSAFA)
Number of teams14 (Maximum)
Current championsFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia (3rd title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
(3 titles)
Website cosafa.com
Soccerball current event.svg 2025 COSAFA U-17 Girls' Championship

The COSAFA Women's U17 Championship is an annual football tournament for women's under-17 teams from Southern Africa organized by the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The tournament was introduced to develop the woman's game and strengthen the region's nation's competitiveness in the continental qualifiers. [1] Invited from CECAFA, Uganda become the first champions after beating South Africa in the inaugural 2019 final in Mauritius. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Even the second edition was won by a CECAFA representant, this time Tanzania won over Zambia in the final. [7]

Contents

Results

Ed.YearHostFinalThird place game / Losing Semi-finalistsNum.
teams
Gold medal icon.svg ChampionsScoreSilver medal icon.svg Runners-upBronze medal icon.svg Third placeScoreFourth place
1 2019 Flag of Mauritius.svg Port Louis Flag of Uganda.svg
Uganda [G]		2–1 [6] Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa 		Flag of Zambia.svg
Zambia 		3–0 [8] Flag of Botswana.svg
Botswana 		8 [9]
2 2020 Flag of South Africa.svg Port Elizabeth Flag of Tanzania.svg
Tanzania [G]		1–1
(4–3 p)		Flag of Zambia.svg
Zambia 		Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa 		Round-robin Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Zimbabwe 		5
3 2021 Flag of Lesotho.svg Maseru Flag of Zambia.svg
Zambia 		4–0Flag of Botswana.svg
Botswana 		Flag of Namibia.svg
Namibia 		3
4 2022 Flag of Malawi.svg Lilongwe Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa 		4–3Flag of Zambia.svg
Zambia 		Flag of Malawi.svg
Malawi 		9–0Flag of Botswana.svg
Botswana 		6
5 2024 Flag of South Africa.svg Johannesburg Flag of Zambia.svg
Zambia 		15–0Flag of Lesotho.svg
Lesotho 		Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar and Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 12
6 2025 Flag of Namibia.svg Windhoek Flag of Zambia.svg
Zambia 		3–0Flag of Malawi.svg
Malawi 		Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique 		3–2Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Zimbabwe 		9

Guest team (G): An invited guest team, not a member of COSAFA.

Awards

TournamentBest playerTop scorerGoalsBest goalkeeper Fair Play Award
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius 2019 Flag of South Africa.svg Jessica Wade [10] Flag of Uganda.svg Juliet Nalukenge [11] 18 Flag of Uganda.svg Daphine Nyayenga [12] Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 2020 Flag of Zambia.svg Tisilile Lungu Flag of Tanzania.svg Aisha Masaka 10 Flag of Zambia.svg Chitete Munsaka Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho 2021 Flag of Zambia.svg Lubasi Pumulo Flag of Zambia.svg Lucy Kajiya 3Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi 2022 Flag of South Africa.svg Sinazo Ntshota Flag of Malawi.svg Rose Kadzere 8 Flag of South Africa.svg Casey Gordon Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 2024 Flag of Zambia.svg Mercy Chipasula Flag of Zambia.svg Mercy Chipasula13 Flag of Zambia.svg Loveness Chingwele Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 2025 Flag of Zambia.svg Ruth Mukoma Flag of Namibia.svg Nancy Lebang 7 Flag of Zambia.svg Bukata Kakumbi Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi

All time goal scorers

Active players in bold, statistics correct as of November 2024. [13]

RankPlayerGoals
1 Flag of Uganda.svg Juliet Nalukenge 18
2 Flag of Zambia.svg Mercy Chipasula 13
2 Flag of Uganda.svg Fauzia Najjemba 13
3 Flag of South Africa.svg Oyisa Marhasi 11
4 Flag of South Africa.svg Jessica Wade (footballer) 10
4 Flag of Tanzania.svg Aisha Masaka 10

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Women's Under-17 World Cup the ultimate prize for COSAFA teams". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Recap of the 2019 COSAFA Women's Under-17 Championship!". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Dludlu announces U/17 squad for COSAFA Cup". SAFA. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Uganda crowned champions of inaugural COSAFA Women's Under-17 Championship!". CAF. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Bantwana win silver in maiden Cosafa U17 Women's Champs". Supersport. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Uganda lift Cosafa Women's U-17 trophy with 2-1 victory over South Africa in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "TANZANIA EDGE ZAMBIA TO WIN COSAFA WOMEN'S U17 TITLE". Pan African Football. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Shepolopolo Win COSAFA U17 Bronze". Lusaka Times. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Cosafa U17 Women's Championship 2019: Fixtures & Results". JWsports1. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Jessica Wade is destined for great things - Bantwana coach Simphiwe Dludlu". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Uganda Defeats South Africa To Lift Inaugural COSAFA U17 Girls' Championship". FUFA. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  12. ↑ "Uganda can achieve more in women's football - Khalifa". New vision. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  13. ↑ "Scoring queens at the COSAFA Girls' Under-17 Championship". 2024-11-16. Retrieved 2024-12-03.

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