2021 COSAFA Under-17 Championship

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]

2021 COSAFA Under-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryLesotho Lesotho
Dates1–8 December 2021
Teams6 (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 played10
Goals scored29 (2.9 per match)
Top scorer(s)Zambia Joseph Banda
Malawi Masambiro Kalua (5)
Best player(s)Zambia Joseph Banda
Best goalkeeperAngola Domingos Da Silva
Fair play award Lesotho
2020
2022

Participating teams

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Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Updated to match(es) played on 6 December. Source: COSAFA.com
Lesotho  0–2  Zambia
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  • J. Banda   29', 71'
Eswatini  0–1  Zambia
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Lesotho  1–1  Eswatini
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Updated to match(es) played on 6 December. Source: COSAFA.com
Botswana  1–1  Malawi
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Angola  2–0  Botswana
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Angola  4–2  Malawi
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Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 December – Setsotso Stadium
 
 
  Zambia3
 
8 December – Setsotso Stadium
 
  Malawi1
 
  Zambia1
 
7 December – Setsotso Stadium
 
  Angola2
 
  Angola3
 
 
  Eswatini0
 
Third place
 
 
7 December – Setsotso Stadium
 
 
  Malawi4
 
 
  Eswatini0

Semi-finals

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Zambia  3–1  Malawi
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Angola  3–0  Eswatini
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Third place

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Malawi  4–0  Eswatini
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Final

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Zambia  1–2  Angola
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Awards

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Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2021 COSAFA Men's Under-17 Championship in Numbers". COSAFA. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Eusebio brace seals Region 5 Games gold for Angola". COSAFA. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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