2022 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship
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Malawi| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Malawi |
| Dates | 1–11 December 2022 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Africa (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Zambia |
| Third place | Malawi |
| Fourth place |  Botswana |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 75 (7.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Rose Kadzere (8 Goals) |
| Best player(s) | Sinazo Ntshota |
| Best goalkeeper | Casey Gordon |
| Fair play award | Zambia |
← 2021 2024 → | |
The 2022 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship was the 4th edition of the COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship an international association football competition for women's under-17 national teams organized by Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The tournament took place in Lilongwe, Malawi from 1 to 11 December 2022.[1][2]
Zambia was the defending champion having defeated Botswana four to nil in the final on 6 December 2021.[3]
South Africa won their maiden title after beating Zambia four goals to three.[4] Malawi, the hosts, clinched the bronze medal after crashing Botswana nine goals to nil on third-place match.
Six teams from the COSAFA region entered the tournament, originally Mauritius entered the tournament and were drawn in group A, however they withdrew before the tournament started, which saw Namibia taking their place. Malawi participated for the first time in the COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship history.
| Team | App | Last | Best placement in the tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 3rd | 2021 | Runners-up (2021) |
 Comoros | 3rd | 2020 | Group Stage (2019, 2020) |
| Malawi | 1st | — | — |
 Namibia | 2nd | 2021 | Group Stage (2021) |
| South Africa | 3rd | 2020 | Runners-up (2019) |
| Zambia | 4th | 2021 | Champions (2021) |
Venue
All matches were played at these ground in Malawi.
| Lilongwe |   Lilongwe 2022 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship (Malawi) |
|---|---|
| Bingu National Stadium | |
| Capacity: 41,100 | |
Draw
The draw for the tournament were held on 4 November 2022 at Lilongwe, Malawi. The six teams were divided into two group. Top two teams from each group will enter to the Semi-finals[5]
Group summary
Group stages
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 6 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Malawi (H) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 3 | |
| 3 | Namibia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | −24 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
| Malawi | 1–4 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
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[ Report] |
| Namibia | 0–12 | South Africa |
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| [ Report] |
| Malawi | 12–0 | Namibia |
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[ Report] |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 6 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Botswana |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Comoros |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | −18 | 0 |
Knockout stage
- In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 7 December — Lilongwe | ||||||
| Zambia | 2 (3) | |||||
| 11 December — Lilongwe | ||||||
| Malawi | 2 (1) | |||||
| Zambia | 3 | |||||
| 8 December — Lilongwe | ||||||
| South Africa | 4 | |||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||
| Botswana | 0 | |||||
| Third Place match | ||||||
| 10 December — Lilongwe | ||||||
| Malawi | 9 | |||||
| Botswana | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third place match
| Malawi | 9–0 | Botswana |
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[ Report] |
Final
| Zambia | 3–4 | South Africa |
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| [ Report] |