2025 COSAFA U-17 Girls' Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Namibia |
| City | Windhoek |
| Dates | 10–17 May |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Zambia (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Malawi |
| Third place |  Mozambique |
| Fourth place |  Zimbabwe |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 76 (5.85 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Nancy Lebang[1][2](7 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Ruth Mukoma |
| Best goalkeeper | Bukata Kakumbi |
| Fair play award | Malawi |
← 2024 TBD → | |
The 2025 COSAFA U-17 Girls' Championship was the sixth edition of the COSAFA U-17 Girls' Championship, the international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of COSAFA. Namibia hosted the tournament from 10 to 17 May 2025. A total of nine teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2008 eligible to participate.[3][4]
Zambia were the defending champions, having triumphed over Lesotho 15–0 in last year's final.[5] and they successfully retained their title by defeating Malawi 3–0 in the final.[6][7]
A total of 9 out of 14 COSAFA member associations entered the tournament.
| Team | App | Last | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Botswana |
5th | 2024 | Runners-up (2021) |
 Comoros |
5th | 2024 | Group Stage (2019, 2020, 2022, 2024) |
 Lesotho |
2nd | 2024 | Runners-up (2024) |
| Malawi |
3rd | 2024 | Third place (2022) |
 Mauritius |
3rd | 2024 | Group Stage (2019, 2024) |
| Mozambique |
2nd | 2024 | Semi-finals (2024) |
| Namibia |
4th | 2024 | Group Stage (2021, 2022, 2024) |
| Zambia |
6th | 2024 | Champions (2021, 2024, 2025) |
| Zimbabwe |
3rd | 2024 | Group Stage (2020, 2024) |
- Did not enter
Group stage
All times are local, CAT (UTC+2).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Namibia (H) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 | |
| 3 | Comoros |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored.
(H) Hosts
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Mozambique |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 3 | |
| 3 | Mauritius |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored.
| Zambia | 4–0 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Mozambique | 11–0 | Mauritius |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Botswana |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Lesotho |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) head-to-head matches; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored.
| Lesotho | 2–12 | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Ranking of second-placed teams
The best second-placed team from all groups qualifies for the semi-finals.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Mozambique |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | A | Namibia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 | |
| 3 | C | Botswana |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |