2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championship

The 2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championship is the 6th edition of the COSAFA U-17 Championship, an association football tournament organised by the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) involving teams from Southern Africa for players aged 17 and below. It will take place in Mauritius in July 2017.

2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMauritius
Dates21-30 July 2017
Teams8 (from 2 sub-confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Zambia (1st title)
Runners-up Mauritius
Third place Malawi
Fourth place South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored54 (3.38 per match)
Top scorer(s) Martin Njobvu (ZAM)
Best player(s) Yannick Aristide (MWI)
Best goalkeeper Kennedy Nankhaima (ZAM)

Participating teams

Draw

The group stage draw took place on 15 June 2017.[1]

Venues
Port Louis Quatre Bornes
Stade St. François Xavier MFA Technical Center
20.1537926°S 57.5140796°E / -20.1537926; 57.5140796 (Stade St. François Xavier) 20.2537214°S 57.4955964°E / -20.2537214; 57.4955964 (MFA Technical Center)

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Malawi 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Advance to semi-finals
2  Mauritius 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
3  Botswana 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on July 2017. Source: COSAFA
Botswana 0-2 Malawi
Report Maonga  15'
Willard  59'
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Celso Alvacao (Mozambique)
Mauritius 1-0 Zimbabwe
Philibert  22' Report
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Jelly Chavani (South Africa)
Zimbabwe 0-5 Malawi
Report Titani  16'
Maonga  42', 62'
Mbeta  47'
Mwaungulu  90'+1'
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Jelly Chavani (South Africa)
Mauritius 2-1 Botswana
Chiu Chung Fat  28'
Aristide  63'		 Report Tauyatswala  20'
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Celso Alvacao (Mozambique)
Zimbabwe 1-2 Botswana
Benza  60' Report Bogosi  76', 90+2'
MFA Technical Center, Quatre Bornes
Referee: Celso Alvacao (Mozambique)
Malawi 2-0 Mauritius
Report Mwaungulu  16'
Balakasi  73'
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zambia 3 2 0 1 10 4 +6 6 Advance to semi-finals
2  South Africa 3 2 0 1 10 7 +3 6
3  Mozambique 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
4  Madagascar 3 0 0 3 4 14 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on July 2017. Source: COSAFA
South Africa 3-1 Mozambique
Shahabodien  17', 38'
McFarlane  58'		 Report Gerson  65'
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
Zambia 7-1 Madagascar
Banda  9', 31', 37'
Njobvu  19', 42', 74'
Hakwiya 31'		 Report Mamisoa  79' (p)
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Brandy Stevie Baillache (Mauritius)
South Africa 2-3 Zambia
Nare  83', 88' Report P. Mumba  20'
Banda  25', 42'
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)
Mozambique 2-0 Madagascar
Luis  6'
Jamisse  83'		 Report
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Brandy Stevie Baillache (Mauritius)
Mozambique 1-0 Zambia
Geny  43' Report
MFA Technical Center, Quatre Bornes
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
Madagascar 3-5 South Africa
Dillan  41'
Stéphan  41'
Mamitina  42'		 Report Ramatlo  14'
Tshobeni  40', 72'
Da Silva  81'
Shahabodien  88'
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
Zambia 2-0 Malawi
Njobvu  3', 7' Report
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
Mauritius 2-0 South Africa
Mitraille  45+6', 65' Report
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Celso Alvacao (Mozambique)

Third place playoff
Malawi 2-1 South Africa
Tsamba  27', 50' Report Nare  67'
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Brandy Stevie Baillache (Mauritius)

Final
Zambia 3-0 Mauritius
Mumba  72'
Phiri  79'
Hakwiya  81'		 Report
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)[2]

Goalscorers
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References
  1. "2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championships draw!". COSAFA. 10 June 2017.
  2. http://refereesfifa.blogspot.fr/2017/07/2017-cosafa-u17-championship-final.html
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