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
5 Goals
  • Banda
  • Njobvu
3 Goals
  • Maonga
  • Nare
  • Shahabodien
2 Goals
  • Bogosi
  • Hakwiya
  • Mitraille
  • Mwaungulu
  • Tsamba
  • Tshobeni
1 Goal
  • Aristide
  • Balakasi
  • Benza
  • Chiu Chung Fat
  • Da Silva
  • Dillan
  • Geny
  • Gerson
  • Jamisse
  • Luis
  • Mamisoa
  • Mamitina
  • Mbeta
  • McFarlane
  • Mumba
  • P. Mumba
  • Philibert
  • Phiri
  • Ramatlo
  • Stéphan
  • Tauyatswala
  • Titani
  • Willard

References
  1. "2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championships draw!". COSAFA. 10 June 2017.
  2. "FIFA Referees News: 2017 COSAFA U17 Championship - Final". 30 July 2017.
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