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

Participating teams

Group stage

Group A

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
Report
  • J. Banda 29', 71'
Setsotso Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho
Eswatini 0–1 Zambia
Report
Setsotso Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho
Lesotho 1–1 Eswatini
  • Seabata 78'
Report
Setsotso Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho

Group B

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
Report
  • Mwachumu 6'
Setsotso Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho
Angola 2–0 Botswana
  • Antonio 8'
  • Mkokissa 90' (pen.)
Report
Setsotso Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho
Angola 4–2 Malawi
  • Antonio 6'
  • Mkokissa 24'
  • Brito 38'
  • Pedro 67'
Report
  • Kalua 11', 20'
Setsotso Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho

Knockout stage

 
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

Zambia 3–1 Malawi
Report
  • Kanowa 70'
Setsotso Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho
Angola 3–0 Eswatini
  • Antonio 40'
  • Mkokissa 48'
  • Hekele 54'
Report
Setsotso Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho

Third place

Malawi 4–0 Eswatini
  • Kalua 13', 40', 58'
  • Chuzu 90'
Report
Setsotso Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho

Final

Zambia 1–2 Angola
  • Zimba 13'
Report
  • Eusebio 11', 89'
Setsotso Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho

Awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Zambia Joseph Banda
  • Top Scorer: Zambia Joseph Banda and Malawi Masambiro Kalua (5 each)
  • Top Goalkeeper: Angola Domingos Da Silva
  • Fair Play:  Lesotho

Source:[2]

References

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