# 2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship

The 2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship was the 11th 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. Malawi was the host of tournament from 2–11 December 2022.
Angola was the defending champion, by defeating Zambia 2–1 in the final on 7 December 2021.

## Participating nations

The following seven teams are contesting in the tournament.
| Teams | Appearance | Best Performance |
| Botswana | 8 | Third place (2002) |
| Malawi | 10 | Champions (2001) |
| Mozambique | 5 | Runners-up (1994, 2019) |
| Namibia | 6 | Champions (2016) |
| Seychelles | 3 | Group stage (2016, 2018) |
| South Africa | 10 | Champions (1994, 2002, 2020) |
| Zambia | 10 | Champions (2017, 2019) |

## Venue

All matches were played at these ground in Malawi.
| Lilongwe | Lilongwe2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship (Malawi) |
| Bingu National Stadium | Lilongwe2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship (Malawi) |
| Capacity: 41,100 | Lilongwe2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship (Malawi) |

## Draw

The draw for the tournament was held on 4 November 2022 at Lilongwe, Malawi. The seven teams were divided into two groups; the top two teams from each group entered the Semi-finals.

## Group summary

| Group A | Group B |
| Botswana  Malawi  Namibia | Mozambique  Seychelles  South Africa  Zambia |

## Group stages
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Malawi (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Botswana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Namibia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zambia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Seychelles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 1 | |

## 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 | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 9 December – Bingu National | 9 December – Bingu National |
| Zambia | 4 |
| Zambia | 4 | 11 December – Bingu National | 11 December – Bingu National |
| Botswana | 2 | 11 December – Bingu National | 11 December – Bingu National |
| Botswana | 2 | Zambia | 1 |
| 9 December – Bingu National | 9 December – Bingu National | | Zambia | 1 |
| 9 December – Bingu National | 9 December – Bingu National | South Africa | 0 |
| Malawi | 1 | South Africa | 0 |
| South Africa | 5 | | |
| South Africa | 5 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 11 December – Bingu National | 11 December – Bingu National |
| | | Botswana | 2 |
| | | Malawi | 5 |

### Final
## Awards

* 11th COSAFA Under-17 Championship 2022 Winners
* Zambia Third Title

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 50 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 3.85 goals per match.
9 goals
* Siyabonga Mabena
5 goals
* Emmanuel Mwanza
4 goals
* Losika Ratshukudu
* Webster Mzunda
3 goals
* Benjamin Wallis
* Lutetekelo Kapowa
* Marcel Zimba
2 goals
* Vincent Harrison
* Lucky Mkandawire
* Dhakier Lee
* Kelvin Phiri
1 goal
* Boniface Manapolo
* Boikobo Matakula
* Blessings Kanowa
* Mwisho Mhango
* Dorian Nanuseb
* Lorenzo Hoareau
* Xhosa Manyana
* Bennet Mokoena
* Thato Sibiya
* Samson Malaya
1 own goal
* Julius Banda (against Botswana)
Source: COSOFA