The COSAFA Women's U17 Championship is an annual football tournament for women's under-17 teams from Southern Africa organized by the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The tournament was introduced to develop the woman's game and strengthen the region's nation's competitiveness in the continental qualifiers. Invited from CECAFA, Uganda become the first champions after beating South Africa in the inaugural 2019 final in Mauritius. Even the second edition was won by a CECAFA representant, this time Tanzania won over Zambia in the final.
Results YearHost Final Third place game / Losing Semi-finalists ChampionsScore Runners-up Third placeScoreFourth place 1 2019 Port Louis[G]2–13–08 2 2020 Port Elizabeth[G]1–1Round-robin5 3 2021 Maseru4–03 4 2022 Lilongwe4–39–06 5 2024 Johannesburg15–0 and 12 6 2025 Windhoek3–03–29 Guest team (G): An invited guest team, not a member of COSAFA.
Awards TournamentBest playerTop scorerGoalsBest goalkeeperFair Play Award Mauritius 2019 Jessica Wade Juliet Nalukenge18 Daphine Nyayenga South Africa 2020 Tisilile Lungu Aisha Masaka10 Chitete Munsaka Lesotho 2021 Lubasi Pumulo Lucy Kajiya3 Malawi 2022 Sinazo Ntshota Rose Kadzere8 Casey Gordon South Africa 2024 Mercy Chipasula Mercy Chipasula13 Loveness Chingwele Namibia 2025 Ruth Mukoma Nancy Lebang7 Bukata Kakumbi All time goal scorers Active players in bold, statistics correct as of November 2024. RankPlayerGoals1 Juliet Nalukenge 182 Mercy Chipasula132 Fauzia Najjemba133 Oyisa Marhasi114 Jessica Wade (footballer)104 Aisha Masaka10
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