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. TeamsAppearance Best Performance 8Third place (2002)10Champions (2001)5Runners-up (1994, 2019)6Champions (2016)3 Group stage (2016, 2018)10Champions (1994, 2002, 2020)10Champions (2017, 2019)
Venue All matches were played at these ground in Malawi. Lilongwe Bingu National Stadium Capacity: 41,100
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 AGroup B
Group stages Group A
Group B
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
Third place match
Final
Awards
11th COSAFA Under-17 Championship 2022 WinnersThird Title
Statistics Goalscorers
References