2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championship

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2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMauritius
Dates22–31 July 2016
Teams8 (from 2 sub-confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Namibia (1st title)
Runners-up South Africa
Third place Malawi
Fourth place Kenya
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Peter Banda
(5 goals)
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All statistics correct as of 31 July 2016.

The 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championship is the 5th 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 took place in Mauritius from 22 to 31 July 2016.

All times shown in this article are in Mauritius Time (UTC+4).

Participating teams[]

Venues[]

Belle Vue Maurel Curepipe Port Louis
Stade Anjalay Stade George V Stade St Francois Xavier

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to semi-finals
2  Namibia 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
3  Mauritius 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Seychelles 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2016. Source: COSAFA
Mauritius 1–3 Namibia
Goal 67' Report Goal 5'
Goal 80'
Goal 85'
Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue Maurel
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Seychelles 0–1 South Africa
Report Goal 36'
Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue Maurel
Referee: Tshepo Gobagoba (Botswana)
Namibia 0–4 South Africa
Report Le Roux Goal 9' (pen.)
J. Monyane Goal 28'
Goal 52'
Goal 90'
Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue Maurel
Referee: Keren Treddy Yocette (Seychelles)
Mauritius 1–0 Seychelles
Goal 77' Report
Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue Maurel
Referee: Christopher Harrison (South Africa)
South Africa 2–0 Mauritius
Goal 44'
Goal 74'		 Report
Referee: Tshepo Gobagoba (Botswana)
Seychelles 1–4 Namibia
Goal 57' Report Goal 30', 47', 76'
Goal 90'
Stade St Francois Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zambia 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Disqualified[a]
2  Malawi 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6 Advance to semi-finals
3  Kenya 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
4   3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 26 July 2016. Source: COSAFA
Notes:
  1. ^ Zambia was disqualified from the competition for fielding two over-age players during the tournament.[2]
Zambia 4–0 Kenya
Goal 4', 13'
Goal 37'
Goal 43'		 Report
Stade St Francois Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Christopher Harrison (South Africa)
Malawi 2–1 
Goal 50'
Goal 89'		 Report Goal 32'
Stade St Francois Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Keren Treddy Yocette (Seychelles)
Kenya 2–1 
Goal 25', 41' (pen.) Report Goal 20' (pen.)
Stade St Francois Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)
Zambia 3–0 Malawi
Goal 6'
Goal 14'
Goal 74'		 Report
Stade St Francois Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Stevie Baillache (Mauritius)
 0–3 Zambia
Report Goal 19'
Goal 39', 88'
Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)
Malawi 5–0 Kenya
Goal 19'
P. Banda Goal 52', 59', 89'
Madinga Goal 64'		 Report
Stade St Francois Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Knockout stage[]

Bracket[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
29 July
 
 
 South Africa4
 
29 July
 
 Kenya0
 
 South Africa1 (1)
 
29 July
 
 Namibia1 (3)
 
 Malawi1 (5)
 
 
 Namibia1 (6)
 
Third place
 
 
29 July
 
 
 Kenya0
 
 
 Malawi2

Semi-finals[]

South Africa 4–0 Kenya
Goal 10'
Le Roux Goal 29'
Goal 36'
Goal 73'		 Report
Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)
Malawi 1–1 Namibia
P. Banda Goal 51' Report Goal 88'
Penalties
5–6
Referee: Christopher Harrison (South Africa)

Third place playoff[]

Kenya 0–2 Malawi
report P. Banda Goal 58'
Madinga Goal 87'
Referee: Keren Treddy Yocette (Seychelles)

Final[]

South Africa 1–1 Namibia
T. Monyane Goal 70' report Goal 64'
Penalties
1–3
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)


 2016 COSAFA U-17 Champions 

Namibia
1st title

Notes[]

  1. ^ Kenya was invited to participate in the competition after Mozambique withdrew from the competition.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kenya replace Mozambique at COSAFA Under-17 Championships". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Zambia disqualified from the 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championships". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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