2021 COSAFA Under-17 Championship

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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 
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored29 (2.9 per match)
Top scorer(s)Zambia
Malawi (5)
Best player(s)Zambia
Best goalkeeperAngola
Fair play award 
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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]

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   2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3   2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on 6 December. Source: COSAFA.com
 0–2 Zambia
Report
  • 29', 71'
 0–1 Zambia
Report
  • 87'
 1–1 
  • 78'
 Report
  • 24' (o.g.)

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   2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on 6 December. Source: COSAFA.com
 1–1 Malawi
 Report
  • 6'
Angola 2–0 
 Report
Angola 4–2 Malawi
  • 6'
  • 24'
  • 38'
  • 67'
 Report
  • 11', 20'

Knockout stage[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 December – Setsotso Stadium
 
 
 Zambia3
 
8 December – Setsotso Stadium
 
 Malawi1
 
 Zambia1
 
7 December – Setsotso Stadium
 
 Angola2
 
 Angola3
 
 
 0
 
Third place
 
 
7 December – Setsotso Stadium
 
 
 Malawi4
 
 
 0

Semi-finals[]

Zambia 3–1 Malawi
  • 50', 89'
  • 58'
 Report
  • 70'
Angola 3–0 
  • 40'
  • 48'
  • 54'
 Report

Third place[]

Malawi 4–0 
  • 13', 40', 58'
  • 90'
 Report

Final[]

Zambia 1–2 Angola
  • 13'
 Report
  • 11', 89'

Awards[]

  • Most Valuable Player: Zambia
  • Top Scorer: Zambia and Malawi (5 each)
  • Top Goalkeeper: Angola
  • Fair Play:  

Source:[2]

References[]

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

External links[]

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