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 2โ11 December 2022.[1][2] Angola was the defending champion, by defeating Zambia 2โ1 in the final on 7 December 2021.[3] Participating nationsThe following seven teams are contesting in the tournament.
VenueAll matches were played at these ground in Malawi.
DrawThe 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.[4] Group summary
Group stagesGroup A
Referee: Njaka Raharimanantsoa (Madagascar)
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Wilson Muianga (Mozambique)
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Darrio Landry (Seychelles) Group B
Source: GSA
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Thokozani Dlamini (Eswatini)
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Thembinkosi Dlamini (Eswatini)
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Eness Gumbo (Malawi)
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Samuel Nghipandulwa (Namibia)
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Wilson Muianga (Mozambique) Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Wilson Muianga (Mozambique) Third place match
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Wilson Muianga (Mozambique) Final
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi) Awards
StatisticsGoalscorersThere were 50 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 3.85 goals per match. 9 goals 5 goals 4 goals 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal 1 own goal
Source: COSOFA References
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